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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963718 | Edge restraint for water permeable pavement systems A T-shaped edge restraint for use in water permeable pavement systems. The base (stem) of the T has a plurality of openings to facilitate the use of spikes or anchors or to facilitate curving the edge restraint to accommodate curved sections of the pavement system. | 06/21/2011 |
| 7950872 | Galvannealed steel forms A form for receiving a filler material to create an island is provided. The form is made essentially entirely out of galvannealed steel that is easily paintable. The form has a substantially continuous wall having an outer surface and an inner surface. The wall is m... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7758278 | System and method for stabilizing parking curb anchors A system for anchoring a parking curb is provided which may include an anchoring rod and a plate. The anchoring rod bisects the plate and is parallel to the thickness of the plate. The anchoring rod may bisect the plate through a center point of the plate. The plate... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7621691 | Raised, longitudinal, channelizing separator system A longitudinal, channelizing traffic separator system has interlocking D-shaped curb sections with a recessed delineator post mounting receptacle formed in the top side of interlocked sections at an interlock joint. The receptacle will releasably retain a quick-rele... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7371029 | Vehicle barrier system A security barrier system for use with a trafficable surface and a site requiring protection from advancing vehicles includes a visual indicator element having an appearance that is distinctive from the trafficable surface and disposed adjacent to the trafficable su... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362238 | Vehicle back-up guide A vehicle backing guide for marking a parking area into which a vehicle may be backed, comprising an elongate strap, a plurality of bright segments spaced apart longitudinally along the strap having a high visual contrast with the strap and an indicator member that ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351003 | Vehicle barrier advertisement system A vehicle barrier advertisement system comprising a vehicle parking barrier having a lower face member, a spaced-apart top face member, with a vertical portion extending from the lower face and angularly oriented spaced-apart grooves for insertion of one or more adv... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344333 | Bumping post block and anchor holder and hole cap used for the same and bumping post An anchor bolt bolt does not easily jump up even if a tire hits a bumping post. A through hole for inserting the anchor bolt into the bumping post is formed by embedding a cylindrical anchor holder. The anchor holder has a cylinder for receiving the anchor bolt and ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7313889 | Temporary ground-level road-edge member and method for positioning below-ground structures A template for temporary placement on the open upper end of a below-ground structure, including a rectangular body matching key dimensions of a permanent ground-level member to be installed, the body having an open bottom to engage the open upper end of the below-gr... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7275888 | Interlocking barriers A stackable interlocking barrier system includes a first barrier having a front wall and a back wall each extending between a top wall and a floor, at least a portion of the front wall being sloped relative to the back wall. A second barrier also has a front wall an... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266926 | Temporary ground-level member and method for positioning below-ground structures A template for temporary placement on the open upper end of a below-ground structure, including a body matching key dimensions of a permanent ground-level member to be installed, the body having an open bottom to engage the open upper end of the below-ground structu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7246969 | Storm drain inlet A storm drain inlet for a below-grade collection box including front, rear and side walls and a top. The inlet includes a pair of side columns, which connect to the collection box side walls. An upper crosspiece extends between the side columns and is attached to th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244076 | Method for installing paving blocks A method of installing paving blocks comprises preparing an area to be paved to a desired grade. A preformed, load-bearing sheet of material, e.g., extruded polystyrene, is placed on the prepared area. Paving blocks are then laid in a desired pattern on the sheet of... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7198426 | Prefabricated road median wall A prefabricated road median walls are mounted along a median line of a road to divide the road into two sections according to the direction of vehicles traveling on the road. The prefabricated road median wall includes a plurality of unit blocks manufactured by mixi... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195421 | Device for holding paving blocks A device for holding paving blocks includes a front plate for contacting the paving blocks and a base plate for contacting a ground surface. Linking the front plate to the base plate is a plurality of support structures. Each support structure includes a boss member... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182320 | Integrated cable guardrail system A cable integrated guardrail system for highway guardrail. The rail of the system contains at least one cut section placed longitudinally along the panel, and of sufficient dimension as to allow interaction with a cable. Said cut sections also act to reduce longitud... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172362 | Divider barrier for roadway delineation A divider barrier 1 for roadway delineation includes detachably juxtaposed divider members 2, 3, 4. The divider members have each a housing-like base body 5 which can be placed on the ground and has slanted roof-shaped lateral collision plates | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160048 | Flow restricting member A device for restricting the flow through a curb inlet opening of a street storm drain by positioning a face plate thereover with a plurality of flow apertures therethrough of limited size. The face plate is securable to the drain by a mounting apparatus including o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156587 | Reinforcing geotextile mat and embankment method using the same A reinforcing geotextile mat and an embankment method using the same. The mat comprises support member for supporting backfilled soil at one end or both ends of the mat. The support member comprises a horizontal support section for supporting the backfilled soil in ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7131624 | Landscape edging form assembly and method A landscape edging form assembly for forming a concrete edging in place, includes first and second sidewalls and a series of flexible connectors extending between and interconnecting the sidewalls. The flexible connectors are spaced apart from each other in the dire... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128496 | Vehicle barrier system An adaptable barrier system protects a site of value that is adjacent to a trafficable surface, from impact by a vehicle. The system includes traffic patterns to reduce speed, followed by a first impact element that causes a vehicle to become elevated from the traff... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7051477 | Lawn edging An edge support for a margin of a lawn comprises an elongate generally L-shaped support member having a base part fixable to ground beneath the lawn, and an upstanding wall part to retain an edge of the lawn. The base part has elongate apertures to allow grass roots... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6944998 | Simulated masonry garden walls having modular construction A simulated masonry module, made of blow molded plastic, has a box-like body with a textured front and top. Modules are pin-connected to each other at interleaving ends. They may be stacked, to form assemblies simulating a masonry wall. Straight, curved or angled wa... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6931798 | Modular protection device for underpinning A modular protection device for underpinning for protecting underpinning from lawn care equipment includes an elongated trough having a first end and a second end. The first and second ends are open. The elongated trough includes a bottom wall, a front wall and a ba... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6913415 | Modular barrier A modular barrier includes a plurality of identical barrier sections. Each section 10 includes a base portion 12 surmounted by an upright portion 14. The upright portion has projections 16, 18 with substantially semicylindrical outer surf... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6767158 | Portable roadway barrier A low-profile roadway barrier for preventing vehicles from entering work zones by redirecting the vehicles back onto a roadway. The roadway barrier is formed from an elongated body having an impact surface for receiving the forces generated by a vehicle colliding wi... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6767159 | Overlapping connector for an edge restraint An overlapping or nesting connector is provided for connecting adjacent edge restraint sections. The edge restraint includes a substantially upright section and a base section, and may include braces extending between the upright section and the base section. The co... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6695525 | Metal curb installation system and method A straight steel curb for the steel curb faced concrete curb of a roadway has a vertical sidewall and a horizontal portion. Two sheet metal or plastic benches, which lie on the floor of the trench, are aligned relative to a string line. Each bench has a b... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6692182 | Vehicle barrier/advertisement system A vehicle barrier/advertisement system comprising a vehicle parking barrier has a front face and a rear face and an upper surface there between and a pair of end surfaces. The barrier has a generally horizontal lower surface positionable on a parking surf... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688805 | 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 ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6675422 | Ramp for traversing inclined curb A ramp enabling vehicles to smoothly traverse a steeply inclined curb situated between a street and a driveway includes an elongate planar ramp surface having upper and lower edges. The ramp includes a base portion integrally connected to an underside of ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6648545 | Systems for deterring walkway abuse A system for inhibiting a wheeled, personal mobility unit, such as skateboards and in-line skates, from sliding along a surface having two or more surface portions oriented at mutually different angles has at least one part having a contact surface that g... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6594959 | Masonry lawn edging block assembly The present invention relates to a masonry lawn edging block assembly for a multi-grade landscape setting where the ground level of the lawn is lower than the adjacent areas. The assembly includes a plurality of like-shaped straight blocks, outside corner... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6533250 | Energy dissipating system for a concrete roadway barrier An energy dissipating system is mounted on the side surface of an elongated concrete median or roadway barrier and includes a longitudinally extending flexible sheet of low friction plastics material having upper and lower edge portions secured to the bar... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6485226 | Flexible plastic curb A method of employing a safe and effective flexible plastic curb and gutter. The method of installing a curb along the side of a road having a lower layer prior to laying a top layer of asphalt on the road comprises providing elongated curb strips each ha... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6481921 | Vehicle barrier/advertisement system A vehicle barrier/advertisement system comprises a thin barrier cover. The barrier cover has a vertical front face and a vertical rear face and a horizontal upper face and a pair of angled intermediate faces there between. The barrier cover also has a pai... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6439801 | Protective or delimiting barrier having a flexible connecting system Protective or delimiting barrier for road traffic includes a plurality of hollow separating elements. Each of the separating elements includes a cylindro-convex end and a cylindro-concave end. Each of the separating elements is capable of containing a sho... | 08/27/2002 |
