Patent ID: 8940360
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: E01C

Abstract:
1. A method of repairing each of a plurality of damaged areas in a road surface comprising the steps of: (a) moving a mixing and application apparatus to one of said damaged areas; (b) delivering a flow of an aggregate material into a mixing chamber of said mixing and application apparatus, said mixing and application apparatus also comprising a mixing element positioned within said mixing chamber and a discharge opening in said mixing chamber; (c) simultaneously with step (b), delivering a stream of a cold pour asphalt emulsion into said mixing chamber of said mixing and application apparatus; (d) simultaneously as said cold pour asphalt emulsion and said aggregate material are delivered into said mixing chamber of said mixing and application apparatus in steps (b) and (c), mixing together in said mixing chamber said cold pour asphalt emulsion and said aggregate material to form in said mixing chamber a composition such that said aggregate material is present in said composition in an amount of at least 30% by weight of a total weight of said composition; (e) simultaneously with steps (b), (c), and (d), delivering a flow of said composition out of said discharge opening in said mixing chamber directly into said one of said damaged areas; and (f) moving said mixing and application apparatus to each subsequent one of said damaged areas and repeating steps (b), (c), (d), and (e) for each said subsequent one of said damaged areas.