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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Ryan J. Nelson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Ryan T. Thiesse, Otsego, MN (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 23/01 (2006.01); E01C 19/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 23/01 (2013.01); E01C 19/4853 (2013.01);
Abstract
A paving machine can include a frame; a screed coupled to the frame; a plurality of sensors to scan a surface of an asphalt mat behind the screed; and a controller coupled to the plurality of sensors, the controller configured to determine a smoothness of the asphalt mat and to make changes to one or more paving characteristics of the paving machine to improve the smoothness of the asphalt mat.