E01C 23/166
Means for dispensing particulate material on to freshly applied markings or into
Official title: {Means for dispensing particulate material on to freshly applied markings or into the marking material after discharge thereof, e.g. reflective beads, grip-improving particles}
E01C23/166 (Means for dispensing particulate material on to freshly applied markings or into) appears on 69 US grants and 50 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 50
- Assignees
- 36
- Inventors
- 116
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- 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
- Marking trafficked pavement substrates using a dry polymer modified cement3 Feb 2026US 12,540,104 B2
- Printable signage for traffic and pedestrian areas23 Dec 2025US 12,505,765 B2Patch Rubber Company
- Pavement marking system with pavement marker dispenser having curvilinear feed tube for improved marker spacing7 Jan 2025US 12,188,189 B2Crown USA, Inc.
- Retroreflective materials and articles incorporating near-ideal total internal retroreflective elements27 Aug 2024US 12,072,515 B2Vergence Automation, Inc.
- Printable signage for traffic and pedestrian areas12 Mar 2026US 2026/0073820 A1Patch Rubber Company
- Retroreflective materials and articles incorporating near-ideal total internal retroreflective elements21 Aug 2025US 2025/0264644 A1Vergence Automation, Inc.
- Smart road marking construction method, smart road markings and autonomous driving system using the same12 Sep 2024US 2024/0301637 A1Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology
- Pavement Marking System With Pavement Marker Dispenser Having Curvilinear Feed Tube for Improved Marker Spacing15 Aug 2024US 2024/0271374 A1Crown USA, Inc.
- Retroreflective marking system8 Feb 2024US 2024/0044090 A1Potters Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for embedding reflective beads in thermoplastic pavement marking lines47US 5,039,557 A1991
- Process and device for producing or renewing a horizontal marking on roads and horizontal marking produced in accordance with the process44US 4,856,931 APlastiroute S.A. · 1989
- Vehicle towed apparatus for striping of roads34US 5,947,385 AGraco Inc. · 1999
- Line marking apparatus31US 5,169,262 ARoad Construction Authority · 1992
- Striping apparatus for vehicle travel surfaces29US 6,413,012 B12002