| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 404047000 | Including joint means | 37 |
| 20090252553 | ROAD SURFACE MAINTENANCE MATERIAL FORMS - Road surface maintenance material including a core of cold-applied rubberized asphalt and an outer shell of aggregate material surrounding the core. The core and outer shell are in the shape of either a ball form, a string form, or a ribbon form. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20110217119 | Zone Equidistance Control Expansion Joint System - A modular-type expansion joint system for bridging a gap that is located between spaced-apart structural members. The expansion joint system may be utilized, for example, in bridges, highways, and tunnel constructions where gaps are formed between spaced-apart, adjacent concrete sections. The expansion joint system includes vehicular load bearing members and support members. Seals are located between the vehicular load bearing members. The expansion joint system includes zones of differing movement capabilities in response to displacement events. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120121327 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FORMING CONTRACTION JOINTS IN CONCRETE WORKS - Procedures and devices for the formation of retraction joints in works of concrete. The devices are made of a separating material of concrete and their configuration comprises: a) A vertical wall ( | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120189387 | Longitudinal Pavement Joint and Apparatus for Making - A longitudinal pavement joint for joining pavement lanes, the longitudinal pavement joint comprising: one or more joining surfaces having respective slope angles between about 0 and about 45 degrees; and optionally, one or more wall surfaces having respective slope angles between about 45 and about 90 degrees, the joining surfaces and the wall surfaces being disposed adjacent one another, and one or more of the joining surfaces comprising a respective joining surface feature. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120237295 | JOINTING STRUCTURE IN VEHICLE TRAVELLING PATH JOINTS AND THE LIKE HAVING EXPANSION FUNCTION AND METHOD OF MOUNTING ELASTIC MEMBER THEREIN - A jointing structure comprising multiple steps provided face to face at the coaxially built traveling path ends with an expansion gap between, multiple elastic members respectively mounted inside the multiple steps, and a joint block mounted on the multiple elastic members across the expansion gap. Multiple supporting blocks and one or more than one intermediate joint block are mounted inside the multiple steps with the joint block between. The multiple supporting blocks, the joint block and the one or more than one intermediate joint block are of concrete. The elastic members are joined together across the expansion gap. The elastic member on one side is fixed to the inside of the step on one side and then subjected to deformation toward the bridge girder axis, and thereafter, the elastic member on the other side is fixed to the inside of the step on the other side. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20130022397 | TRACK SYSTEM FOR USE WITH VEHICLES AND METHODS REGARDING SAME - A track system may include a plurality of connected slat members that may form rollable tracks. The rollable tracks may be used in moving vehicles across sensitive ground. The rollable track may be deployed using various methods and/or apparatus such as, e.g., deployment apparatus including one or more spool portions for rolling and unrolling the rollable tracks. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20140017005 | PAVEMENT INTERFACE - Pavement interface ( | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140154008 | EXPANSION JOINT AND METHODS OF PREPARING SAME - An expansion joint formed within a channel between two adjacent road surfaces and a method of preparing an expansion joint. The joint is formed within a channel having sides each extending from an adjacent road surface to a bottom side of the channel. The joint construction may include at least one layer of a binder covering at least a portion of the sides of the channel, and one or more layers of aggregate chips and the binder covering the at least one binder layer so as to fill the channel to at least the top of the road surface. The cumulative surface area of the two channel sides may be greater than the cumulative surface area of two channel sides each planar and perpendicular to the bottom. The joint construction may include a plate on the bottom side of the channel. The joint construction may include a flexible sheeting between the plate and the at least one binder layer. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20150078822 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR JOINING ADJACENT CONCRETE PANELS - An apparatus and a method by which one end of a connecting rod is embedded in a first (e.g., precast) concrete panel and the opposite end of the connecting rod is moved inwardly of and affixed within an opposing rod receiving channel that is formed in an adjacent (e.g., precast) concrete panel so as to form a reliable joint for connecting the first and adjacent panels to one another. The apparatus and method have particular application in roadway construction and/or repair by creating a continuous flat driving surface to support vehicular traffic. Each of the connecting rod of the first concrete panel and the rod receiving channel of the adjacent concrete panel are axially aligned with one another and located so as to be separated from and spaced below the respective tops of the first and adjacent panels. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150098758 | Synthetic Turf Border System - A synthetic turf border system that utilizes multiple turf border elements of the same or different lengths and shapes to provide a flexible synthetic turf border system that cleanly affixes synthetic turf around an entire area regardless of the shape of the area is presented herein. The presented synthetic turf border system conforms to the shape of a given area by either providing pre-shaped angular and non-angular components, or by allowing individual elements, namely turf border bases, to rotate through degrees of arc in relationship to each other as necessary to fit the area. Synthetic turf is attached to the border bases then cut before final securement to the system. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20160017547 | LOAD-SUPPORTING SURFACE WITH ACTIVELY CONNECTED GAP SEALS AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - Apparatus for forming a liquid-tight seal across gaps formed between adjacent components of a load-supporting surface useful at an outdoor worksite includes a liquid-impermeable, elongated, seal member configured to be sealing coupled to first and second mats in the load-supporting surface and extend across the gap formed therebetween. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160017549 | Dowels for Jointed Concrete and Methods of Forming and Using the Same - A dowel assemblies for use in concrete pavement each comprise a welded seam carbon steel hollow tube and a pair of end caps. The end caps are attached to opposite axial ends of the hollow tube. The pavement comprising a fracture groove over the dowel. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160032537 | LOAD-SUPPORTING SURFACE WITH INTERFACING GAP SEAL MEMBERS AND RELATED APPARATUS & METHODS - Apparatus for forming a liquid-tight seal across a gap formed between adjacent, interconnected first and second mats in a load-supporting surface includes first and second liquid impermeable, elongated seal members extending into the gap from the first and second mats, respectively. The seal members abut one another in the gap to form a liquid tight seal therebetween. | 02-04-2016 |
| 404048000 | With transitory core, cap, screed, or installation means (e.g., forms) | 1 |
| 20160083914 | CONCRETE DOWEL SYSTEM - A dowel placement system including a fastener configured to be engageable with a form, and a radially compressible bushing coupled to the fastener and defining an adjustable outer diameter. The system further includes an elongate dowel sleeve having opposed proximal and distal end portions, and an axial opening having an inner diameter and extending into the dowel sleeve from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion. The bushing is insertable within the axial opening of the dowel sleeve, and the bushing and dowel sleeve are configured such that insertion of the bushing within the dowel sleeve causes the outer diameter of the bushing to compress and conform to the inner diameter of the dowel sleeve and to create a friction force between the bushing and the dowel sleeve to mitigate movement of the dowel sleeve relative to the bushing during formation of the concrete structure. | 03-24-2016 |
| 404050000 | With offset or keyed slab ends | 1 |
| 20120243937 | TRANSVERSE JUNCTION COMPRISING TWO FACING TRANSVERSE ENDS OF TWO SUCCESSIVE PREFABRICATED CARRIAGEWAY ELEMENTS, AND CONNECTING SYSTEM THEREFOR - A junction between successive flat pre-fabricated elements which comprises an elastic transverse insert ( | 09-27-2012 |
| 404052000 | With articulated dowel means | 3 |
| 20090035063 | CONCRETE SLAB JOINT SYSTEM INCLUDING A LOAD PLATE SLEEVE - A load plate sleeve assembly for maintaining a load plate in position between adjacent concrete slabs and facilitating controlled lateral movement of the load plate includes a housing and an insert clip coupled to the housing. The housing includes a top wall, a bottom wall, opposing side walls extending between the top and bottom walls, and an end wall extending between the top and bottom walls, and between the side walls. The walls define an internal cavity, and the housing includes a cavity access opening. The insert clip includes a opposing side walls having a first end and a second end. The insert clip also includes an end wall extending between the side walls, a plurality of deformable centering fingers extending from the side walls, and a collapsible diamond shaped center support extending from the end wall. The insert clip is positioned inside the internal cavity of the housing. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090060655 | System and Method for Concrete Slab Connection - Systems and methods of transferring loads between adjacent cast-in-place slabs, such as concrete slabs, and for accurately positioning dowels between adjacent sections of slabs are provided. A generally planar plate-type dowel is used which may be positioned within a cutaway in a preexisting slab of concrete. The dowel is shaped to generally conform to the shape of the cutaway, which is made by a saw blade. Once the dowel is positioned within the preexisting slab, a new slab is poured adjacent the preexisting slab. Rubber seals are included on the edges of the dowels to provide spacing or a gap between the dowel and the preexisting slab to allow for lateral independent movement of the adjacent slabs, and to prevent concrete from the newly poured second slab from entering into the gap. A saw unit for making a generally planar cut horizontally into an edge of a hardened concrete slab is also provided. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100086351 | Dowel sleeves - A dowel sleeve has a tubular body with a mounting assembly at one end for releasable connection to a construction plate, and a leg support engagable at the other end for adjustable support. The construction plate has spaced non-circular holes. A first flange of the mounting assembly has a complementary profile, of smaller dimensions, to the non-circular holes, while a second flange has a similar profile, of larger dimensions, with its major-axis non-aligned with the major-axis of the first flange. The first flange is inserted through one of the non-circular holes, and the tubular body is rotated so the first and second flanges engage opposed faces of the construction plate. | 04-08-2010 |
| 404053000 | With underlying bridge for adjacent slab ends | 1 |
| 20150337500 | Asphalt Paving Seam Gasket - An asphalt paving seam gasket comprises a footing sheet, a seam wall and a ramp extension. Once the footing sheet is anchored to the substrate, the seam wall provides a supporting buttress for the compaction of an initial lane of paving, while the ramp extension provides a sloped access for vehicles to mount the initial lane during the interval before the adjoining lane of paving is applied. Optionally, an adhesive resin is applied to the contact surfaces of the gasket to strengthen their bonding to the asphalt material and prevent moisture penetration between the gasket and the asphalt material. | 11-26-2015 |
| 404056000 | With mid-slab bridge means | 10 |
| 20100054858 | SHEAR DOWEL ASSEMBLY - This invention relates to a shear dowel assembly for distributing loads between adjacent concrete slabs, separated by a joint. The shear dowel assembly includes a dowel sheath having a front face and a rear face. The rear face of the dowel sheath is imbedded within the first concrete slab, whereas the front face is left substantially flush with the side of said first concrete slab. The front face also has a portion defining an opening therein. There is also provided a shear dowel adapted to be inserted into the opening in the dowel sheath, with a first end of the shear dowel abutting the rear face of the dowel sheath, and a second end of the shear dowel extending out from the opening in the dowel sheath, whereby the shear dowel may be embedded within a second adjacent concrete slab to be poured. The shear dowel has a width of constant cross section, and is preferably trapezoidal (or in the shape of a trapezium) in plan view. The shear dowel assembly allows for increased differential movement of the adjacent concrete slabs, as the joint gap between the concrete slabs increases, whilst retaining the load carrying capacity of the shear dowel at all times. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20140086682 | REMOVABLE DOWEL CONNECTOR AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLING AND REMOVING THE SAME - A pre-fabricated pavement slab installation and replacement system is provided. The system includes a connector having an axial opening therethrough and engagement surface within the opening. The system further includes a pavement slab and an adjacent pavement slab, wherein a portion of the connector is embedded in the pavement slab and a remaining portion of the connector is exposed. The adjacent pavement slab has an interconnection slot, that can cover the remaining portion of the exposed connector. The system further provides that under the condition that the pavement slab and the adjacent pavement slab are cut apart, the connector is cut into a first half and a second half, wherein the first half of the connector contains the first engagement component and the second half of the connector contains the second engagement component. The first half of the connector can be subsequently removed by engaging the engagement surface. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20160108587 | ROADWAY JOINT DEVICE - A roadway joint device for providing a drivable joint section between a road and an adjoining structure, particularly a bridge structure. includes at least one joint element placed on a sliding surface adjacent to the bridge structure. A longitudinal axis of the at least one joint element is arranged substantially parallel to a plane of the roadway and a bridge end section of the bridge structure. Between the at least one joint element and the adjoining bridge end section and/or an adjoining retaining device arranged at a distance to the bridge end section, respective joint gaps with a specified gap width are arranged. The at least one joint element is attached to at least one rod, the rod being arranged substantially in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the bridge structure, anchored at one rod end in the bridge structure an other rod end thereof in the retaining device. | 04-21-2016 |
| 404057000 | Sliding plate pair | 2 |
| 20140219719 | EXPANSION JOINT SYSTEM - An expansion joint system includes: a core; and a layer of an elastomer disposed on the core. The core and the layer of elastomer disposed thereon form an elongated section, the elongated section configured to be oriented vertically between substantially coplanar substrates. The expansion joint system further includes a termination section located at one end of the elongated section and comprising a flared end forming an angle with the elongated section and configured to direct fluid and/or particles and/or solvents away from the expansion joint system. | 08-07-2014 |
| 404058000 | Horizontal slide plane | 1 |
| 20080267704 | Plate concrete dowel system - A disc dowel system is interposed between adjacent first and second concrete pours defining a pour joint therebetween. The disc dowel system comprises a pocket former having a rib insert disposable therewithin for engaging the sides of a dowel plate. The pocket former has a vertical base flange with a pair of fastener-receiving bosses for securing the pocket former to a concrete form. The pocket former has a horizontally extending interior compartment with an open straight side that is aligned with the pour joint and is positioned within the first pour. The dowel plate has an orthogonal shape with an embedded portion and a slidable portion. The embedded portion is rigidly encapsulated within the second pour. The slidable portion is slidably disposed within the pocket former such that the dowel plate permits relative horizontal movement of the first and second pours while restricting relative vertical movement thereof. | 10-30-2008 |
| 404059000 | End cushioned or lubricated dowel | 1 |
| 20130202355 | PLURAL-COMPONENT, COMPOSITE-MATERIAL HIGHWAY DOWEL BAR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHODOLOGY - A plural-component, composite-material highway dowel bar and an associated fabrication methodology. The dowel bar includes an elongate, solid-cylindrical, high-shear-strength core bar, preferably steel, and an elongate, fibre-reinforced plastic-resin jacket, including an elongate, pultrusion-formed, tubular sleeve, and sleeve-received, opposite-end, end-well sleeve end plugs, fully surrounding and protectively covering the core bar. | 08-08-2013 |
| 404062000 | Supported dowel end | 4 |
| 20110085857 | DOWEL DEVICE WITH CLOSED END SPEED COVER - Disclosed are a concrete dowel placement devices and a method of utilizing the same. A metallic stud is driven, screwed, or otherwise attached to a form. The stud may be a unitary structure, or may be a hollow tube with conventional fastening means such as nails and screws extending through and holding the hollow tube to the form. A cover having an interior compartment substantially equal in diameter to the stud is slidably placed thereon, and a first enclosed area is developed with a plurality of forms. Concrete is poured into the first enclosed area, and upon curing, the form and the stud are removed, leaving the cover embedded in the concrete. A metallic dowel is inserted into the cover, and a second enclosed area is developed with like configured forms. The metallic dowel extends into the second enclosed area. Upon pouring concrete into the second enclosed area, a cold joint is formed between the concrete of the first enclosed area and the concrete of the second enclosed area, supported and braced by the metallic dowel. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20130209171 | PAVEMENT DOWEL ASSEMBLY BAR - A pavement dowel bar assembly is reinforced to maintain the alignment of dowel bars during the paving process. An exemplary dowel bar assembly includes a side frame having at least one bracing member. The bracing member is convertible between a first, stored position and a second, deployed position. When in the first, stored position, the bracing member is generally parallel to a plane defined by the side frame. In the second, deployed position, the bracing member is at an angle relative to the plane of the side frame. The dowel bar assembly may further include a plurality of dowel bars and a second side frame. Also described herein are methods of reinforcing a pavement dowel bar assembly with a convertible bracing member. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20160017548 | Dowels for Jointed Concrete and Methods of Forming and Using the Same - A method of forming concrete dowel tubes comprises forming such dowel tube from a roll of steel sheet material and occurs in a continuous process rather than indexed manner. A method of grouting concrete dowel tubes into holes formed in existing cured concrete comprises pumping grout through the dowel tubes to backfill the grout around the dowel tubes between the dowel tubes and the holes. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160032538 | Dowel Bar Retrofit - It may be desirable to join two surfaces of a roadway using a dowel bar retrofit. Various embodiments contemplate creating a cavity for a dowel bar using a cutting head to create a cavity with scalloped walls. The system and methods may provide for an improved structural joint. | 02-04-2016 |
| 404064000 | Preformed non-metallic only | 3 |
| 20140205378 | Contraction Joint Installer for Concrete Slabs - An apparatus and method to install contraction joints in concrete slabs. The method uses a device, which inserts a strip of plastic or paper tape into freshly laced concrete, as the device is driven across a concrete slab. The tape is folded immediately prior to being inserted into freshly placed concrete, and functions to weaken the slab at the contraction joint location for the purpose of causing a crack to form in the slab. Plastic tape can be used, which functions as a moisture vapor retarder, and thereby, protects floor coverings from moisture damage, such as mold and mildew, at contraction joint locations. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20160097169 | COMPOSITE HOOP TIE FOR CONCRETE - A concrete tie is provided for joining together adjacent slabs of concrete. The tie includes a flat center portion which sits upon the subgrade, and opposite end portions which are inclined upwardly to extend into the concrete when the concrete is poured. The ties are made of a non-corrosive material to eliminate concrete spalling. The ties are formed as a continuous loop, with curved opposite ends. | 04-07-2016 |
| 404066000 | Encased, laminated or composite | 1 |
| 20120308303 | DEVICE FOR BRIDGING AN EXPANSION JOINT - The invention relates to a device ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 404067000 | Compound or composite | 1 |
| 20090214293 | Road Surface Overlay System - A road surface overlay system including a road surface, an adhesive material that is applied to a portion or all of the road surface, a woven member including fiber bundles, wherein each of the fiber bundles are substantially embedded in the adhesive material and a layer of aggregate applied onto the woven member and the adhesive material. A method of forming a road surface overlay system is also provided. | 08-27-2009 |
| 404068000 | Strip or filler plus supporting bracket | 2 |
| 20090060656 | PAVER EDGING DEVICE AND METHOD - A paver edging device has a linear metal strip with at least one bend along the length of the strip forming a first and second side and voids within the metal strip on a first side of the bend, without passing to the edge, and extending through the curvature of the apex of the bend. A method sets the paver edging device. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100061802 | System and method for installing expansion joints - A frame for installing strips of expansion joint material in freshly-poured concrete has an elongated spine around which other elements of the frame are assembled. Spaced retainers are attached along a spine side. A flat side panel extends along another spine side. A space formed between panel and retainer receives a strip of expansion joint material. Notches are spaced along the bottom edge of side panel and serve as guides for spaced nails driven through the joint material. Spaced stakes are driven into the ground to hold the frame in place as concrete is poured around the frame. Handles are attached to the spine for removal of the frame after the concrete has been poured. The nails, immersed in the fresh concrete, hold the strip in place as the frame is lifted from the concrete and the strip remains in place within the concrete. | 03-11-2010 |
| 404069000 | Sealing cap or filler support | 2 |
| 20090067926 | Thermoplastic pothole repair material and method - Disclosed is a thermoplastic material and method for repairing damaged asphaltic surfaces by filling “potholes” or damaged regions with thermoplastic fill that is placed in the damaged region of an asphaltic surface, heated to melt the fill in the damaged region and when sufficiently filled a thermoplastic color matched upper patch sheet is laid thereon and heated completing the asphaltic surface. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20110135387 | EXPANSION JOINT SEALING SYSTEM - An expansion joint sealing system may be used to provide a continuous and seamless waterproof membrane across a gap in an expansion joint. The expansion joint sealing system includes sealing members that are provided with a keyway for accepting and interlocking a coating membrane. Also disclosed are an expansion joint including spaced apart structural members and the sealing system and a method for sealing a gap between two spaced apart structural members. | 06-09-2011 |
