Method of filling and sealing a microtrench and a sealed microtrench
AssigneeCciip LLC
InventorsAngelo J. Pino, Jr., Daniel Urban
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Abstract
Provided is a microtrench fill comprising cement, a polymer, and a colorant. Also provided is a method of using the microtrench fill to fill a microtrench in a roadway.
Claims30
A method of continuously filling and sealing a microtrench containing an optical fiber and/or innerduct/microduct on a roadway to return the roadway to substantially an original state with a color-matched, filled and sealed microtrench comprising:
- forming a flowable concrete-based fill in a fill device by mixing together a cement, a polymer bonding agent, a colorant, an aggregate, and water, wherein the colorant provides the flowable concrete-based fill with a color substantially matching the color of the roadway, the polymer bonding agent provides adhesion to the existing roadway to seal the microtrench against water infiltration, the flowable concrete-based fill having a final set time of 2 hour or less, and the flowable concrete-based fill is configured to flow into the microtrench from the fill device;
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- continuously filling the microtrench with the flowable concrete-based fill material from the fill device to cover the optical fiber and/or innerduct/microduct, fill and seal the microtrench and return the roadway substantially back to the original state with the color-matched, filled and sealed microtrench.
A method of continuously filling and sealing a microtrench containing an optical fiber and/or innerduct/microduct on a roadway to return the roadway to substantially an original state with a filled and sealed microtrench comprising:
- forming a flowable concrete-based fill in a fill device by mixing together a cement, a polymer bonding agent, an aggregate, and water, wherein the polymer bonding agent provides adhesion to the existing roadway, the flowable concrete-based fill having a final set time of 2 hour or less, and the flowable concrete-based fill is configured to flow into the microtrench from the fill device;
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- continuously filling the microtrench with the flowable concrete-based fill material from the fill device to simultaneously cover the optical fiber and/or innerduct/microduct, fill and seal the microtrench and return the roadway substantially back to the original state with the filled and sealed microtrench.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.