Patent ID: 8167513

Claim:
A pothole patching machine comprising: a) a container for storage of patch material; b) a means for conveying the patch material from the container to a ram, wherein the ram adapted to forcibly urge the patch material into a pothole; c) the ram moveable between a retracted position and an extended position completing one fill stroke; d) the ram includes a foot plate dimensioned for positioning over the pothole, and the ram including a piston and cylinder, adapted to forcibly urge patching material downwardly into the pothole such that the piston moving downwardly within the cylinder from the retracted position to the extended position; e) wherein the ram including means for sensing when the pothole has been filled; f) wherein the sensing means including a force sensor for measuring the force being applied by the ram and a position sensor for measuring the position of the piston wherein the sensors adapted to communicate the measured force and position information to a computer control.