258 85 http://www.patentstorm.us/ http://www.patentstorm.us/images/logo.gif http://www.patentstorm.us/rss/class/applications/rss-404.xml Recent patent applications filings in USPTO Class 404 Road structure, process, or apparatus. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:03:01 patents@patentstorm.us en http://www.patentstorm.us/applications/20120039667/description.html

Application Number:  20120039667

Publication Date:  2012-02-16

Inventor:  White, Bryan

Making a water permeable traffic bearing system includes preparing a compound water permeable base in contact with a native substrate, and installing a drainage system having a plurality of elongate drainage joints over the prepared water permeable base. Each of the drainage joints defines a plurality of vertical drainage conduits opening at upper and lower sides and in fluid communication with a storage volume defined by the water permeable base. Making the water permeable traffic bearing ...
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Application Number:  20120034030

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventors:  Smith, Steven George; Achterkirch, Troy; Thorkelson, Steven John

A method for installing a paver system includes positioning a first grid substrate adjacent to a second grid substrate, the first and second grid substrates form a paver support surface. At least the first grid substrate includes an integrated boundary ridge extending along the first paver support surface. The first grid substrate is interlocked with the second grid substrate with a first paver piece bridging the first and second grid substrates to form a paver linkage. Movement of at least the ...
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Application Number:  20120027514

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventor:  Hall, David R.

In one aspect of the present invention, a pavement degradation machine comprises a motor vehicle comprising a combustion engine connected to an electrical generator, a pavement degradation assembly comprising a plurality of cutting elements, the pavement degradation assembly being in mechanical communication with the electric motor, wherein the generator is in electrical communication with the electric ...
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Application Number:  20120027513

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Wang, Houliang; Guan, Wanzhong; Yuan, Bin

An asphalt concrete pavement containing a wave absorbing material and a maintenance process thereof are provided. The asphalt concrete pavement includes: 1. a coarse materials consisted of small stone with a grain size of 10-15 mm, macadam with a grain size of 5-10 mm and stone chip with a grain size of 0.1-5 mm; 2. fine materials consisted of sand; 3. a mineral powder containing a wave absorbing material which accounts for 10%-100% of the mineral powder by weight percentage. Furthermore, an ...
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Application Number:  20120026013

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Fuller, Brian Anthony; Volling, Michael T.; Cox, Kenneth Brian

Sensor nodes are disclosed that act like inductive loops to detect the presence and/or movement of vehicles on at least one roadway. Processors are disclosed using at least one sensor node to communicate vehicle detection that is statistically compatible with the inductive loop response to the vehicles. Installation may configure at least one of the sensor nodes to implement the inductive loop compatibility. Sensor clusters of sensor nodes installed in a roadway may act as inductive loops. ...
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Application Number:  20120024196

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventors:  Gong, Weiliang; Lutze, Werner; Pegg, Jan

A geopolymer composite binder is provided herein, the composite binder including (i) at least one fly ash material having less than or equal to 15 wt % of calcium oxide; (ii) at least one gelation enhancer; and (iii) at least one hardening enhancer having a different composition from a composition of the at least one fly ash ...
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Application Number:  20120020730

Publication Date:  2012-01-26

Inventor:  Chow, Clark

A hollow paving block comprises a substantially planar member having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface of the planar member is a textured surface which functions as a top of the paving block. A side wall extends along and away from a periphery of the second surface of the planar member to define a cavity in the paving block. The side wall has a bevelled edge which extends about a mouth of the cavity. At least one protrusion extends along the ...
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Application Number:  20120020729

Publication Date:  2012-01-26

Inventors:  Royer, Jean-Claude; Rotharmel, Vincent

A cover for a road system device provided with a frame comprises: a blocking member and a base body defining a covering surface for the road system device, extending in a cover plane, and having a housing for receiving the blocking member. The housing and the blocking member are adapted for blocking the cover relative to the frame or to a neighboring cover. The housing is adapted to maintain the blocking member relative to the base body autonomously and to oppose a movement of the blocking ...
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Application Number:  20120020728

Publication Date:  2012-01-26

Inventors:  Pickavance, John Neil; Royer, Jean-Claude; Rotharmel, Vincent

This hinge assembly comprises a lid with a covering web and a hinge adapted for enabling an angular movement of the lid between an open position and a closed position, the hinge including a first cam and a first counter-cam, the first cam and the first counter-cam cooperating over a first angular range. The hinge comprises an additional cam and an additional counter-cam cooperating over an additional angular range. The first angular range and the additional angular range overlap over an angular ...
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