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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2005
Applicant:
Koichi Takamura, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Koichi Takamura, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Western Emulsions, Inc., Dana Point, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A composition for rejuvenating asphalt pavement according to the present invention comprises an asphalt binder, water, a cationic surfactant, a recycling agent, and a cationic, co-agglomerated styrene butadiene rubber latex, which includes sulfur and a vulcanizing agent. The composition is also useful as a scrub seal, fog seal, sand seal as well as for crack filling and the prevention of reflective cracking. The inventive composition may be used in emulsions with different setup times. The invention also includes a method for treatment of aged and cracked asphalt by application of the disclosed compositions.