"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7090586 | Activity surfaces An apparatus for an a method of closing a fixed gap in an activity surface such as a turfed race-track is described. The apparatus comprises a movable turf tray having an upper surface with the same characteristics as the activity surface and means for guiding the t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7011328 | Transversely extending pivotal hitch mechanism Apparatus and method for applying temporary raised pavement markers (TRPM) to roadway surfaces comprises a conveyor upon a wheeled vehicle wherein an upstream end portion of the conveyor is able to extend, for example, over the rear bed portion of a roadwork vehicle... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6908257 | Collated road marker assembly, and system and method for automatically applying collated road markers to roadway surfaces Apparatus for dispensing and applying a nested collated array of permanent raised pavement markers (RPMs), wherein portions of a release sheet are folded between successive ones of the permanent raised pavement markers (RPMs), and successive permanent raised pavemen... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902350 | Collated road marker assembly, and system and method for automatically applying collated road markers to roadway surfaces A collated array of temporary raised pavement markers (TRPMs), or permanent half-track and full-track raised pavement markers (RPM), has the pavement markers disposed in a nested arrangement with portions of a release sheet folded between successive ones of the pave... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6902349 | Collated road marker assembly, and system and method for automatically applying collated road markers to roadway surfaces A method for dispensing and applying a nested collated array of permanent raised pavement markers (RPMs), wherein portions of a release sheet are folded between successive ones of the permanent raised pavement markers (RPMs), and successive permanent raised pavement... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6752568 | Device for placement of temporary pavement markers A device for placing individual road markers in desired configurations along a road surface comprises an application wheel having at least one aperture connected to a frame by an axle. The frame and application wheel are then connected to a trailer that is pulled al... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6712548 | Temporary raised pavement marker (TRPM) applicator machine for automatically applying pavement markers to road surfaces Apparatus and method for applying temporary raised pavement markers (TRPM) to roadway surfaces comprises a conveyor upon a wheeled vehicle wherein an upstream end portion of the conveyor is able to extend, for example, over the rear bed portion of a roadwork vehicle... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6595718 | Exo-lift A system and method for removing and replacing rigid pavement sections in highways, bridge decks, airport runways, and various other similar structures are provided. The system typically includes a lifting frame which attaches to a damaged slab and is rem... | 07/22/2003 |
| 5867965 | Tile setting machine A fully portable, self-contained tile setting machine has a battery driven vibrator and a manually actuable suction pad with which the tile is secured. Out-rigger arms provide visual datum by which the tile in-process can be set level with two adjoining, ... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5507592 | Arced trowel This is a cement applicator which lays a course of cement or mortar on a cement block without losing any of the cement in the apertures of the block. It comprises a semicircular trough having a handle centrally positioned on it external surface and which ... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5037236 | Stone-laying machine A stone-laying machine is provided have laying tongs fixed to a boom arm which can be controlled from the driver's cab. The front and rear wheels of the machine are rotatable about points of rotation lying on a longitudinal center line behind the front ax... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4893451 | Apparatus for laying tiles The disclosure describes an apparatus for laying tiles or the like on a surface. The apparatus holds the tile over a surface portion which is covered with an adhesive material and on which the tile is intended to be laid, and allows it to contact the adhe... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4846601 | Method for mechanically laying a herringone pattern of bricks, and an apparatus to perform it A method and apparatus for laying bricks in a herringbone pattern, in the preferred embodiment by a tongs motion, and for packeting bricks in a herringbone pattern.... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4740102 | Apparatus for positioning road curbs, autoblocking paving blocks and the like A carrier machine for laying sidewalk curbs or paving stones combines pallet transportation forks with a lifting device mounted on an orientable horizontal distribution apparatus, with a prehensive member for grasping the items to be laid and a control to... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4583879 | Paving method and grab for use in said method A paving method and a grab for carrying out the method. A group or unit of paving stones or bricks, arranged in a selected pattern, is clamped, picked up, and laid on a prepared sand bed, in contiguity with paving components already laid, by releasing the... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4479739 | Machine for laying shaped bricks A road construction machine for paving road surfaces with road stones or the like is disclosed which moves over the paved surface which has already been laid, without the use of guide rails. The machine carries a supply of road stones supported on a lift ... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4322177 | Method and devices for forming highly retro-reflecting roadway surface marking Method for forming a retro reflective traffic regulating road surface marking and roadable areas produced therewith.... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4320985 | Apparatus for multiple setting of concrete paving blocks Apparatus for the setting of paving blocks includes a movable chassis, an outrigger arm mounted on the chassis for heightwise adjustment, and grab tong devices suspended from the outrigger arm, the grab tong devices each being operable to grip a group of ... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4277201 | Transportable roadway and means for deploying the same A transportable roadway which can be folded layer upon layer on a flat bed ransporter/launcher vehicle and be easily deployed in a swampy or marshy area to provide a temporary roadway during military operations. The roadway comprises a plurality of section... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4264232 | Method and device for assembling a layer of concrete paving bricks forming a brick disk in the form of a stretcher bond which may be used as one setting unit A method and device for collecting a layer of concrete paving bricks forming a brick disk in the form of a stretcher bond which may be used as one setting unit, is characterized in that the layer of the paving bricks is clamped together laterally with a c... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4249358 | Process and installation for moulding paving stones or slabs Method and apparatus for forming and laying paving blocks in which interchangeable grids are provided of dissimilar configuration comprising a plurality of mould cavities each enclosing one or more fixed centers of the modules of the pattern, whatever is ... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4227834 | Block laying machine A machine for assisting in the laying of courses of blocks to form a ground covering layer in erosion control systems has a flexible apron on which the blocks are laid, a frame attached to one side of the apron, and two spaced and independently actuable p... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4194853 | Method and apparatus for producing a ground covering from individual paving stones A method of producing a ground covering from individual paving stones by arranging a group of individual paving stones in the form of a section of the ground covering to be produced, grasping the group by means of a lateral compressive force from two oppo... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4168130 | Apparatus for placing paving elements Apparatus for taking paving elements from a store of such elements, moving them over a placing position and placing them successively onto the subsoil. In one preferred form the apparatus comprises a fork-lift truck having a mast, a jib carried by that ma... | 09/18/1979 |