Idaho Asphalt Supply, Inc.

Huachun Zhai

Douglas Ray Olsen

Devin Glenn Crighton

Scott Mcgowan

Alejandro Rosales

A method of building a road is disclosed. The method may include moving a machine over a surface on which the road is to be built, and generating a signal indicative of a texture of the surface during movement of the machine over the surface. The method may also include detecting a location of the texture on the surface, and determining, using a specially programmed processor, an amount of a material to be applied to the location of the texture on the surface based on the signal. The method may further include automatically applying the amount of material to the location of the texture on the surface to build the road.

Machine, system and method for road construction

A paving machine which includes a containment basin. The containment basin has at least one brush therein to spread paving material onto a roadway surface.

Paving machine having a containment basin

An adjustable paving machine includes a variably expandable portion. The variably expandable portion may be expandable laterally such as to accommodate paving operations of variable widths. The adjustable paving machine may be configured to spread a variety of paving materials on a paving surface, including oils, emulsions, asphalt, slurries, or the like. The adjustable paving machine may include a containment basin operative to contain a paving material such as to reduce lateral or longitudinal movement of the paving material. The adjustable paving machine may include an adjustable shoe configured to move the paving machine vertically relative to the paving surface. The adjustable paving machine may include one or more spreading elements configured to spread the paving material on the paving surface. The spreading elements may be supported by a spreading element support enabling easy replacement of the spreading elements.

Adjustable paving machine

An adjustable paving machine includes a first frame portion having a plurality of walls, and a variably expandable portion having a plurality of walls and being operably coupled to the first frame portion. The adjustable paving machine also includes at least one brush affixed to at least one of the first frame portion or the variably expandable portion. The first frame portion and the variably expandable portion together form a containment basin configure to confine a paving material deposited into the containment basin. The variably expandable portion is configured to laterally move relative to the first frame portion to change a width of the containment basin. The at least one brush is disposed inside of the containment basin and configured to spread the paving material on a paving surface.

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Boise, ID, United States of America

Huachun Zhai