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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061927 | Vehicle tracking pad A component mat combines with similar mats to form a vehicle tracking pad assemblage, with juxtaposed ends joined by mechanical interlock. Optional turnout mats are interlocked to sides of the component mat. A top mat surface carries a finish formed of an array of u... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7967526 | Device reducing speed of vehicles travelling on a roadway The invention relates to a device reducing speed of vehicles travelling on a roadway, formed by at least one strip of flexible material, rubber or other similar material, made up of several hollow chambers which are interconnected by a calibrated conduit which enabl... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7819606 | Protective apparatus for a roadway marker A side guard for a roadway marker comprising an elongated rail member having a top and a bottom. A rooting pin extending from the bottom of the rail member. The rooting pin having a laterally open recess. ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7775739 | Method and device for reducing construction track out A method for shaking vehicles comprises driving them over a series of appropriately spaced-apart, mutually parallel bars to vigorously shake the wheels, undercarriage, and body to free them of dirt, gravel and debris. An apparatus may have bars with the appropriate ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7736087 | Portable highway warning device A portable highway warning device includes any number of elongated rumble strips each fabricated of a suitable flexible polymeric material. Embedded within each rumble strip are a plurality of laterally spaced metal plates or bars to provide ballast to each rumble s... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7731448 | Portable rumble strip A portable rumble strip that is adapted to conform to a roadway having a base portion, grips that adhere to the roadway, and a plurality of vibrators protruding away from the roadway. The vibrators are effective to cause a vibration in a tire when engaged by a movin... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7645090 | Traffic control speed bump A method for at least slowing a vehicle moving along a surface, the method comprising: providing first and second panels rotatably disposed on the surface and capable of extending above the surface, wherein each of the first and second panels rotate in a different a... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7591606 | Method and system for vehicular traffic management A speed bump system and method for a roadway that encourages a driver of a passenger vehicle to slow down and that does not substantially impede an emergency vehicle are described herein. The system includes a structure for disposing across the roadway to encourage ... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591605 | Modular traffic calming devices The modular traffic calming device comprises a plurality of substantially rectangular modules. Each module is connectable to one or more adjacent modules using a complementary interlocking connection across a first of the side faces of modules, and using a complemen... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7476052 | Retractable fluid-filled speed bump/vehicle restrictor Primary vehicle impedance is provided when an actuator exerts a rigid object against a envelope of enclosed fluid to activate the restriction surface by pushing the fluid from the reservoir to the supporting side of the restriction surface. Reversal of the actuator ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7423552 | “Warning Bump” traffic safety device A Warning Bump traffic safety device comprised of a base which is inserted over traffic cones or barrels and a strip and extensions, generally trapezoidal in cross section, attached to the base which extends into the roadway which causes both an audible and sensory ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7401997 | Protruding road warning device A protruding road warning device includes a base plate, at least one mounting spike, a cushioned pad and at least one reflector. The base plate has a bottom surface, a top surface and a breakable segment. The bottom surface has multiple fastening recesses, at least ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7377716 | Net and mat An energy absorbing system. The energy absorbing system spanning a roadway and including a net spanning the roadway, the net having a first member coupled to a second member, and a mat arranged on the roadway, the mat having recesses to accommodate the net when the ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7347643 | Road stud Provided herein is a road stud used to recognize the central line or lanes of a road. The road stud is configured in the form of a screw to be securely fixed to and buried in a road. The road stud includes a self generator to light up an illuminating element all the... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7302908 | Combination airport air and ground transportation marker and airport traffic way A combination airport air and ground transportation marker and airport traffic way comprises broad, substantially coextensive first and second sheets of pliant material each having a perimeter edge formed with a fluid ballast bladder formed with a fluid inlet for pe... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273328 | Emissive highway markers A highway marker and vehicle mounted detection system in which the highway marker includes LEDs of different colors that can be selected under different conditions, and non-visible light LEDs for transmitting information to passing vehicles and between highway marke... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258507 | Environment oriented road stud Disclosed is a road stud including an indicating part exposed on a road surface, an anchor extended from the indicating part and inserted into an anchor inserting hole of the road surface and at least one pair of anti-rotation wings interposed between the road surfa... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7249911 | Detectable warning-dots demarkation for pedestrian safety A novel small quasi-hemispherical truncated-dome modular-dot like device, which can be readily affixed to pavement in a Federally-mandated pattern via a special hole/matrix-stencil;—the resulting demarkations thereby serving to alert the Legally-blind (as well as ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7232276 | Road reinforcement sheet, structure of asphalt reinforced pavement and method for paving road A paved road including a reinforcement sheet layer (1A) and a pavement layer (22), in which the reinforcement sheet layer (1A) includes an asphalt layer (2) laminated to at least one side of a reinforcement sheet (1) including a co... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219031 | Rumble strip responsive systems: discrimination of types of rumble strips There are basically two types of rumble strips: shoulder/center rumble strips and in-lane rumble strips. In an embodiment of the invention, there is a device that automatically identifies the type of rumble strip with which a vehicle tire is in contact with. The dev... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7188825 | Catchment net, especially for rockfall blocking A catchment net (1), especially for rockfall blocking, includes a net (2) consisting of elements that engage with each other, and whose two longitudinal sides are each moveably held by a holding rope (3, 4) extending between at least two support... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189025 | Preformed pavement warning assembly and method A detectable pavement warning assembly includes a web having a plurality of projections attached to one another by linear connectors, a planar cover with a series of apertures for receiving the projections therethrough and an adhesive sheet. In use a rigid substrate... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182548 | One-piece safety cleat A one-piece safety cleat with a flat base having an upstanding rim surrounding it to form an open shallow cup-structure. The rim has at least one drainage opening. Multiple one-piece safety cleats can be attached to flooring to increase traction on the floor surface... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168886 | Method and apparatus for laying a traffic calming surface The present application relates to methods for laying a traffic calming surface, in which molten material is deposited on the surface of a road or path and is then moulded so as to form a continuous, substantially sinusoidal profile which extends along the intended ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163351 | Tire cleaning apparatus The tire cleaning apparatus provides a vibration-inducing surface for a vehicle passing over the tire cleaning apparatus in order to remove dirt and debris from the tires of the vehicle. The tire cleaning apparatus includes at least one tire-cleaning frame, which is... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7121761 | Paved surface configured for reducing tire noise and increasing tire traction and method and apparatus of manufacturing same A paved surface configured for reducing tire noise and increasing tire traction on the paved surface and to a method and apparatus for manufacturing such a paved surface. The paved surface includes grooves in the traffic bearing surface that are substantially neithe... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118305 | Wave shaped vehicle barrier A vehicle barrier uses adjacent rows of wave-like sections adapted to be positioned on a ground surface. A section is defined by (i) a planar wall extending angularly upward from the ground surface to the section's peak, and (ii) a concave wall extending angularly d... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114873 | Adaptive security and protective barriers and traffic control speed bumps A method for at least slowing a vehicle moving along a surface is provided. The method including; providing one or more panels capable of extending above the surface; and deploying the one or more panels from the surface into a position extended from the surface. | 10/03/2006 |
| 7077600 | Multiple sensory road marking tape A roadway marking system, comprising a roadway marking tape and a plurality of spaced reflective roadway markers having a white reflective front surface, a red reflective rear surface and a elevated crest, is applied to an upper surface of a roadway. The roadway mar... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066680 | Method of forming an inlaid pattern in an asphalt surface This application relates to a method of forming an inlaid pattern in an asphalt surface. The pattern may be selected for functional or decorative purposes. In one embodiment the method comprises the steps of providing a first template having a predetermined pattern;... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059799 | Method and device for reducing construction site track out A method for shaking vehicles comprises driving them over a series of appropriately spaced-apart, mutually parallel bars to vigorously shake the wheels, undercarriage, and body to free them of dirt, gravel and debris. An apparatus may have bars with the appropriate ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044679 | Optical illusion speed bump and method of using the same A speed control method and device. A speed bump is optically simulated on a roadway as by painting the roadway to create the appearance of a real speed bump, or an actual speed bump is visually enhanced to appear larger than it actually is. Actual speed bumps can be... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037033 | Process of manufacturing one-piece reflective pavement marker and method of making A reflective pavement marker is used for delineating roadways, having at least one retro-reflective face, including a plurality of cube-corner reflective elements. The marker may comprise two similar portions agglutinated to each other along a vertical back wall of ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025528 | Multi-sided unitary body for reflective pavement marker Improved multi-sided reflective pavement marker is disclosed having an integrally molded hollow structural body and two retro-reflective lens means for attachments. The lens means integrally includes retro-reflective cube corner elements within cell like area... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018131 | Long life intelligent illuminated road marker Self-contained solar-powered long-life intelligent illuminated road markers are provided comprising a one-piece housing formed of optionally colored plastic capable of transmitting light. Light is reflected by reflective coating or generated internally by LED which ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011470 | Retractable speed bump A retractable speed bump helps control the speed of a vehicle traveling through a special speed zone such as a school zone or a road construction site. A housing is either buried in the roadway or is placed into a ramp that seats on top of the roadway, the housing h... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7004674 | Pre-fabricated warped pavement slab, forming and pavement systems, and methods for installing and making same A pre-fabricated warped pavement slab and a forming system for making the slabs. The forming system includes a plurality of forming sections which can be adjusted so as to form a warped-plane pavement slab. Also disclosed are methods for making the pavement slab and... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004193 | Valve arrangement and traffic calming device incorporating such an arrangement A reactive speed hump (2) includes a fluid flow control valve assembly (4). A first valve (18, 20, 21) is naturally open and a second valve (10, 14, 15, 16, 17), naturally closed. Application of fluid pressure on the control valve assembl... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001100 | Monolithically formed one-piece reflective pavement marker A reflective pavement marker having a structural body and at least one retro-reflective face. The pavement marker having angled sides, each having a designated lower impact region, and a slanted finger grip region. The marker further having a base sealing sheet with... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979145 | Driveway gutter having flexible filler mat An improved driveway gutter having a flexible gutter mat bridging the trough in the gutter for improving driving over driveway gutters. The mat is made of flexible material such as heavy rubber. The mat is placed with its flat bottom bridging the gutter, and fastene... | 12/27/2005 |
