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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2023
Idaho Asphalt Supply, Inc., Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Huachun Zhai, Boise, ID (US);
Scott Mcgowan, Coeur d'Alene, ID (US);
Alejandro Rosales, Nampa, ID (US);
Douglas R. Olsen, Reno, NV (US);
IDAHO ASPHALT SUPPLY, INC., Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Abstract
A machine is disclosed for use building a road. The machine may include a vehicle, and a distribution arrangement mounted to the vehicle and configured to distribute a material on to a surface as the vehicle moves over the surface. The machine may also include at least one sensor mounted to the vehicle and configured to generate a signal indicative of a texture of the surface during movement of the vehicle over the surface, a locating device configured to detect a location of the texture, and a controller. The controller may be specially programmed to determine an amount of the material to be applied to the location of the texture based on the signal, and to automatically cause the distribution arrangement to distribute the amount of the material on to the surface at the location of the texture as the vehicle moves over the surface.