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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7481601 | Patcher system and associated methods A patcher system for patching a paved surface includes a remotely controllable arm attachable to a vehicle and a patching material dispensing subsystem disposed on the remotely controllable arm. The patcher system may be part of a mobile patcher system which additio... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7201536 | Road patching equipment An improved asphalt patching machine which is mountable to a motor vehicle having a supply of asphalt patch material thereon. The patching machine comprises a dispensing and finishing assembly fed by a multi-part, articulatable conveyor which feeds asphalt patching ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7160056 | Material transfer vehicle for use in asphalt paving A material transfer vehicle for transporting asphalt from a delivery truck to a paving machine includes a frame and a vehicle drive system. The vehicle also includes a turret that is rotatably mounted on the frame and a surge bin that is mounted on the turret. The s... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7008136 | Crack sealing apparatus with heated hose through A crack sealing apparatus having a heated hose trough is presented which eliminates the need to purge or clean the hose and/or applicator wand that is used to apply sealant to cracks in a roadway. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, the crack sealing... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6966723 | Binder/aggregate/container systems A road repair kit and/or bridge joint repair kit is comprised of an outer container, a measured amount of binder material and a separate and distinct measured amount of aggregate material. In one preferred embodiment of this invention, the binder material is in a fi... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6595713 | Locking system A system for securing interlocking tubular components comprises first and second tubular. components to be secured and a locking apparatus located within the first tubular component. The first tubular component has a smaller diameter than the second compo... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6588976 | Concrete placing and screeding apparatus and method A concrete placing apparatus is provided for placing uncured concrete on a support surface, such as an elevated deck of a building. The apparatus comprises a movable base unit and a movable support unit, with a conduit assembly extending therebetween. A s... | 07/08/2003 |
| 5251999 | Self-propelled pavement repair apparatus The invention pertains to a self-contained, mobile, pavement repair apparatus. A self-propelled, wheeled vehicle is described, upon which are mounted a material supply hopper, a debris storage, an overhead crane arm, and an articulated conveyor arm. Mount... | 10/12/1993 |
| 4830533 | Asphalt patching device The invention provides an asphalt patching device capable of single-handed operation, reducing the time and expense of conventional asphalt patching. The device comprises an auger, a hopper with an associated spreader, a conveyor to transport asphalt from... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4818139 | Methods and apparatus for making an asphalt-aggregate pavement An apparatus and method for delivering asphalt-aggregate material from a plurality of supply trucks to a finishing machine. In a preferred form of the invention the hopper of the finishing machine is modified to have a capacity substantially equal to the ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4812076 | Asphalt hopper heating system A system for heating the contents of a supply hopper mounted to a pavement patching vehicle. The vehicle has a remotely controlled distribution hopper mounted at the end of an articulated arm. The vehicle exhaust gas is directed to the supply hopper to ke... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4704046 | Pavement patching vehicle An improved pavement patching vehicle includes a movable distribution hopper and a supply hopper having an opening for discharging patching material into an underlying distribution hopper. The supply hopper, heated by catalytic radiant panels, includes a ... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4699543 | Slope paving machine A slope paving machine is composed of a wheeled truck, a boom device mounted on and extending from said truck, a pavement finisher which is suspendable from the forward end of said boom device and hingedly connected thereto, and a conveyor mounted on and ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4676689 | Pavement patching vehicle A pavement patching vehicle includes an asphalt supply hopper and a distribution hopper mounted to the front of the vehicle at the end of a remotely controlled articulated arm. Asphalt is deposited into a pothole from the distribution hopper for compactio... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4215949 | Self contained asphalt patching apparatus A motorized, wheeled vehicle having a lowerable asphalt supply hopper, includes a small supply asphalt bucket, with a positive discharge, mounted on an articulated arm, also mounted on the bucket is an adjustable height burner and a tack oil sprayer, and ... | 08/05/1980 |
| 3967913 | Asphalt roadway patching apparatus A supply hopper, arranged for lowering for filling and elevating for operation, mounted in an elevated position on a vehicle, is arranged with a heated spiral flight discharge conveyor and arranged to discharge into a small mobile distribution hopper. The... | 07/06/1976 |
