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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100602 | Apparatus for installing elongate seal strips A machine or apparatus for installing resilient or elastomeric strip seals of indefinite length in expansion joints in, for example, highways and bridges. The machine includes an open, upper frame connected to a lower frame supported at its four corners by four free... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7387464 | Pavement trimming tool An apparatus for degrading the periphery of a paved surface is disclosed in one aspect of the invention as including a support assembly, one or more pavement degradation tools coupled to the support assembly and adapted to degrade a paved surface, and a trimming too... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7261491 | Edger assembly for a paving vehicle An edger assembly is for a paving vehicle screed for forming a paving material mat upon a base surface. The edger assembly includes a support connectable with the screed and an edger member having a contact surface contactable with the base surface. An actuator has ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7172364 | Dropped curb finisher The dropped curb finisher is for use with a slip form paving machines for forming continuous curbs and gutters. The dropped curb finisher has a vertical mounting plate, a finishing plate, an end plate and a vibrator for imparting vibration to the end plate and the f... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7121763 | Folding end gate for screed assembly An end gate assembly for a screed for a paving machine, where the screed is provided with a screed hinge component, includes a frame having a frame hinge portion that is adapted to mate with the screed hinge component to form a hinge having a hinge axis about which ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7037035 | Method and machine for forming a concrete path or the like, as well as device for inserting dowels applied herewith A paving machine having a dowel bar insertion assembly and a form piece permit precise placement of at least one dowel bar, in a mass of concrete, before smoothing and leveling of the concrete mass into a desired surface. A detection device activates a drive device ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000361 | Method of creating a concrete paved area A method of providing a paved area having a predetermined set of surface features. The method begins with the pouring of wet concrete into a predetermined area. Then a predetermined thickness of the wet concrete is removed in a predetermined portion of the predeterm... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6962490 | Concrete extruder attachment for a vehicle A concrete extruder attachment for a vehicle includes a hopper adapted to hold flowable concrete. The hopper has an upper concrete inlet and a lower concrete outlet. A slip form is connected to the lower concrete outlet. An internal vibrator causes concrete to flow ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6775952 | System of protecting the edges of cast-in-place concrete slab on ground, construction joints An improved joint edge assembly, of the type used in the construction of concrete slabs, is disclosed. The assembly comprises a longitudinal joint rail, preferably of steel, which is supported off the ground by temporary formwork. The joint rail is secured to the fo... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6592289 | Technique for contraction joints in concrete pavement To make a concrete roadway; a continuous section of concrete is poured and cut at an angle of between 5 degrees and 45 degrees downwardly in the direction of traffic flow, to form an angled cut with an overlying surface that can be pressed downwardly by a... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6543961 | Device for sealing joints between concrete elements A device for continuous supply of grouting into joints between longitudinal concrete elements, which are disposed chiefly horizontally next to each other to form, e.g., floors in building constructions. The device comprises a rhombic hopper adapted for di... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6526640 | Tool for installing seal ring A hand tool for rolling an O-ring under a downward pressure into a slot opening is described. The hand tool is constructed by a tool body that has an arcuate top surface adapted for gripping by a human hand and a planar bottom surface. The planar bottom s... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6238134 | Pavement ramp and ramp making process A pavement ramp and ramp making process are provided. The ramp has a highly compacted step and a highly compacted upper portion of a tapered portion. The resulting ramp allows for safety during pavement laying work stoppage and creation of solid pavement ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6238136 | Paving machine and pavement edger therefor A paving machine and pavement edger therefor are provided. The pavement edger is capable of creating a stepped tapered ramp having a highly compacted step and a highly compacted upper portion of the tapered portion. The resulting ramp allows for safety du... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6176643 | Detachable dowel bar inserter kit for portable slip form paver A dowel bar inserter kit has removable attachment to and from a slipform paver. The kit includes a track bolster on each side having a crossbeam tying the bolsters together at the rear of the inserter. Each bolster is provided with two flange attachments ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5492431 | Methods for cutting aligned sets of slots in pavement An apparatus and method for simultaneously cutting parallel slots in a pavement surface is provided, especially for dowel bar retrofit load transfer restoration at joints. The apparatus includes a movable frame lockable with a brake, plurality of parallel... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5468094 | Machine which holds tools for cleaning and filling joints in pavement Pavement repair equipment designed to hold sand-blasting hoses or other similar devices to clean joints preparatory to sealing those joints. The equipment is mobile being adapted to be moved by an outside powered device and is adapted to move a sand-blast... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5318379 | Preformed elastomeric joint sealant installer The sealant installer is pulled along the roadbed over the joint to be sealed and the installer wheel engaging the road surface on opposite sides of the joint slot pulls sealant by operation of teeth engaging the sealant through a lubricated feed chute wh... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5211506 | Backer rod or bond breaker corrective placement tools Tools for correcting placement of backer rod on tape within the spacings between adjacent stones of a building assures proper depth of sealing compound for setting of protective caps and for preventing pulling or separation of the sealing material due to ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5197453 | Two-tier groove cutting circular saw blade with multiple core assembly A two-tier groove cutting circular saw blade includes a circular middle core having sectors defined about the periphery, a pair of side cores disposed adjacent opposite surfaces of the middle core and having lands defined about their outer peripheries, an... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5129754 | Expansion joint seals Expansion joints are sealed with a combination of curable elastomeric adhesive and an elastomeric longitudinal sealing element having three segments in cross-sectional profile including parallel segments for bonding through the adhesive to the wall of the... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5088854 | Paving joints Discloses apparatus and methods for providing a longitudinal joint between a cold (previously laid) and a hot (freshly laid) mat of paving material, such as asphalt, and wherein after the rolling of the paving material the joint region between the cold an... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4998775 | Apparatus for precision cutting of concrete surfaces A concrete cutting machine for making parallel precision linear cuts to repair a joint in a concrete floor. A self-propelled vehicle follows a linear track segment accurately positioned with respect to the path of a linear cut to be made in the concrete f... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4936704 | Expansion joint filler strip holder An expansion joint filler strip holder and an associated method are disclosed. The device consists of a ground engaging member to which a filler strip holder is attached. In one embodiment, the filler strip holder consists of two parallel rails to which a... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4934863 | Masonry tool This invention provides an adjustable, removable, reusable masonry tool for retaining expansion material employed in concrete work. The tool includes a plurality of elongated, substantially U-shaped caps which retain the expansion material, the caps being... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4930487 | Cement cutting blade An improved circular saw blade assembly for cutting in a single pass a two tier groove in a concrete areaway. The saw blade body having a first row of cutting elements in the form of a metallic matrices containing fragmented diamond particles secured to t... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4904111 | Adjustable support for use with metal keyway forms for above grade concrete slab This invention discloses an adjustable support securable to metal decking to support a metal keyway form. The adjustable support can be used to establish keyway in concrete poured above ground level, particularly on metal decking. This method of producing... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4898358 | Form-work for concrete Concrete form-work includes: (a) an edge beam including an elongated edge plate having a front face and a rear face, a pair of web portions projecting outwardly from said rear face and a flange member joined to the free end of each web portion, each flang... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4875801 | Expansion joint brace and aligner A removable concrete expansion joint aligner and brace having an elongated base plate with a parallel row of ground pegs attached to the bottom and with a parallel set of aligning pegs mounted on the bottom in a position slightly removed from the parallel... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4867602 | Attachment for cleaning and refacing concrete joints An attachment for cleaning and refacing concrete joints, being connectable with a tractor, or the like, incorporating a frame that is rigidly mounted to the vehicle chassis, incorporates a rearwardly extending brace, for supporting of a hydraulic or other... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4786026 | Removable, collapsible bulkhead assembly A collapsible concrete bulkhead is insertable into a framework. The bulkhead has a pivotable divider plate which is located juxtaposition to a bulkhead plate and moves laterally thereof to reside in an offset base portion of the framework. The bulkhead as... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4781556 | Grouting machine A grouting machine which has a grout dispensing means for depositing grout between prepositioned floor tiles and on the upper surfaces of the tiles and which contains a grout removal means for removing excess grout from the upper surfaces of the tiles. Th... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4778304 | Pavement joint reworking apparatus Apparatus for reworking pavement expansion joints by resizing the joint includes a frame having front and rear portions hinged to one another at a transverse pivot axis. The frame pushed along the pavement by a vehicle. The rear frame portion is supported... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4765771 | Apparatus for inserting sealing strip into concrete expansion joints A machine to insert strips in expansion joints and concrete surfaces has features to prevent placing the strip in the joint while stretched. The machine includes the frame mounted on wheels. A supply reel mounted to the frame has a quantity of the strip w... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4738562 | Apparatus for inserting backing rod into concrete expansion joints A machine for inserting a strip into a concrete expansion joint has features to raise and lower insertion disks. The machine has a frame mounted on wheels. The insertion disks are mounted to the same axle as the wheels. The axles are eccentric, having a c... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4717205 | Cutter A cutter is disclosed. The cutter comprises a frame, driving means mounted on said frame, having an output shaft, a casing mounted on said frame and rotatably receiving said output shaft at one end thereof, a rotatable shaft rotatably mounted on said casi... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4548016 | Membrane fastener apparatus Apparatus for compressing an elongated strip of resilient material and inserting the strip, together with a flexible membrane, into a channel member supported on a substrate wherein the apparatus includes a frame assembly, supporting and moving structure ... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4391549 | Expansion joint inserter for continuous curb laying machines The continuously extruding curb forming machine for roads, for example, may be equipped with a downwardly moving sharpened blade for use in the insertion of an expansion joint piece at appropriate intervals into the curb without stopping the operation of ... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4341007 | Method of roller inserting filler material in crevices There is provided a roller for inserting filler material to the proper depth in crevices comprising a circular structure having a central circular section of at least 1/16" of an inch thick but less than 1/4 of an inch thick, a first and second truncated ... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4194282 | Method and apparatus for filling seams between adjacent fiber blanket insulation modules Gaps or seams between adjacent modular refractory fiber blanket insulation modules are filled by inserting therein strips of refractory fiber blanket. The strips are bent into a U-shape over a blade or plate and then inserted between two spreader members,... | 03/25/1980 |
