Patents by Inventor Donald L. Nielsen

Donald L. Nielsen 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).

  • Patent number: 4068023
    Abstract: The dissolving and/or dispersing of relatively large proportions of reclaimed rubber into molten paving asphalts is facilitated by incorporating into the asphalt a minor proportion of a highly aromatic, high-boiling, high-flash-point mineral oil. The resulting mixtures can be held at temperatures above 300.degree. F for substantial periods of time without becoming too viscous for convenient handling, thereby facilitating the application thereof to roadways. The rubberized asphalt mixtures are particularly useful in the form of stress absorbing membrane interlayers between old, damaged pavement surfaces and an overlayer of new asphalt concrete, for providing chip-seal coatings over old pavement, as crack fillers in Portland Cement concrete or asphalt concrete pavements, and bridge deck waterproofing membranes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1978
    Assignee: Union Oil Company of California
    Inventors: Donald L. Nielsen, James R. Bagley