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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158700 | Method of improving affinity between filler and polymers having a low degree of unsaturation Provided is a composition comprising at least one polymer having a degree of unsaturation of no more than about 50 mol %; a filler selected from the group consisting of carbon black, silica, and mixtures thereof; and a polymeric additive comprising a functional end ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8114926 | Bituminous binder and method for the production thereof The invention relates to a method for the production of a bituminous binder and a bituminous binder which can be obtained according to said method. The method for the preparation of the bituminous binder comprises a mixing stage of 0.05 5 wt. % acid, 0.5 25 wt. % ru... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114927 | Asphalt emulsions, products made from asphalt emulsions, and processes for making fibrous mats from asphalt emulsions The invention relates to asphalt emulsions comprising an asphalt component selected from the group consisting of a solvent extracted asphalt, an oxidized asphalt, and combinations thereof. The invention also relates to products made therefrom, including fibrous mats... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8003717 | Roofing felt composition The invention is directed to a novel bitumen composition comprising a paraffin wax, wherein the wax has a congealing point of between 85 and 120° C. and a PEN at 43° C., expressed in 0.1 mm, as determined by IP 376 of more than 5. ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7994244 | Highly-filled sealant compositions A sealant composition comprising a binder and a filler material. The binder comprising a residual pitch product and an elastomeric material and, optionally, asphalt, a microcrystalline wax, and/or oil. The filler material is present in an amount of between about 11 ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985787 | Method for preparing an improved bitumen by addition of polyphosphoric acid and a cross-linkable polymer Methods are provided for preparing a bitumen product having improved properties for use in asphalt road paving. In a preferred embodiment, polyphosphoric acid is added to heated bitumen and stirred for a period of time. After addition of the polyphosphoric acid, one... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7981952 | Warm mix asphalt binder compositions containing lubricating additives The present invention provides a functionally dry warm mix asphalt binder composition modified with lubricating agents or additives that can be mixed with aggregate and compacted at temperatures substantially below asphalt binder compositions that do not contain the... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7968627 | Warm mix asphalt binder compositions containing lubricating additives The present invention provides a functionally dry warm mix asphalt binder composition modified with lubricating agents or additives that can be mixed with aggregate and compacted at temperatures substantially below asphalt binder compositions that do not contain the... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7888413 | Crack resistant layer with good binder fracture energy properties and method of selecting same A method of selecting a crack resistant layer to be applied to an existing surface, the method comprising the steps of: selecting at least one bituminous binder to examine, where the bituminous binder comprises bitumen and one or more polymers, where the one or more... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7863353 | Paving resin composition, paving asphalt composition, and method for producing paving asphalt composition Disclosed is a paving resin composition which comprises a thermoplastic resin in small lumps, containing 30 to 70% by weight of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of 20 to 45% by weight and a melting temperature of 40 to 100° C. The ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7842739 | Method of applying a compact hardened coating to a building surface and a composition for forming the coating A two-component composition is disclosed and a method of applying the composition to a surface to form thereon a hardened compact coating, wherein each component remains separate until conveyed to a mixer for forming therein, a mixture of the two components, allowin... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7820743 | Process for preparing bitumen/asphalt bale A process for preparing bitumen bale for clean, safe, eco-friendly and cost-effective packing, storing and transporting of viscous bitumen products and the products thereof is delineated in the present disclosure. The bituminous products are introduced into a baling... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7772302 | Incorporation of plastic scrap in asphalt compositions Scrap plastic is treated for incorporation into asphalt-aggregate compositions by first shredding the plastic, then heating the shredded plastic to harden any pieces of film or flexible plastic and to generally reduce the size of the shreds without decomposing the p... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7772301 | Low volatile adhesive for roofing systems A bitumen based adhesive that includes asphalt and/or coal tar and at least one silylated polymer and/or silyl-terminated polymer. The bitumen based adhesive can also include a plasticizer. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7732510 | Barrier based fuel resistant binder A fuel resistant binder is characterized by the addition of a carrier curing agent to a modified, unmodified or emulsified asphalt material formed of a mixture of hot, cold or emulsified asphalt and carrier and activator materials. The carrier curing agent preferabl... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7709561 | Rubber composition for tread and tire There is provided a rubber composition for a tread obtained by compounding (a) 5-40 parts by mass of a softening agent including an oil in which an extraction quantity with dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) by IP346 process is controlled to less than 3% by mass and (b) 5-40 ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7696267 | Asphalt composition containing hydrogenated conjugated diene copolymer An asphalt composition comprising from 0.5 to 50 parts by weight of a hydrogenated conjugated diene copolymer (a) and 100 parts by weight of asphalt (b), wherein the hydrogenated conjugated diene copolymer (a) comprises a polymer block (A) comprising vinyl aromatic ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7462660 | Copolymers containing styrene oxide and use thereof as emulsifiers and dispersing agents The invention relates to copolymers of formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen, a C1-C5-alkyl radical or C2-C5-alkenyl radical which can also contain heteroatoms, an acid group or an aliphatic or aromatic group compr... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7374816 | Prefabricated membrane based on modified polyurethane bituminous binder and process for production The present invention has for its object a prefabricated sealing membrane formed by a support, coated on at least one surface, and preferably impregnated throughout, with a modified bitumen base composition, characterized in that the thermoplastic bituminous composi... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7338991 | Process for preparing bitumen/rubber compositions In methods of preparing asphalt and elastomeric polymer compositions, it has been discovered that for a given crosslinker or vulcanizing agent there is an optimum crosslinking temperature to give a composition that has top and bottom softening points that are close.... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338688 | Protective pipe and tank linings Protective liners or coatings for metal conduits, pipes and tanks subjected to corrosive liquids are disclosed. The liners comprise a composition containing a silylated copolymer of, for example, isobutylene and para-methylstyrene, which are curable by contact with ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7317051 | Moisture curable sealer and adhesive composition A low cost moisture curable sealer and adhesive composition containing a polymer having reactive silyl groups and a bituminous material and having many advantages over conventional moisture cure sealer compositions, including greater elastomeric properties, improved... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309390 | Strip-resistant asphalt paving composition and method for making the same The present invention is directed to a stripping-resistant asphalt paving composition that contains asphalt, aggregate, polyphosphoric acid, and an alkaline anti-stripping additive. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7297720 | Recyclable composite materials, articles of manufacture, and structures and methods of using composite materials Composite mixture materials made of recycled plastic, glass and rubber, and optionally, sand, gravel, coal combustion by-product and metal, and containing no petroleum distillates (unless a fire retardant or recycled asphalt pavement is used) are disclosed. Methods ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7282269 | Cured rubber components for use with pharmaceutical devices Pharmaceutical containers containing at least one shaped component serving as a sealing barrier such as closure, stopper or plunger, for the contents of the container are disclosed. Such sealing barriers are made from elastomeric compositions containing a silylated ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279035 | Method of selecting a binder for a chipsealing process based on its adhesion index A method of selecting a binder for a chipsealing process is provided. This method includes measuring the Adhesion Index of at least one binder and selecting a binder with a desirable Adhesion Index for the chipsealing process. The selected binder should have an Adhe... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275890 | Cold in-place recycling of bituminous material A method of reconstructing a road is provided. This method includes taking representative cores of the road, analyzing the cores, selecting a substantially solvent-free emulsion based on climate history, mixing the emulsion and reclaimed asphalt pavement particles t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271207 | Bituminous composition A bituminous composition which comprises a bituminous component and a block copolymer which comprises at least two blocks of a conjugated diene and at least two blocks of a monovinylaromatic hydrocarbon, being of the general formula: S1—B1—... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7241821 | Polymer-modified, vulcanized asphalt composition and its method of preparation A method is provided for improving high temperature performance grade properties of polymer-modified, vulcanized asphalt by treating an asphalt cement under mild oxidizing conditions sufficient to provide a change in viscosity per hour as measured at 140° C. of les... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238408 | Roofing materials having engineered coatings An asphalt-based roofing material includes a coating having a top portion containing a mixture of asphalt and igneous and/or metamorphic rock particles, while the mat portion of the coating contains a mixture of asphalt and a filler which contains less than 10% igne... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229560 | Sack-based processes for recovering oil floating on water One or more water- and oil-porous containers or sacks are made of a pair of mesh sheets affixed together and stiffened around their perimeter. The sacks can be partially filled with a multitude of tubular bodies made of an oil-entrapping polymer, which have their lo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226500 | Additive for heating asphalt The invention provides an additive for heated asphalt that can further improve a peeling prevention effect between asphalt and aggregates. The invention relates to an additive which is added to heated asphalt containing a particular gallic acid ester with or combina... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7213446 | Method of selecting a bituminous emulsion based on its coalescence A method of selecting a bituminous emulsion with enhanced performance for paving is provided. This method includes selecting polymer modified bitumen with a penetration value of about 25 to 450 dmm at 25° C. and selecting one or more emulsifiers comprised of at lea... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7205344 | Crosslinker for modified asphalt The present invention relates to compositions and methods for providing an improved means of modifying asphalt with a polymer. More particularly, this invention provides a crosslinking system to improve the properties of polymer modified asphalt. Compositions of the... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202290 | Modified asphalt compositions A modified asphalt composition is provided comprising at least one plastomer, at least one elastomer, at least one crosslinking agent and asphalt. More specifically, a modified asphalt composition is provided comprising an oxidized polyethylene, a styrene-butadiene-... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182204 | Treatment method and device, in particular for excavation material A method and an apparatus for processing mixtures of material which contain a coarse component (3) and a predominantly cohesive fine component (4). Both the mixture of material (2) and an added material (5) are delivered in continuous str... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169848 | Block copolymers and method for making same The present invention is a novel block copolymer containing a controlled distribution copolymer block of a conjugated diene and a mono alkenyl arene, where the controlled distribution copolymer block has terminal regions that are rich in conjugated diene units and a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166666 | Curing composition comprising a polymer having two or more thiol groups per molecule, a compound having two or more isocyanate groups per molecule, carbon black and silicic acid or silicate filler, and/or a pulverized coal filler A curing composition contains a polymer having two or more thiol groups per molecule, a compound having two or more isocyanate groups per molecule, and carbon black, and further contains a filler of which main ingredient is silicic acid or a silicate, or contains an... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7160943 | Aqueous crumb rubber composition A fluid or semifluid additive composition useful for asphalt paving comprises between about 10% and about 50% crumb rubber, about 10% and about 50% petroleum hydrocarbon having at least about 50% aromatics, between about 10% and about 50% surface active clay, and wa... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160976 | Polyurethane PSA Pressure-sensitive adhesive based on polyurethane, characterized in that the polyurethane is composed of the following starting materials which are reacted with one another in the stated proportions: a) at least one aliphatic or alicyclic diisocyanate h... | 01/09/2007 |
