Patents Assigned to A.L.M. Holding Company
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Patent number: 11912874Abstract: Disclosed are binders and methods for making such binders with crude sterols. The crude sterols improve various rheological properties of the binders. The disclosure provides a method for slowing the aging rate of aged asphalt binder comprising adding a crude sterol to an asphalt binder, wherein the asphalt binder comprises both virgin asphalt binder, and reclaimed asphalt binder material comprising asphalt pavement (RAP), asphalt shingles (RAS) or combinations of RAP and RAS.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
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Patent number: 11760882Abstract: Disclosed are asphalt and asphalt binders and methods for making such compositions with sterols. The sterols improve various rheological properties. Also disclosed are methods of determining the changes or improvements of various rheoloical properties.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
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Patent number: 11718756Abstract: Pavement aging can be reduced by applying to an asphalt-containing pavement a topcoat layer or a surface treatment containing asphalt binder emulsion with sterols.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
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Patent number: 11667570Abstract: Disclosed are asphalt binder compositions and methods for making such compositions with pure sterol:crude sterol blends. The sterol blends improve various rheological properties.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
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Patent number: 11542668Abstract: Pavement aging can be reduced by applying to an asphalt-containing pavement a topcoat layer or a surface treatment containing asphalt binder with sterols.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2018Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignees: ERGON ASPHALT & EMULSIONS, INC., A.L.M. HOLDING COMPANYInventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
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Patent number: 11427697Abstract: Disclosed are asphalt binder compositions that contain at least one sterol or stanol additive, or blends of sterols and stanol additives, wherein the sterol or stanol additive is derived from an animal waste or manure source such as swine manure. These sterol and stanol-based additives improve various rheological properties of the asphalt binder compositions showing reduced and/or mitigated aging characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
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Patent number: 11198977Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plant for manufacturing heated asphalt mix. In particular, the disclosure relates to a batch asphalt mix plant for using a microwave heating vessel located in close proximity to a storage silo to heat asphalt mix at the point of storage using a batch production method.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: A.L.M. HOLDING COMPANYInventor: Mark Eliot
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Patent number: 11174603Abstract: Cold-in-place asphalt recycling is disclosed. A foamed asphalt may be produced by injecting water and optionally compressed air into a hot asphalt stream. A lubricating surfactant may be added to the hot asphalt stream to improve performance. The foamed asphalt may be mixed with reclaimed material to provide a uniformly coated paving material that can compacted to a desired density.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, David Lange, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Ervin Dukatz
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Patent number: 11168214Abstract: Disclosed are asphalt and asphalt binders and methods for making such compositions with sterols. The sterols improve various rheological properties. Also disclosed are methods of determining the changes or improvements of various rheoloical properties.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
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Patent number: 11097981Abstract: Disclosed are asphalt binder compositions and methods for making such compositions with pure sterol:crude sterol blends. The sterol blends improve various rheological properties.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
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Patent number: 10669202Abstract: Asphalt binder compositions and methods for making such compositions with pure sterol:crude sterol blends. The sterol blends improve various rheological properties.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignees: A.L.M. HOLDING COMPANY, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
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Patent number: 10280305Abstract: An acid modified asphalt binder is combined with an emulsifier solution to produce an emulsified asphalt binder. The acid modified asphalt binder may be formed by combining an asphalt binder, a phosphorous-based acid, and, optionally, a polymer modifier. The emulsifier solution may be produced by forming an aqueous solution of an amine and a phosphorous-based acid, which forms an aqueous solution comprising an amine phosphate. The emulsified asphalt binder may be combined with an aggregate to form a paving material. In other examples, the emulsified asphalt binder may be used alone, for example in a chip seal application, or in a diluted form, for example in a fog seal application.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignees: Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc., A.L.M. Holding CompanyInventors: Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Gerald H. Reinke
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Patent number: 10214646Abstract: The present invention provides an asphalt paving composition including an essentially water-free, non-foamed warm mix asphalt binder composition modified with lubricating antistrip additives that can be mixed with uncompacted aggregate to provide a warm mix paving composition of the aggregate adequately coated with the essentially water-free, non-foamed binder and lubricating antistrip additive. This warm mix paving composition may be mixed at temperatures of 280° F. or lower and may be compacted at temperatures of 260° F. or lower that are below mixing and compacting temperatures of similar paving compositions that do not contain the disclosed lubricating antistrip additives.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2015Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsion, Inc.Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Steven L. Engber
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Patent number: 9605153Abstract: An acid modified asphalt binder is combined with an emulsifier solution to produce an emulsified asphalt binder. The acid modified asphalt binder may be formed by combining an asphalt binder, a phosphorous-based acid, and, optionally, a polymer modifier. The emulsifier solution may be produced by forming an aqueous solution of an amine and a phosphorous-based acid, which forms an aqueous solution comprising an amine phosphate. The emulsified asphalt binder may be combined with an aggregate to form a paving material. In other examples, the emulsified asphalt binder may be used alone, for example in a chip seal application, or in a diluted form, for example in a fog seal application.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Inventors: Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Gerald H. Reinke
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Patent number: 9175446Abstract: Bituminous paving mixtures containing lubricating agents or additives may be prepared at hot mix temperatures and cooled, paved and compacted at temperatures 10-55° C. lower than the hot mix temperatures. The increased temperature range between the hot mix temperatures and the paving and compacting temperatures is facilitated by the improved compacting properties of the paving mixture when it includes the lubricating agents or additives.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: A.L.M Holding CompanyInventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Steven L. Engber
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Patent number: 8993657Abstract: An acid modified asphalt binder is combined with an emulsifier solution to produce an emulsified asphalt binder. The acid modified asphalt binder may be formed by combining an asphalt binder, a phosphorous-based acid, and, optionally, a polymer modifier. The emulsifier solution may be produced by forming an aqueous solution of an amine and a phosphorous-based acid, which forms an aqueous solution comprising an amine phosphate. The emulsified asphalt binder may be combined with an aggregate to form a paving material. In other examples, the emulsified asphalt binder may be used alone, for example in a chip seal application, or in a diluted form, for example in a fog seal application.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: A.L.M. Holding CompanyInventors: Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Gerald H. Reinke
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Patent number: 8734581Abstract: Bituminous paving mixtures containing lubricating agents or additives may be prepared at hot mix temperatures and cooled, paved and compacted at temperatures 10-55° C. lower than the hot mix temperatures. The increased temperature range between the hot mix temperatures and the paving and compacting temperatures is facilitated by the improved compacting properties of the paving mixture when it includes the lubricating agents or additives.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: A.L.M. Holding CompanyInventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Steven L. Engber
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Patent number: 8679245Abstract: The present invention provides a functionally dry warm mix asphalt binder composition modified with lubricating agents or additives that can be mixed with aggregate and compacted at temperatures substantially below asphalt binder compositions that do not contain the disclosed lubricating additives.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Steven L. Engber
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Patent number: 8673069Abstract: Bituminous paving mixtures containing lubricating agents or additives may be prepared at hot mix temperatures and cooled, paved and compacted at temperatures 10-55° C. lower than the hot mix temperatures. The increased temperature range between the hot mix temperatures and the paving and compacting temperatures is facilitated by the improved compacting properties of the paving mixture when it includes the lubricating agents or additives.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2012Date of Patent: March 18, 2014Assignee: A.L.M. Holding CompanyInventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Steven L. Engber
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Patent number: 8536255Abstract: An acid modified asphalt binder is combined with an emulsifier solution to produce an emulsified asphalt binder. The acid modified asphalt binder may be formed by combining an asphalt binder, a phosphorous-based acid, and, optionally, a polymer modifier. The emulsifier solution may be produced by forming an aqueous solution of an amine and a phosphorous-based acid, which forms an aqueous solution comprising an amine phosphate. The emulsified asphalt binder may be combined with an aggregate to form a paving material. In other examples, the emulsified asphalt binder may be used alone, for example in a chip seal application, or in a diluted form, for example in a fog seal application.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2009Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: A.L.M. Holding CompanyInventors: Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Gerald H. Reinke