Patents Assigned to The RainLine Corporation
  • Audible night-visible traffic stripe for a road and method and apparatus for making the same
    Patent number: 6247872
    Abstract: A traffic stripe including a first profiled portion having improved reflectivity and a second raised portion which provides an audible indication of its presence to a driver. Also, a method and apparatus for applying the traffic stripe including a vehicle having an apparatus for applying the traffic stripe, an applying assembly for dispersing a reflective material over the traffic stripe, another applying apparatus for applying an anti-adhesion agent, and a deformation apparatus disposed rearward thereof for forming interval grooves in the traffic stripe. The application of the anti-adhesion agent directly onto the traffic stripe or onto the deformation apparatus prevents the freshly applied traffic stripe from lifting off the road surface and adhering to the deformation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2001
    Assignee: The RainLine Corporation
    Inventor: Forrest C. Marcato
  • Apparatus for applying a night-visible traffic stripe to a road
    Patent number: 5642962
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying a traffic stripe having improved reflectivity includes a vehicle having an apparatus for applying the traffic stripe, an applying assembly for dispersing a reflective material over the traffic stripe, another applying apparatus for applying an anti-adhesion agent, and a deformation apparatus disposed rearward thereof for forming interval grooves in the traffic stripe. The application of the anti-adhesion agent directly onto the traffic stripe or onto the deformation apparatus prevents the freshly applied traffic stripe from lifting off the road surface and adhering to the deformation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: The Rainline Corporation
    Inventor: Forrest C. Marcato
  • Method for applying a night-visible traffic stripe to a road
    Patent number: 5511896
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying a traffic stripe having improved reflectivity includes a vehicle having an apparatus for applying the traffic stripe, an applying assembly for dispersing a reflective material over the traffic stripe, another applying apparatus for applying an anti-adhesion agent, and a deformation apparatus disposed rearward thereof for forming interval grooves in the traffic stripe. The application of the anti-adhesion agent directly onto the traffic stripe or onto the deformation apparatus prevents the freshly applied traffic stripe from lifting off the road surface and adhering to the deformation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: The Rainline Corporation
    Inventor: Forrest C. Marcato
  • Method for applying a night-visible traffic stripe to a road
    Patent number: 5439312
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying a traffic stripe having improved reflectivity includes a vehicle having an apparatus for applying the traffic stripe, an applying assembly for dispersing a reflective material over the traffic stripe, another applying apparatus for applying a releasing agent, and a deformation apparatus disposed rearward thereof for forming interval grooves in the traffic stripe. The application of the releasing agent directly onto the traffic stripe or onto the deformation apparatus prevents the freshly applied traffic stripe from lifting off the road surface and adhering to the deformation apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: The Rainline Corporation
    Inventor: Forrest C. Marcato