Patents by Inventor Michael F. Stachowicz

Michael F. Stachowicz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Expansion joint and methods of preparing same
    Patent number: 8790038
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Dynamic Surface Applications, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael F. Stachowicz, Richard P. Lee
  • EXPANSION JOINT AND METHODS OF PREPARING SAME
    Publication number: 20140154008
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Dynamic Surface Applications, Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael F. Stachowicz, Richard P. Lee