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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Michael V. Burris, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Bryan B. Burris, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Hossein Ajideh, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Andrew Clayton, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael V. Burris, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Bryan B. Burris, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Hossein Ajideh, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Andrew Clayton, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
Asphalt Technology LLC., Carlsbad, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10C 3/04 (2006.01); C08L 95/00 (2006.01); B01F 13/04 (2006.01); B28C 5/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems for efficiently manufacturing modified asphalt materials include agitating a base asphalt at a high shear rate using an in-line mixer while simultaneously exposing the asphalt to oxygen by blowing an oxygen-containing gas at a high gas flow rate through openings in the in-line mixer and heating the asphalt at an elevated temperature.