Patents by Inventor Andrew Thomas LaCroix

Andrew Thomas LaCroix 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).

  • Wheel-tracking devices and related systems and methods
    Patent number: 9964471
    Abstract: A wheel-tracking test device includes a housing, one or more test chambers in the housing, one or more load arm assemblies, and a drive mechanism. Each test chamber is configured to receive and hold one or more asphalt test samples. Each load arm assembly includes a weighted loading arm and a wheel rotatably connected to the loading arm. The drive mechanism is configured to move the load arm assembly from a load position in which the wheel is on a test sample held in the test chamber and a rest position by retracting the loading arm such that the wheel is lifted off the test sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignees: INSTROTEK, INC., MATEST S.P.A. UNIPERSONALE
    Inventors: Ali Regimand, Danilo Guerini, Lawrence H. James, Paola Maestroni, Andrew Thomas LaCroix
  • Wheel-Tracking Devices and Related Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20150292989
    Abstract: A wheel-tracking test device includes a housing, one or more test chambers in the housing, one or more load arm assemblies, and a drive mechanism. Each test chamber is configured to receive and hold one or more asphalt test samples. Each load arm assembly includes a weighted loading arm and a wheel rotatably connected to the loading arm. The drive mechanism is configured to move the load arm assembly from a load position in which the wheel is on a test sample held in the test chamber and a rest position by retracting the loading arm such that the wheel is lifted off the test sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Ali Regimand, Danilo Guerini, Lawrence H. James, Paola Maestroni, Andrew Thomas LaCroix