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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7509783 | Reinforcing rod A reinforcing rod includes a rectilinear and elongated shaft that has a centrally disposed longitudinal axis and includes a monolithically formed spine extending along an entire length of the shaft and parallel to the axis. The spine includes monolithically formed c... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7427172 | Temporary roadway element A plurality of wood planks are embedded and encased in a one-piece rubber mat to form a monolithic one-piece roadway element. A special coupling means is used to couple one roadway element to an adjacent roadway element to form a roadway surface over which heavy equ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7073973 | Pre-cast curbside access ramp and methods of making and installing the same Pre-cast curbside access ramp and methods of making and installing the same. In a preferred embodiment, the pre-cast ramp is a quasi-trapezoidal member shaped to include an integrally formed curb portion, a trapezoidal central portion disposed behind the curb portio... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6942421 | Manufacture of articulated, predominantly concrete mat In the manufacture of an articulated, predominantly concrete mat, which comprises concrete blocks and a flexible geogrid embedded in such blocks and in which the flexible geogrid defines flexible members connecting such blocks to one another, an intermediate article... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938382 | Stockade A palisade comprises visible or wall surfaces disposed on opposing sides and intermediate end faces. One of the end faces is provided with a projecting convex head, while the other end face comprises a correspondingly formed concave receptacle for the head. When for... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6841230 | Long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastice resin sheets, production process thereof, and composite structures reinforced by the sheets A long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin sheet comprises short strands, each of which has a width of from 0.2 to 5 mm and a length of from 10 to 150 mm and is made of a unidirectionally long-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin. The short strands are oriented at ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6818275 | Composite tile for flooring A composite floor tile is disclosed which can be installed without bonding it to a floor foundation or an existing floor. This composite tile comprises a base member of a metal material which is bonded on its top to a slab of a stone material and is bonded on its bo... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6663315 | Method and forming, installing and a system for attaching a pre-fabricated pavement slab to a subbase and the pre-fabricated pavement slab so formed A pre-fabricated pavement slab having a binder distribution system and an interconnection system formed for attachment of the bottom surface of the slab, wherein both the binder distribution system and the interconnection system are accessible from the to... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6267531 | Paving assembly A paving assembly including a plurality of paving elements interconnected by a joining mesh. The mesh has a number of spaced-apart flat portions between the paving elements and a number of reinforcing portions of generally triangular shape extending into ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6049932 | Weld-free grids or gratings for bridge decks A weldless grating comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending primary load-bearing members having an upper portion, a lower portion and a web located between the upper portion and the lower portion, the primary load-bearing member having a plurali... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6048129 | Pavement mat formed from discarded tires and method for making same A pavement mat to be used in the construction of temporary roadways comprising a plurality of vehicle tire segments tightly compressed and bound between preceding and succeeding stabilizer members. Each of the stabilizer members has an end plate and a plu... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5588775 | Paving stone set and process and device for the manufacture thereof 1. Paving stone set and process and device for the manufacture thereof. 2.1. In the case of lawn-paving blocks formed from paving stones (10) spaced at a considerable distance apart, these are joined together, against relative displacements, by a holding grid ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5486066 | Paving stone set and process and device for the manufacture thereof Paving stone set and process and device for the manufacture thereof. In the case of lawn-paving blocks formed from paving stones (10) spaced at a considerable distance apart, these are joined together, against relative displacements, by a holding grid (11) emb... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5409325 | Vinyl walkway paver A vinyl walkway paver, particularly the one used as a paving stone with grass contained therein. The paver can be integrally formed to have a surface with a plurality of ridged bodies which are different in sizes. The center of the paver is a recessed por... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5152633 | Method of reinforcing a paved surface To form a paved surface, a laminate is used which has on the bottom a geotextile fabric with the mesh structure on the top. The fabric is adhered to the road base by spraying or spreading a bituminous liquid onto the base and laying on the laminate and ap... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4963055 | Portable reinforced asphalt tile A portable, prefabricated, reinforced asphalt composition paving tile having a thickness from about one-half to about two and one-half inches is disclosed having upper surface and lower surface interlocking extensions. The tile is particularly suitable fo... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4865486 | Method of assembling a steel grid and concrete deck The present invention is directed to a weldless pavement module and a method for making a weldless pavement module. Each of the primary load bearing bars is formed with openings for receiving slotted secondary load bearing bars which are passed through th... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4684288 | Asphaltic pavement tiles A pavement tile includes a section of reinforcing geotextile fabric coated on a top side with asphalt adhesive and a layer of asphalt aggregate mix or "hot mix" over the adhesive. The asphalt aggregate mix is compacted to a desired thickness and degree of... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4605337 | Expedient runway surfacing with post tensioning system for expeditionary airfields A portable airfield runway having an anchoring and tensioning system is crised of a plurality of fiberglass reinforced plastic panels anchored with earth anchors at each end of the runway and uses self-contained hydraulic tensioning and load maintenance ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4538551 | Refractory choke for a high intensity combustor A boiler includes a high intensity combustor mounted in a shell that defines the boiler housing. A coil bank is mounted in the boiler and spaced from the combustor. A fire pot is positioned in the combustor and defines a combustion chamber with a combusti... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4531859 | Prefabricated pavement module A light weight pavement module is described which comprises a base grating, an impervious intermediate layer, such as a reinforced plastic or fiberglass sheet applied over the base grating, and a concrete top layer wear surface applied over the intermedia... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4531857 | Prefabricated pavement module A light weight pavement module is described which comprises a base grating, an impervious intermediate layer, such as a reinforced plastic or fiberglass sheet applied over the base grating, and a concrete top layer wear surface applied over the intermedia... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4168924 | Plastic reinforcement of concrete Reinforced concrete is prepared by embedding within it a reinforcing element of at least one rigid plastic gridwork (which is optionally filler reinforced) of integrally molded struts.... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4127349 | Concrete paving stone and method of manufacturing same A concrete paving stone having single flags held together with a number of concrete ribs between adjacent stones such that the ribs will resist breaking during ordinary handling but will break upon the application of vibration after the paving stone is la... | 11/28/1978 |
