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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234893 | Road surfacing material over roadway joints, method of manufacturing, and method using the same A method of making a membrane assembly by forming at least a pair of bottom sheet membranes and at least one top sheet membrane, wherein the bottom sheet membranes are adapted to attach to and cover respective pavement sections of a roadway, and constructing each to... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7144190 | Road surfacing material over roadway joints, method of manufacturing, and method using the same A membrane assembly (100) has at least a pair of bottom sheet membranes (102), (102) and at least one top sheet membrane (104), wherein the bottom sheet membranes (102), (102) are adapted to attach to and cover respective pa... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7143560 | Cover assembly for structural members A cover assembly includes an elongated resilient cover for bridging a gap between horizontal structural members. The upper face surface of the resilient cover has spaced apart ribs extending transverse to the flow of traffic and an opposite surface formed with load ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6997640 | Backer rod for expansion joints A backer rod adapted for insertion into a construction joint having a polymeric foam body of closed-cell construction and a foraminous skin with both open and closed cells. The backer rod, when compressively inserted into a construction joint, is impervious to hot a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6912751 | Expansion joint system for accommodation of large movement in multiple directions An expansion joint system which is provided to accommodate forces applied to highway construction during normal changes in ambient conditions, and which is also designed to withstand seismic forces and vehicular forces, which may be applied in transverse and longitu... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6471441 | Shear-load chuck holder A shear-load chuck which is mounted between two members and has a multi-layer structure for transmitting dynamic loads. The multi-layer shear-load chuck is mounted on one surface of a junction like in the traditional bushing of a shear load chuck. A suppo... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6039503 | Expansion joint system A method to produce an expansion joint for adjacent roadway slabs having an expansion gap therebetween. A recess is cut or formed into the surface of each adjacent roadway slab to create a pair of recesses parallel to and adjacent the expansion gap. The r... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6036402 | Compensating member for pavers The present invention relates to paving and systems in respect of laying pavers, and devices to aid methods of laying pavers. The apparatus of this invention is referred to as a compensating member because it compensates for spaces between adjacent pavers... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5956912 | Control joint for forming concrete A control joint for forming and controlling concrete structures such as floors and tilt-up walls. The joint has a base and an upstanding web and is preferably extruded from plastic having a honeycomb cell structure. The honeycomb structure may include a m... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5904439 | Movement joint A field limitation joint has a core (101) of closed cell synthetic elastomer and aluminum L-section side members (102). The core is adhered to the side members by double sided adhesive strip (103) of the type having reinforcing filaments (104) running alo... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5791111 | Sealing device for a settlement joint A sealing device (1) for a settlement joint (2) between two building members (3 and 4) consists of two anchoring units (5) connecting with the building members (3,4), placed on opposite sides of the settlement joint (2), as well as an elastic bridge unit ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5735095 | Track Seal A seal for covering a track in a floor is disclosed which is flexible in the upward direction to permit an arm or the like moving on the track to pass through the seal and is considerably less flexible in the downward direction into the channel and capabl... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5649784 | Expansion joint system and method of making A method of making a flexible, yet durable expansion joint that is at a general even grade with abutting roadway surfaces. The method includes cutting a recess into adjacent roadway slabs having a gap therebetween, and thereafter cleaning the recesses. A ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5619831 | Joint members and method of forming a joint A method of forming a joint (2) and the member (8, 28) used therein between two cementitious faces (3, 4) in which the space between the faces is not of uniform cross-section, but has at least two different widths (5, 6) and is stepped with a shoulder (7)... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5611181 | Seismic expansion joint cover A seismic expansion joint cover for concealing an expansion gap between building members comprises retainers attached to building members on each side of the expansion gap and a cover spanning the expansion gap and overlying at least portions of the first... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5584152 | Joint seal retaining element A method of manufacturing a retaining element for an expansion joint seal comprises co-extruding, in a desired profile, a thermoplastic rubber body with high density thermoplastic elastomer reinforcing plate on the lower surface thereof. The reinforcing p... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5468795 | Method for priming wet or dry road surfaces Priming composition containing a homogeneous liquid solution containing a polymeric material and at least one water-miscible solvent in an amount sufficient to provide adhesion between wet or dry road surface materials and adhesive coated articles. The pr... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5277515 | Extruded ethylenic polymer foam containing both open and closed cells Disclosed is an extruded, low density, non-outgassing ethylenic polymer foam containing 30-85% open cells and the remainder closed cells and having an essentially integral surface. The foam possesses superior compression recovery and lower compression res... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5244304 | Cement based patching composition for asphalt pavement A paving composition comprises a cement binder, a dispersible latex polymer binder, and a mineral aggregate filler such as sand. The filler may be made up of mineral fines such as fly ash, mineral aggregate such as sand, and/or an elastomeric filler such ... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5213441 | Extruded thermoplastic elastomer expansion joint retainer An expansion joint retainer is used in fastening a flexible elastomeric seal or strip seal to a structural slab. The retainer has a main body made from a first material. The main body has a thickness selected to permit emplacement of the retainer on the e... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5197250 | Wide expansion joint system An expansion joint sytem (10) spans a slot (12) of adjacent concrete slabs (14, 16). The system includes a boxed out area (22) adjacent the slot. A plate member (32) extends across the slot. A preformed resilient pad (42) is positioned above the plate mem... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5190395 | Expansion joint method and system A method to produce an expansion joint for adjacent roadway slabs having a gap therebetween. A recess is cut or formed into the surface of each adjacent roadway slab to form a pair of recesses parallel to and adjacent to the gap. The recesses are cleaned ... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5171100 | Preformed expansion joint system An expansion joint (14) includes a preformed resilient center section (16), which is preferably formed of epoxy modified urethane, having reinforcing members (18) bonded along opposite edges thereof in order to provide a better bond width the adhesive bed... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5169261 | Pre-packaged bituminous sandstone for repairing pavement A pre-packaged bituminous sandstone material, which can be applied to damaged pavement areas at ambient temperatures, is prepared by comminuting bituminous sandstone in the presence of water to form an intimate mixture of bituminous sandstone having parti... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5116653 | Expansion joint An improved expansion joint material for placement between adjoining slabs of concrete. The material is a non-porous water impermeable, polymerically bound reclaimed rubber and/or foam particles. The material is treated so as to be resistant to microbes, ... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5082394 | Expansion joint seals and methods and apparatus for making and installing the same An expansion joint seal for sealing the gap between adjacent deck members of a bridge, for example, includes a strip of elastomeric material having an expansion portion and side marginal portions. According to one aspect of the invention, the expansion po... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5071282 | Highway expansion joint strip seal An expansion joint strip seal for use between spaced apart ends of sections of a highway, bridge, or the like, the strip seal having an elongate metallic rail with a C-shaped cavity therein embedded in the end of one of the sections, a second elongate met... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5042211 | Expansion joint An expansion joint for forming an adjacent seal between concrete slabs includes a foot for holding the joint in place during pouring of one slab and resilient longitudinal reinforcing elements for maintaining contact between the joint and the ends of the ... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4963056 | Expansion joint and method of manufacture A bridge expansion joint is provided comprising an pair of blocks interconnected by a flexible sealing profile. Each block is formed by at least three vertically stacked layers made from plastic concrete compound. The two lower layers of plastic concrete ... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4923328 | Maintainable expansion joint for highways, bridges and the like An expansion joint for use between spaced apart ends of adjacent sections of a highway, bridge or the like, the expansion joint having a pair of aligned boxes embedded in the pavement material of the ends of the sections, one or more support rails each of... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4885885 | Joint bridging device A joint bridging arrangement comprises a bridging unit having a central portion, side parts, and anchoring units adjoining the longitudinal sides of the side parts. The side parts are pivotably connected to the central portion for movement about a pivot a... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4875802 | Installational concrete joint insert and method of preventing edge spalling Joint spaces within structural concrete bodies are filled with semi-rigid fillers to avoid adjacent concrete layer re-cracking and protect the concrete surface edges of the joint spaces against spalling by repeated impact loading. Inserts embedded in the ... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4784516 | Traffic bearing expansion joint cover and method of preparing same Each of the recessed, confronting edges of adjacent concrete slabs in a roadway or the like has secured therein by a high density reinforced grout an elongated, rigid, prefabricated or precast edger strip, which also has an elongate recess in the edge the... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4733513 | Tying bar for concrete joints An improved dowel or tying bar and joint construction for transferring stresses across a joint between concrete slabs or structures and accommodating for shrinkage and expansion of concrete. The bar has a resilient facing attached to at least one side of ... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4730359 | Device for controlling the spacing of the plates on a bridging arrangement for expansion joints in bridges or the like A device for controlling the spacing of the plates on a bridging arrangement for expansion joints in bridges or the like, in which device one or more plates run parallel between edge beams defining the expansion joint and are mounted on cross-members brid... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4706318 | Joint covering for expansion joints in carriageways, especially bridges A joint covering has an elastic mat that is cast in situ and lies on rigid plates bridge the gap. The plates are controlled by providing the mat with elastomeric projections on its underside which engage the plates. The elastic behavior of the mat is not ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4699540 | Expansion joint An expansion joint is shown for use in joining adjacent concrete sections separated by an expansion slot such as in a roadway having concrete sections and a slot therebetween. The joint includes a preformed longitudinal sealing element which is formed of ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4659748 | Method and composition for repairing cementitious surfaces An improved method and composition for repairing cementitious surfaces is provided. A polymerizable urethane composition having an excess of isocyanate groups to account for water present in the reaction environment is utilized. The method utilizes water,... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4601604 | Expansion joint An expansion joint for sealing the channel between two sections of roadway has a plug and a fluid-polymer poured into the joint and allowed to set in situ in the channel. Enclosed within the fluid is a core of a mastic material which is more plastic and l... | 07/22/1986 |
| 4572702 | Expansion joint An expansion joint adapted for sealing an elongated gap formed between two adjacent road sections. The joint provides a continuous support for vehicles crossing the gap while enabling the desired temperature responsive movement of the slab road sections. ... | 02/25/1986 |
