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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2020
Applicant:
Cciip Llc, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Angelo J. Pino, Jr., New York, NY (US);
Daniel Urban, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
CCIIP LLC, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/11 (2006.01); H02G 1/06 (2006.01); E02F 5/12 (2006.01); F16L 1/028 (2006.01); H02G 9/02 (2006.01); E02F 5/10 (2006.01); E02F 9/24 (2006.01); E02F 5/22 (2006.01); E02F 5/08 (2006.01); H02G 9/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 1/11 (2013.01); E02F 5/08 (2013.01); E02F 5/10 (2013.01); E02F 5/101 (2013.01); E02F 5/12 (2013.01); E02F 5/226 (2013.01); E02F 9/245 (2013.01); F16L 1/028 (2013.01); H02G 1/06 (2013.01); H02G 9/02 (2013.01); H02G 9/025 (2013.01); H02G 9/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a microtrencher having a utility avoidance system that detects objects buried under the roadway, identifies whether the buried object is a utility and determines whether the buried utility is in the path of the cutting wheel. If the buried utility is in the path of the cutting wheel, an alert is sent to the operator, the vehicle is stopped, and/or the cutting wheel is raised in relation to the roadway. Also provided is a method of using the microtrencher to cut a microtrench in a roadway and to avoid cutting a buried utility in the path of the cutting wheel.