US Patent Issued to SIKA TECHNOLOGY on Sept. 29 for "Modular expansion joint system" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,549, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG (Baar, Switzerland).

"Modular expansion joint system" was invented by Gary Moore (Amherst, N.Y.), Gregory Ross (Amherst, N.Y.), Paul Pumm (Amherst, N.Y.) and Tom Buchanan (Amherst, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular expansion joint system includes transverse vehicle load bearing members which are positioned in a gap defined between adjacent spaced-apart structural members, support members positioned below the transverse vehicle load bearing members and extending across the expansion joint gap between the adjacent structural members. Elastomeric seals that extend ...