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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2020
Applicant:
Steven Santa Cruz, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Steven Santa Cruz, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
SURFACE TECH LLC, La Jolla, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06C 27/00 (2006.01); D02J 13/00 (2006.01); C08L 95/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D06C 27/00 (2013.01); D02J 13/006 (2013.01); C08L 95/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Reinforcing filaments or fibers, such as aromatic polyamide (aramid) fibers, can be reliably measured and consistently mixed into asphalt cement concrete by soaking the fibers in a wetting agent, then severing them to a desired length, and mixing the segments with other ACC ingredients. The wetting agent holds the fibers together loosely, so they can be distributed more uniformly throughout the ACC without clumping. The wetting agent soaks into the ACC mixture and/or evaporates, leaving the reinforcing fibers behind.