Asphalt crack filling system and method of use
OwnerMatthew Paul Elaminventor
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Abstract
Enhanced crack filler materials, systems, and methods for filling and repairing cracks in asphalt surfaces, such as asphalt roadways. The enhanced crack filler material includes crack filler and a silane additive. The silane additive includes organosilane, benzyl alcohol, and ethylene glycol. The crack filler, when combined with the silane additive, provides an enhanced crack filling material having a lower viscosity and a greater ability to penetrate cracks when compared to conventional crack filler materials.
Claims20
A method of repairing a crack in an asphalt surface comprising:
- providing a crack filler preparation container;
- adding an amount of crack filler material to the crack filler preparation container;
- adding an amount of silane additive to the crack filler preparation container, the silane additive comprising organosilane and benzyl alcohol, wherein the amount of silane additive is based on the amount of crack filler material in the crack filler preparation container;
- mixing the crack filler material and silane additive together under heat for a period of time forming an enhanced crack filler substance, wherein the amount of the benzyl alcohol in the silane additive forms the enhanced crack filler substance into a liquid;
- dispensing the enhanced crack filler substance into the crack in the asphalt surface;
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- curing the dispensed enhanced crack filler substance.
An enhanced crack filler substance prepared by a process comprising:
- providing an amount of crack filler material;
- heating the amount of crack filler material to a melting temperature;
- mixing an amount of silane additive comprising organosilane, benzyl alcohol, and ethylene glycol with the heated crack filler material for a period of time, wherein after the period of time, the mixed silane additive and heated crack filler material form an enhanced crack filler substance, and wherein a proportion of the organosilane, benzyl alcohol, and ethylene glycol forms the enhanced crack filler substance into a liquid.
An enhanced crack filling system, comprising:
- a crack filler receptacle;
- at least one heating element that heats the crack filler receptacle and contents inside the crack filler receptacle;
- an enhanced crack filler substance disposed inside the crack filler receptacle, the enhanced crack filler substance, comprising:
- an amount of heated crack filler;
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- an amount of silane additive mixed with the crack filler under heat for a period of time, wherein the silane additive includes organosilane and an amount of a solvent comprising benzyl alcohol and ethylene glycol, and wherein the amount of the solvent in the silane additive forms the enhanced crack filler substance into a liquid;
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- a dispensing applicator operatively interconnected with the crack filler receptacle and configured to convey the enhanced crack filler substance from the crack filler receptacle into a crack in asphalt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.