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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Federal Signal Corporation, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Inventor:
James P. Crocker, Stuart, FL (US);
Assignee:
FEDERAL SIGNAL CORPORATION, Downers Grove, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/36 (2024.01); G05D 1/248 (2024.01); G05D 1/648 (2024.01); G05D 105/10 (2024.01); G05D 107/80 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/36 (2013.01); G05D 1/248 (2024.01); G05D 1/648 (2024.01); G05D 2105/10 (2024.01); G05D 2107/85 (2024.01);
Abstract
A GPS directed vehicle for cleaning airport runway surfaces. The vehicle uses an ultra-high pressure washer for cleaning rubber off the surfaces of the runway, and a vacuum system for the collection of debris. A GPS device allows an operator to track a cleaning line so as to allow no more than 25 mm overlap of surfaces to be cleaned. An iPad can be used to highlight Google maps for calculating a runway area to be treated. Recording allows the exact location of last treated surface area to allow exact location of an untreated surface area.