E01C 23/16
Devices for marking-out, applying, or forming traffic or like markings on finished
Official title: Devices for marking-out, applying, or forming traffic or like markings on finished paving (E01C23/14 takes precedence; inserting or forming in not-yet hardened paving E01C23/02, in recesses formed in fully-set paving E01C23/09; marking-out playing courts or playgrounds A63C19/06; applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; road surface markings per se E01F9/50); Protecting fresh markings
E01C23/16 (Devices for marking-out, applying, or forming traffic or like markings on finished) appears on 459 US grants and 360 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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| 2026 | 13 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for marking a ground surface using a robot unit and a local base station, the system therefore and use thereof14 Jul 2026US 12,681,478 B2Turf Tank ApS
- Surface marking robots and obstacles16 Jun 2026US 12,654,323 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
- Smart road marking construction method, smart road markings and autonomous driving system using the same26 May 2026US 12,637,815 B2Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology
- Methods and apparatus for mobile additive manufacturing of advanced roadway systems12 May 2026US 12,623,286 B2
- Liquid discharge apparatus including a discharger on a wheeled platform and conveyor12 May 2026US 12,623,475 B2Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Bimodal binder compositions, processes of making bimodal binder compositions, and fast-drying aqueous compositions comprising a bimodal binder compostion1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297372 A1Rohm and Haas Company
- Drawing device for personal transportation vehicle6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226694 A1Razor USA LLC
- Water-based multi-component paint system9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193470 A1Team Segnal S.R.L.
- Method and apparatus for deployment of a tubular body onto a surface14 May 2026US 2026/0133393 A1TRAXyL, Inc.
- Printable signage for traffic and pedestrian areas12 Mar 2026US 2026/0073820 A1Patch Rubber Company
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- Global positioning system controlled paint sprayer143US 6,299,934 B1Trimble Navigation Limited · 2001
- Global positioning system controlled paint sprayer130US 6,074,693 ATrimble Navigation Limited · 2000
- Global positioning system controlled staking apparatus87US 6,330,503 B1Trimble Navigation Limited · 2001
- Spray wand with stand87US 6,390,336 B1Rolatape Corporation · 2002