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US 4,888,896 AGranted
Utility cut patch identification tag
OwnerRichard E. Sanchezinventor
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Abstract
A non-penetrating utility cut patch identification tag comprises a wafer of a durable, pliant polymeric material coated on its lower surface with adhesive and having labeling indicia on its upper surface. The tag is preferably circular with a diameter of from about one to about two inches. The tag is pressed into the surface of fresh paving material which has been introduced into a previously cut out section of pavement.
Claims10
A method for repairing and identifying a cut out section of pavement comprising:
- filling the cut out section of the pavement with a fresh paving material;
- smoothing the fresh paving material so that the surface of the fresh paving material is generally flush with the surface of the surrounding pavement;
- applying an identifying tag to the surface of the paving material, said identification tag having a top surface area of no more than about five square inches and comprising a generally flat wafer made of a pliant, durable polymeric material with upper and lower surfaces, a layer of adhesive material coating the lower surface of the wafer, and at least one labeling indicia on the upper surface of the wafer;
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- pressing the identification tag into the paving material so that the wafer is at least partially embedded within the top surface of the paving material.
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A method for repairing and identifying a cut out section of pavement comprising:
- filling the cut out section of the pavement with a fresh paving material;
- smoothing the fresh paving material so that the surface of the fresh paving material is generally flush with the surface of the surrounding pavement;
- applying an identifying tag to the surface of the paving material, said identification tag having a top surface area of no more that about five square inches and comprising a generally flat wafer made of a pliant, durable polymeric material with upper and lower surfaces, and indicia means for visually conveying a predetermined message;
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- pressing the identification tag into the paving material so that the wafer is at least partially embedded within the top surface of the paving material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.