ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,196, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Wirtgen GmbH (Windhagen, Germany).
"Measuring paving thickness during slip form paving" was invented by Michael Engels (Montabaur, Germany), Gunnar Ramseger (Borod, Germany) and Christoph Weigel (Sankt Augustin, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A slip form paving machine includes a machine frame, a plurality of ground engaging wheels or tracks, and front and rear height adjustable lifting columns, the lifting columns being adjustable to adjust a height of the machine frame relative to a ground surface. A slip form mold is supported from the machine frame. A front height sensor configured ...