US Patent:
20180072625, Mar 15, 2018
Inventors:
- Alexandria VA, US
Webster C. Floyd - Jackson MS, US
Craig Rutland - Panama City FL, US
International Classification:
C04B 26/26
C04B 18/02
C04B 14/36
C04B 18/08
C04B 22/04
C04B 22/02
B65D 81/18
H05B 6/10
Abstract:
The present invention is a system for repairing asphalt. The system includes a discrete quantity of an asphalt repair composition located within a container and an induction heater. The composition is a combination of an asphalt binder, aggregate particles, and induction particles. The average diameter of the induction particles ranges from approximately 10% above to approximately 10% below an average diameter of the aggregate particles used in the composition. The induction heater heats the composition within the container by generating a magnetic field that penetrates the container. The magnetic field creates eddy currents in the induction particles. These eddy currents in turn heat the composition. Because the induction particles are distributed throughout the composition, the composition heats rapidly.