Patents by Inventor James W. Mack

James W. Mack 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).

  • Concrete pavement system and method
    Patent number: 8280697
    Abstract: A method of optimizing a concrete pavement design including estimating conditions of the pavement, determining properties of the pavement and developing a concrete pavement system. The method may further include selecting a thickness for the system, predicting performance of the system, determining costs of the system, and optimizing the pavement design based on one or more considerations. The method may include iterating one or more considerations. An optimized pavement system having predetermined design parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Cemex, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick A. Thiel, James W. Mack
  • CONCRETE PAVEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090129862
    Abstract: A method of optimizing a concrete pavement design including estimating conditions of the pavement, determining properties of the pavement and developing a concrete pavement system. The method may further include selecting a thickness for the system, predicting performance of the system, determining costs of the system, and optimizing the pavement design based on one or more considerations. The method may include iterating one or more considerations. An optimized pavement system having predetermined design parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: CEMEX, INC.
    Inventors: Patrick A. THIEL, James W. MACK