Patent ID: 9689117
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: E01C,Y02A

Claim:
1. A paving machine used to apply a first asphalt layer and a second asphalt layer on a road, the first asphalt layer having a first side edge, the first side edge defining a portion of a joint between the first asphalt layer and the second asphalt layer, the paving machine comprising: a frame; a driving mechanism coupled to the frame and configured to propel the paving machine forward; an asphalt delivery system configured to apply asphalt material on the road; a spray assembly coupled to the frame; a pump coupled to the spray assembly; a screed coupled to a back side of the frame and configured to smooth asphalt material applied to the road; and a controller coupled to the driving mechanism, the asphalt delivery system, and the pump, the controller configured to