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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7226655 | Wrap film A wrap film comprising a layer of resin composition (C) as at least one surface layer, wherein resin composition (C) comprises 100 parts by mass of an aliphatic polyester resin (A) and 5 to 40 parts by mass of a liquid additive (B), and having a surface roughness of... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7163717 | Coated zinc oxide particle, and production process and applications thereof Coated zinc oxide particles in which the surfaces of zinc oxide particles are coated with a metallic soap exhibit excellent dispersibility in resin. A thermoplastic resin composition containing the particles and a molded product formed from the composition are endow... | 01/16/2007 |
| RE39289 | Apparatus and process for manufacturing asphalt An improved process for making asphalt involves incorporating tar sands into a hot asphalt mix process and modifying the process. The improved process involves using a heated asphalt counter-flow drum mixer to admix asphaltic cement, coarse aggregate, and fine aggre... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7025822 | Asphalt mastic utilizing petroleum refinery waste solids An asphalt mastic is prepared by combining comminuted waste solids from a petroleum refinery with liquid asphalt that is either a hot asphalt or an asphalt emulsion. The resulting composition is similar in performance to Trinidad Lake Asphalt and is useful either on... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7001453 | Method of selecting a high modulus layer binder A method of selecting an asphalt binder for use in constructing a high modulus layer of bituminous pavement is provided. This method includes measuring the complex shear modulus of one or more binders at a temperature of not more than about 30° C., measuring the cr... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6987207 | Hydrocarbonaceous composition The present invention relates to a composition, comprising: (A) an odor-emitting hydrocarbonaceous material; and (B) an odor-suppressing amount of an additive composition comprising soy methyl ester, at least one aldehyde and/or at least one ketone, and at least one... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6972047 | Incorporation of gilsonite into asphalt compositions It has been discovered that a synthetic flux oil can contain and deliver asphaltites, such as gilsonite, more easily and readily to an asphalt to improve its properties. The synthetic flux oil includes the asphaltite and a carrier oil. Depending on the nature of the... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6846763 | Refractory repair material batch A refractory repair batch material includes a refractory, in particular a basic resistor component in granule form and a binder system. The binder system contains at least one hard bitumen component in granule form, at least one ignitable metal powder and at least o... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6805738 | Road repairing material A road repairing material of the invention has a very excellent adhesive property and adherent property to an existing paved road surface and aggregate, and even if several years has passed since the repair, displacement, peeling, cracking and the like do not occur ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6802897 | Biodiesel sulfur slurry A slurry mixture of sulfur in a liquid carrier comprising an ester derived from vegetable oils or animals fats such as biodiesel is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of preparing a mixture of asphalt, polymer and sulfur comprising blending together, at asphalt b... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6764542 | Biodiesel cutback asphalt and asphalt emulsion A cutback asphalt and an asphalt emulsion comprising biodiesel is disclosed. Cutback is mixed with a sufficient amount of biodiesel to reduce the viscosity of the asphalt, producing, e.g., a cold patch material which is free of added liquid petroleum. An asphalt emu... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6713526 | Curable slurry for forming ceramic microstructures on a substrate using a mold A curable slurry for forming ceramic microstructures on a substrate using a mold. The slurry is a mixture of a ceramic powder, a fugitive binder, and a diluent. The ceramic powder has a low softening temperature in a range of about 400° C. to 600° C. and a coeffic... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6361591 | Sealer from asphalt and pitch A better asphalt based sealer for driveways and the like is disclosed. The material uses as a hybrid sealer base or binder comprising a blend of pitch, asphaltic material and cut-back oil as a partial or complete replacement for pure coal tar materials. D... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6214103 | Asphalt paving mix for paving at ambient temperatures and a process for making the same An improved asphalt mix and a process for making the same are proposed. The asphalt mix includes new aggregate and new asphalt, which are mixed together at a high temperature so that the asphalt covers the surfaces of the new aggregate. The mix further in... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6203606 | Performance grade asphalt and methods The present invention relates to Performance Grade asphalt and a method for producing the same. The process includes adding a performance grade modifier and aggregates to an asphalt cement. The performance grade modifier reduces the high temperature limit... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6139612 | Asphalt paving mix formed of recycled asphalt concrete for paving at ambient temperatures and a process for making the same An improved asphalt mix and a process for making the same are disclosed. The asphalt mix includes aggregate grains and additive oil. The aggregate grains are obtained from crushing recycled asphalt concrete at an ambient temperature to such an extent that... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6117227 | Asphalt paving mix formed of recycled asphalt concrete and new asphalt for paving at ambient temperatures and a process for making the same An improved asphalt mix and a process for making the same are disclosed. The asphalt mix includes aggregate grains, new asphalt, and additive oil. The aggregate grains are obtained from crushing recycled asphalt concrete at an ambient temperature to such ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6074469 | Asphalt composition and method A paving asphalt composition for improving the durability and longevity of asphalt road surfaces is disclosed. The paving asphalt composition includes asphalt base stock, heavy residuum of re-refined motor oil, and a chemical modifier. The heavy residuum ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6045608 | Apparatus and process for manufacturing asphalt An improved process for making asphalt involves incorporating tar sands into a hot asphalt mix process and modifying the process. The improved process involves using a heated asphalt counter-flow drum mixer to admix asphaltic cement, coarse aggregate, and... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6027557 | Oxidized blends of asphalt and paraffinic base stock fluxing component having improved low temperature properties Paraffinic fluxing components, e.g., paraffinic base stocks such as neutral oils or foots oil, can be added to asphalt composition and the resulting blend oxidized, e.g., by blowing, to improve low temperature properties at low addition rates (e.g., oil 1... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5961709 | Environmentally improved asphalt compositions and their preparation An environmentally improved asphalt paving composition which contains a solvent-precipitated asphaltene, such as solvent deasphalting bottoms, and a viscosity reducing amount of paraffinic fluxing component, e.g., 325 Neutral Oil.... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5766333 | Method for recycling and rejuvenating asphalt pavement A method for rejuvenating asphalt pavement includes milling and collecting a select thickness of asphalt pavement of a portion of an existing roadbed. A shale oil modified asphalt comprising between 5-25% shale oil modifier and 75-95% asphalt cement is pr... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5762699 | Pavement aggregate treating composition A composition for coating and treating aggregate intended for use in paving applications is a blend of high temperature coal tar pitch combined with coal tar oils resulting from distilling high temperature coke oven tar to pitch having a softening point f... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5582639 | Method of preparing an emulsion-or-asphalt-concrete for use as a road material In the production of emulsion concrete to be laid out as a road material it is customary that the applied stone fractions are mixed together with a binder, which is a bitumen emulsion based on a relatively low viscid bitumen, as the material would otherwi... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5575842 | Method of disposal of hazardous particulate solid waste by asphalt emulsion encapsulation The present invention provides a method of disposing of hazardous particulate waste containing hazardous waste by forming an asphalt emulsion slurry and using the slurry as a commercial asphalt emulsion slurry seal. The method comprises the steps of: a) s... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5492562 | Low freezing point roofing shingle containing a chloride salt The present invention relates to asphalt shingles containing one or more chloride salts. The shingles disclosed herein remain flexible and pliant at sub-freezing temperatures, thereby preventing snow and ice from creeping underneath the shingles. The shin... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5320671 | Cationic aqueous bituminous aggregate slurries for hot climates Cationic aqueous bituminous emulsion-aggregate slurries are disclosed to be formed with aggregate and cationic emulsions prepared at elevated temperatures by emulsifying bitumen, such as an asphalt, in water with a cation-active emulsifier prepared as the... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5178674 | Accelerators for cationic aqueous bituminous emulsion-aggregate slurries Compositions of matter are disclosed which act as cure rate accelerators for bituminous emulsion-aggregate slurries which compositions are formed as the reaction products of an excess of polycarboxylic acid with a polyamine selected from fatty amines, fat... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5096495 | Accelerators for cationic aqueous bituminous emulsion-aggregate slurries Compositions of matter are disclosed which act as cure rate accelerators for bituminous emulsion-aggregate slurries which compositions are formed as the reaction products of aminoethylpiperazine and either C22 -tricarboxylic acid or C21 | 03/17/1992 |
| 5096494 | Accelerators for cationic aqueous bituminous emulsion-aggregate slurries Compositions of matter are disclosed which act as cure rate accelerators for bituminous emulsion-aggregate slurries which compositions are formed as the reaction products of aminoethylpiperazine and either C22 -tricarboxylic acid or C21 | 03/17/1992 |
| 5089052 | Emulsification of rock asphalt A method for emulsification of rock asphalt, the resulting low asphalt emulsion and low asphalt emulsion binder for aggregate is disclosed. Fine mesh rock asphalt is emulsified by using a hydrocarbon fluxing agent to sufficiently wet the rock asphalt to p... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5085702 | Accelerators for cationic aqueous bituminous emulsion-aggregate slurries Compositions of matter are disclosed which act as cure rate accelerators for bituminous emulsion-aggregate slurries which compositions are formed as the reaction products of aminoethylpiperazine and either C22 -tricarboxylic acid or C21 | 02/04/1992 |
| 5085704 | Accelerators for cationic aqueous bituminous emulsion-aggregate slurries Compositions of matter are disclosed which act as cure rate accelerators for bituminous emulsion-aggregate slurries which compositions are formed as the reaction products of aminoethylpiperazine and either C22 -tricarboxylic acid or C21 | 02/04/1992 |
| 4978393 | Process for the manufacture of stockable dense road asphalts A process for the manufacture of stockable dense road asphalt that is comprised of materials, having elements of a diameter from essentially zero to 10-30 mm, coated in a cutback or fluidified bitumen-based binder. The materials are separated into at leas... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4925494 | Flame retardant asphalt coating The invention features an additive for a mastic coating comprising a cut-back asphaltic base material used in roof and construction applications. The additive comprising sodium bicarbonate in a range by weight of 1 part per 2-8 parts of the cut-back, asph... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4904305 | Novel asphaltic composition A novel asphaltic composition consisting of from about 2% to about 10% w/w of a hydrocracking residue which is the distillation residue obtained from a hydrocracking process of heavy crude oil in admixture with from about 98% to about 90% w/w of a convent... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4838939 | Composition particularly adapted to damping sheets for vehicles Compositions particularly adapted to the damping sheet are provided. They contain a binder component and a filler component consisting of inorganic fillers and an organic filler. The organic filler occupies from 1 to 25 parts by weight of the total amount... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4693752 | Coating grade asphalt An asphalt-based composition comprising an air-blown blend of hard asphalt flux and the residue obtained by vacuum distilling the product obtained by the hydrogenation of asphalt flux, the composition meeting coating grade asphalt specifications.... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4548650 | Diatomite-modified asphalt membranes and slurry seals Diatomite-modified membrane and slurry seal mixes having improved properties. An impermeable membrane suitable for protecting cement bridge decks and roadways has from 9 to 14% by weight asphalt, 0.5 to 3.0% diatomite with a preferred diatomite/asphalt ra... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4382989 | Roofing asphalt formulation The present invention is an asphaltic composition which is useful as a roofing asphalt formulation and method of making this formulation. The composition includes about 39 to 99 percent by weight of oxidized asphalt and between 1 and about 8 percent of ox... | 05/10/1983 |
