Patent ID: 8137025

Claim:
A method of rejuvenating an asphalt-paved road surface comprising: (a) grinding a portion of said road surface to produce a first loosened asphalt portion; (b) removing the first loosened asphalt portion to present a recess means in the remaining portion of the road; (c) heating the remaining portion of said road; (d) grinding the heated remaining portion of the road to present a second loosened asphalt portion; (e) gathering said second loosened asphalt portion on to the recess means and exposing a lower layer of remaining portion of the road; (f) heating the lower layer of the remaining portion of the road; (g) gathering the heated lower layer of the remaining portion of the road to present a third loosened asphalt portion; (h) commingling the third loosened asphalt portion with the second loosened asphalt portion on to said recess means; (i) introducing fresh asphalt to said commingled asphalt portion so as to repair said road.