Patents by Inventor Pierre Bense

Pierre Bense 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).

  • Method and device for producing a surface coating on a surface such as a road
    Patent number: 5069578
    Abstract: The method comprises spreading a layer of bituminous binding material on the surface, spreading at least one layer of aggregates on the layer of binding material, and compacting the layer of aggregates in contact with the layer of binding material. The aggregates consist of loose chips covered with a mixture, which has a pasty consistency, of bitumen and of pulverulent material. The layer of binding material contains at least 11% of the total quantity of bitumen used in the coating. The operations of spreading the binding material and the aggregates and of compacting and surfacing the coating are performed in succession within a period of less than 5 seconds, the speed of advance of the site being at least ten meters per minute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: Screg Routes et. Travaux Publics
    Inventors: Pierre Bense, Jean-Francois Patte