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Paving machine for forming porous pavement construction

US5971657A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 12, 1997
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02A30/30
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A paving machine forms aqueduct channels using a screed assembly having elongated forming arms, and deposits pavement material onto these arms. As the machine advances, channels are formed in the pavement layer. This results in a porous pavement material having a number of aqueduct channels formed underneath the pavement surface, so that water can percolate downward into the pavement and enter the channels.

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