Patents by Inventor Gerald H. Reinke

Gerald H. Reinke 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: 11174603
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, David Lange, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Ervin Dukatz
  • Patent number: 11168214
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
  • Patent number: 11097981
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
  • Publication number: 20210017386
    Abstract: Disclosed are asphalt binder compositions and methods for making such compositions with sterol. The sterol improves various rheological and chemical properties of asphalt binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
  • Publication number: 20200354274
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
  • Publication number: 20200277497
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
  • Publication number: 20200207944
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
  • Patent number: 10669202
    Abstract: Asphalt binder compositions and methods for making such compositions with pure sterol:crude sterol blends. The sterol blends improve various rheological properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: A.L.M. HOLDING COMPANY, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
  • Publication number: 20190265221
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
  • Publication number: 20190218395
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Steven L. Engber
  • Publication number: 20190210919
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
  • Publication number: 20190153229
    Abstract: Disclosed are binders and methods for making such binders with crude sterols. The crude sterols improve various rheological properties of the binders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
  • Patent number: 10280305
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc., A.L.M. Holding Company
    Inventors: Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Gerald H. Reinke
  • Patent number: 10214646
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsion, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Steven L. Engber
  • Publication number: 20180215919
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
  • Publication number: 20180187385
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, David Lange, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Ervin Dukatz
  • Publication number: 20170253739
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Gerald H. Reinke
  • Patent number: 9605153
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: A.L.M. Holding Company, Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Gerald H. Reinke
  • Publication number: 20160362338
    Abstract: Disclosed are asphalt binder compositions that include an anti-aging additive. The anti-aging additive improves various rheological properties. Methods of making such asphalt binder compositions and pavements are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Andrew Hanz
  • Patent number: 9394652
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignees: A.L.M. HOLDING CO., Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
    Inventors: Gerald H. Reinke, Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Steven L. Engber