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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7507053 | Oscillating straight stream nozzles A system for removing material from a surface comprises at least one conduit that also has an outlet at a distal end. A straight stream nozzle may be disposed within the outlet and the conduit. Another end of the conduit is fixed with respect to the vehicle and is i... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7413376 | Asphalt-removing machine having a funnel-shaped ramp A work machine for removing asphalt from a roadway is disclosed. The work machine includes a removal device configured to remove asphalt from a roadway surface, and a grinding device configured to fracture the removed asphalt. The work machine also includes a funnel... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7357595 | Pavement removal machine Portland Cement Concrete with steel reinforcement mats or rods used in airport runways, highways, and other objects need to have the cement broken up for recycling or disposal and the steel mat reused or the steel recycled. The pavement removal machine lifts the con... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7316520 | Low surface area shearing device An apparatus for use in shearing paving material applied to a surface is provided. This apparatus includes a blade for shearing the asphalt mixture to a desired thickness, cylinders for raising and lowering the blade in response to elevational changes in the surface... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7195440 | Agricultural silo auger system apparatus and method An auger assembly that has three individual augers that function cooperatively to transport silage within a silo. Specifically, the auger assembly is used to manipulate silage during the loading and unloading of a silo. The first and third augers have the same fligh... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7144087 | Systems and methods for milling paving material with increased stability, support, and power Systems and methods for milling paving material. A self-powered milling system includes a cutting head to mill the paving material. The cutting head is powered by a milling system motor that speeds up production and enables the milling of very thick asphalt in a sin... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7108450 | Portable drag box with automated shearing device A drag box for use in applying cold mix asphalt paving material to a surface includes a pugmill for distributing the cold mix over the surface, a strike blade for shearing the asphalt mixture to a desired thickness, cylinders for raising and lowering the strike blad... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104812 | Laminated electrical terminal A laminated terminal is provided for an electrical connector and includes a plurality of flat metal layers juxtaposed to form a laminated structure. Each metal layer includes a joining section, a contact section and a terminating section. A plurality of projections ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104723 | Screeding apparatus and method A screed assembly apparatus for loose or plastic materials such as placed and/or poured, uncured concrete previously placed on the ground or another support surface, includes a screed frame, and mounted thereon, a striker for engaging and spreading the materials and... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086806 | Method for asphalt compaction and compaction apparatus A method of compacting a mat of hot mix asphalt which has been laid by an advancing asphalt paver, the method comprising advancing an asphalt compactor over the laid asphalt such that a compaction surface of the compactor, formed by a lower run of at least one belt,... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7086184 | Subsoiling grapple rake A grapple rake adapted for receiving subsoiler shanks is useful for multiple post-timber harvest management activities. A pair of downwardly-depending, forward-oriented subsoiling shanks is mounted on the underside of the rake, allowing the implement to accomplish t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7004675 | Pavement recycling machine and method of recycling pavement A pavement recycling assembly includes a frame defining a grinding chamber and a mixing chamber. The grinding chamber carries a rotatable laterally-extending toothed grinding drum and the mixing chamber houses at least one toothed rotatable mixing wheel. A screed as... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6971783 | Recycled material and mixing machinery Site-won spoil from an excavation which is a predominantly non-granular cohesive material can be converted into a material suitable for immediate use as a backfill material by a process of mechanically mixing the spoil with between 0 and 30% by weight or volume of a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6955312 | Apparatus and method for comminuting rock An apparatus for comminuting rocks, comprising a frame having a restrictive passageway with an inlet and an outlet end for relative displacement of rocks from the inlet to the outlet end. A rotary impacting device is secured to the frame in the passageway so as to b... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6939079 | Hot-in-place asphalt recycling machine and process A process and device for the recycling of asphalt including at least one one preheater unit. The preheater having a heater, scarifying rakes, and a bin to dispense aggregate. Also include is a recycling machine having a heater, scarifying rakes, a plurality of exten... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6887013 | Device for treating soils or road surfaces A device for treating soils or road surfaces includes a machine frame (1) carrying a working roll (4) in a working roll housing (8) defining a working space (6). The roll housing (8) is provided with a spraying mechanism (10... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874973 | Self-propelled soil modifying machine A machine body (1) having a traveling equipment (2) is provided with a mixer (3), a soil hopper (8), a raw soil conveying device (7) and a modified soil conveying device (10). Further, a soil conditioner supply device compri... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6846354 | Process and system for production of a warm foam mix asphalt composition The invention describes a process for preparing a warm mix asphalt composition by mixing an aggregate grain material with a soft binder, and adding a hard binder to the mixed aggregate grain material. The hard binder is foamed in a foaming process before it is intro... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6802464 | Device for spreading liquid binder and roadstone behind a road making machine The device comprises a roadstone spreader having roadstone flap-doors which are juxtapositioned the transverse direction and which are of equal width, and a rail for spreading bituminous binder facing spreading zones for roadstone via the roadstone flap-doors. The r... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6695529 | Road material reclamation device and method A system for reclaiming displaced road surface material from along side a road. More specifically, the instant invention is a road material reclamation device including a movable fame capable of being attached to another machine. At least one cylinder dri... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695530 | Mixing apparatus and method for blending milled asphalt with rejuvenating fluid A method and apparatus are provided for in situ rejuvenation of asphalt pavement. The apparatus and method provide for heating the underlying surface to form a preheated surface, passing a mill over the preheated surface and milling the preheated surface ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6626608 | Mobile rock crusher A mobile rock crusher for crushing raw rock material which has been windrowed on a roadway in the translation path of the crusher includes a rigid supporting structure, which includes a frame, and translation means for allowing translation of the frame ov... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6565281 | Device for paving roadways and device for producing foamed bitumen A device for working road surfaces comprising an automotive running gear (2) with a working roll (4) enclosed by a cover (8) forming a working chamber (6), and a drive motor for providing the power required for driving the working roll (4) and the travel,... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6481922 | Apparatus and method for re-mixing segregated material An apparatus and a method for re-mixing size and weight segregated Hot Mix Asphalt ("HMA") which is continuously discharging from a windrow elevator. The apparatus includes an auger assembly having first and second helical auger sections, mounted in space... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6439804 | Method and apparatus for controlling the mixing of milled asphalt aggregate with rejuvenating fluid A method and apparatus for controlling the mixing of asphalt aggregate with rejuvenating materials in an asphalt rejuvenating machine. According to the method, milled aggregate is discharged in a windrow of fixed width, and windrow height is compared to r... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6438874 | Hydraulic rotary grinder for attachment to construction machinery A hydraulic rotary grinder for attachment to construction machinery such as an excavator, consisting of a rotating drum having a hollow core and a plurality of attached replaceable grinding tips. A hydraulic motor rotates the drum, and is secured within t... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6416249 | Mixing apparatus and method for blending milled asphalt with rejuvenating fluid A blending apparatus which forms part of an asphalt pavement resurfacing machine has first and second stages. The first stage receives milled material through an inlet and blends the milled material with a rejuvenating fluid. The first stage has a transve... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6409424 | Asphalt rake with ride up capability A raking device for breaking up a surface has a plurality of rakes mounted on a rake frame and arranged to produce an upwardly directed result in force in response to a horizontally directed force arising from encountering an obstruction in a path of trav... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6368014 | Ground working device A ground working device is formed from a sub-frame having a first side and a second side, plural discs mounted for rotation on the sub-frame between the first side and the second side about an axis that extends from the first side to the second side; and ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6322287 | Aggregate grading machine A grading machine includes a forwardly projecting frame partially supported by a small tractor. A blade assembly on the frame disperses and strikes off aggregate for subsequent paving along a course. The blade assembly of the apparatus is indirectly suppo... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6213680 | Apparatus and method for integrated pavement marking Apparatus and methods are provided for filling a groove in a pavement with a groove filling grout. The present invention is used for forming pavement markings, such as lane striping.... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6186700 | Pavement method and composition with reduced asphalt roofing waste A method of manufacturing and applying a novel pavement and patch material for roadways, driveways, walkways, patch for potholes and like surfaces, including the steps of reducing recycled asphalt roof waste to granules, adding aggregate and other solid r... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6183159 | Automotive soil treating machine A vehicular automotive soil treating machine having a main frame structure provided on an automotive drive means to support thereon a soil feeding stage including at least a soil hopper and an additive hopper for feeding soil and an additive soil improvin... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6139223 | Trench filler A trench filler having a generally synclinal front section having a solid top and generally downwardly extending sidewalls, a rear section of unitary construction with the front section, the rear section having a solid top and generally downwardly extendi... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6099205 | Asphalt paver with remixing conveyer system An improved asphalt paver having a remixing conveyor system that is adapted to substantially or entirely eliminating segregation in hot mix asphalt material delivered to the asphalt paver. The remixing conveying system includes at least one pair of parall... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6050743 | Spreader for treating soil A spreader for spreading treatment products on soil to improve the quality thereof is disclosed. The spreader consists of a vehicle including a frame (103) slidably housing an assembly (105, 106) of a hopper and a metering device. The frame also supports ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6007272 | Asphalt paver with remixing conveyor system An improved asphalt paver having a remixing conveyor system that is adapted to substantially or entirely eliminating segregation in hot mix asphalt material delivered to the asphalt paver. The remixing conveying system includes at least one pair of parall... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5988937 | Crawler type soil improving machine The present invention provides a crawler type soil improving machine for efficiently crushing and mixing soft soil and a soil improving agent in order to regenerate such soil, and features excellent mobility and operability. The soil improving machine com... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5980153 | Telescoping auger shaft and method of manufacture A telescoping auger shaft is provided that distributes slurry material throughout a spreader box of variable width in a paving system. The telescoping auger shaft comprises a first shaft positioned coaxially with and engaging a second shaft such that the ... | 11/09/1999 |
