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US 11,326,310 B2Granted
Concrete and masonry restoration and ornamentation method and apparatus
OwnerDonald Velazquezinventor
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided to rehabilitate and beautify cracked concrete surfaces by adding channels to the surface.
Claims16
A concrete or cementitious product defined by a surface area comprised of:
- a plurality of pre-existing fissures formed by an expansion or contraction of the surface area;
- a plurality of decorative channels formed separately by a machine, wherein each of the plurality of decorative channels comprise a length and a width, wherein along the length each of the plurality of decorative channels are defined by an intersection of the surface area and two opposite sidewalls that extend up from below the surface area toward the surface area, and wherein the intersection is configured by the machine to define a rough or rounded corner along the length.
A concrete or cementitious product defined by a surface area comprised of:
- a plurality of pre-existing fissures formed by an expansion or contraction of the surface area;
- a plurality of decorative channels formed separately by a machine, wherein each of the plurality of channels comprise a length, wherein each of the plurality of decorative channels are defined by an intersection of the surface area and two opposite sidewalls that extend below the surface area, and wherein at least some of the two opposing sidewall surfaces are configured by the machine to be irregular or rough.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.