US Patent Issued to Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions on May 12 for "Biobased asphalt rejuvenating emulsion" (Mississippi, Florida, Indiana, Arkansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,211, issued on May 12, was assigned to Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. (Jackson, Miss.).

"Biobased asphalt rejuvenating emulsion" was invented by Gaylon L. Baumgardner (Jackson, Miss.), Paul A. Morris (St. Augustine, Fla.), Joel B. Shealey (Chandler, Ark.) and William E. Grubba (Terre Haute, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polymer-modified emulsion used for rejuvenating or repairing deteriorated asphalt pavement includes an asphalt phase containing an asphalt and a biobased rejuvenating agent, and an aqueous phase including water and an emulsifying agent, and one or more polymers included in the asphalt phase, the aqueous phase o...