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Sealcoat System

a sealcoat and system technology, applied in the field of sealcoat, can solve the problems of significant health risks of silica sand if not properly handled

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-06-12
NAT GLASSTECH
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Benefits of technology

This patent is about a sealcoat for roads that is made by mixing a sealer, crushed glass, water, and an additive. The crushed glass is made from soda-lime glass and is commonly used in bottle production. The sealcoat is applied to the road and helps to protect it. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a durable and long-lasting sealcoat for roads that includes crushed glass.

Problems solved by technology

While silica sand provides many benefits for sealcoats, it is well-known that silica sand presents significant health risks if not properly handled.
There are also environmental concerns about silica being used in sealcoats.

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[0019]Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views, FIGS. 1 through 5 illustrate a sealcoat system 10, which comprises providing a sealer 30, crushed glass 40, water 50 and an additive 60, mixing the sealer 30 together with the crushed glass 40, water 50 and additive 60 to form a sealcoat 20 composition, and applying the sealcoat 20 composition to a road 14. The crushed glass 40 is preferably comprised of soda-lime glass and is further preferably comprised of container glass used in the production of bottles and jars. The sealcoat 20 may be applied to various surfaces to seal the same such as but not limited to roads 14 and driveways.

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[0020]The sealer 30 may be comprised of any conventional sealer 30 used in the sealcoating industry such as but not limited to coal tar emulsion sealer 30, asphalt emulsion sealer 30 or oil based sealer 30. Coal tar emulsion sealer 30 is a dura...

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Abstract

A sealcoat system for providing a sealcoat that is free of silica. The sealcoat system generally includes providing a sealer, crushed glass, water and an additive, mixing the sealer together with the crushed glass, water and additive to form a sealcoat composition, and applying the sealcoat composition to a road. The crushed glass is preferably comprised of soda-lime glass and is further preferably comprised of container glass used in the production of bottles and jars.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]I hereby claim benefit under Title 35, United States Code, Section 119(e) of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 726,083 filed Nov. 14, 2012. The 61 / 726,083 application is currently pending. The 61 / 726,083 application is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not applicable to this application.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]1. Field of the Invention[0004]The present invention relates generally to a sealcoat and more specifically it relates to a sealcoat system for providing a sealcoat that is free of silica sand to reduce health risks for individuals exposed to the sealcoat.[0005]2. Description of the Related Art[0006]Any discussion of the related art throughout the specification should in no way be considered as an admission that such related art is widely known or forms part of common general knowledge in the field.[0007]Asphalt is used fo...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E01C7/35
CPCE01C7/35C09D195/005B02C23/20C09D191/00E01C11/005E01C11/24E01C19/16E01C19/46E01C23/00
Inventor LACOE, RONALD E.
Owner NAT GLASSTECH
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