US4251586A
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Road pavement and repair
Assignee: Owens Corning Fiberglas Technology Inc
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Filing: 1979-09-10
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Granted: 1981-02-17
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Expires: 1999-09-10
Abstract
Abstract The use of flake glass in road pavement and repair is disclosed. In particular, we disclose improvements in the formulations of asphalt aggregate wear surfaces, substrate layers and interface layers between the substrate and wear surfaces. In one embodiment we also employ an unsaturated monomer or an unsaturated elastomer.
Inventors
- 👤 Alfred Marzocchi
- 👤 Michael G. Roberts
- 👤 Charles E. Bolen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:32
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01C; E01C11/00; E01C11/16; E01C11/165; E01C11/02; E01C11/04; E01C11/10; E01C11/103; E01C7/00; E01C7/08; E01C7/18; E01C7/182; E01C7/26; E01C7/265; E01C7/32; E01C7/34; E01D; E01D19/00; E01D19/08; E01D19/083; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31815
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
61 words
In a pavement construction including an upper wear course layer and an underlying substrate layer, the improvement comprising an intermediate membrane layer disposed between said wear course and substrate layers, said membrane being approximately 1/8 to 1/2 inch thick and composed of organic bituminous matrix and intermixed particles of glass flake in the range of 10 to 50% of bituminous matrix.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
61 words
In a pavement construction including an upper wear course layer and an underlying substrate layer, the improvement comprising an intermediate membrane layer disposed between said wear course and substrate layers, said membrane being approximately 1/8 to 1/2 inch thick and composed of organic bituminous matrix and intermixed particles of glass flake in the range of 10 to 50% of bituminous matrix.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The improvement as described in claim 1 wherein the organic matrix is a blown asphalt modified by chemical reaction with styrene monomer and an unsaturated elastomer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 2 wherein the organic matrix has an intermixed filler of inorganic particulates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
65 words
The improvement as claimed in claim 2 in which the glass flake has been treated with a mixture of amino silane and elemental sulfur to produce a glass surface in which the silane portion serves as a coupling agent which has reacted with the glass surface, thus leaving unreacted amine groups and free elemental sulfur dispersed over the glass surface for reaction with the asphalt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
87 words
A pavement comprising: a wear course containing 88-95% sand and stone aggregate and 5-12% modified asphalt composed of the reaction product of 60.0 to 99.8% asphalt, 0.1 to 35% styrene monomer, and from 0.1 to 5.0% butadiene rubber; an underlying substrate layer serving as a base for the pavement; and an interface layer having a depth of between 1/8 inch to 1/2 inch thickness interposed between the wear course and the substrate layer composed of an asphaltic composition and intermixed glass flake embedded in the asphaltic composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
87 words
A pavement comprising: a wear course containing 88-95% sand and stone aggregate and 5-12% modified asphalt composed of the reaction product of 60.0 to 99.8% asphalt, 0.1 to 35% styrene monomer, and from 0.1 to 5.0% butadiene rubber; an underlying substrate layer serving as a base for the pavement; and an interface layer having a depth of between 1/8 inch to 1/2 inch thickness interposed between the wear course and the substrate layer composed of an asphaltic composition and intermixed glass flake embedded in the asphaltic composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The pavement as described in claim 5 wherein the asphaltic reaction product contains 10 to 50% glass flake based on asphaltic reaction product and glass flake.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The pavement as described in claim 5 wherein the interface layer includes a glass fiber reinforcement composed of chopped glass fibers.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The pavement as described in claim 5 wherein the glass flake has a thickness from 0.0003 to 0.0004 inch and an average size of 0.03 to 0.2 inch.
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