Paving related measuring device incorporating a computer device and communication element therebetween and associated method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10415205-B2
Application number	US-201715603387-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2017
Priority date	Oct 11, 2002
Publication date	Sep 17, 2019
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019

Abstract

A system configured to determine a property of a paving-related material is provided. The system includes a measuring device configured for measuring a property of a paving-related material and a cellular computer device configured for being in communication with and receiving data from the measuring device.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A measuring system comprising:
a nuclear density gauge configured for being placed into contact with a paving-related material in order to take a measurement thereof, wherein the nuclear density gauge includes an interface for receiving operator input;
a locating device operably engaged with the nuclear density gauge and configured to determine the location of the nuclear density gauge;
a control system in communication with the locating device and the nuclear density gauge and configured to collect data by conducting a measurement in real time in which:
the nuclear density gauge to takes a sample property measurement of the paving-related material; and
the locating device determines the location of the nuclear density gauge,
wherein the collected data includes the sample property measurement of the paving-related material and the determined location of the nuclear density gauge; and

a computing device configured to receive the collected data that includes the sample property measurement of the paving-related material and the determined location of the nuclear density gauge, wherein the computing device is configured to write the collected data that includes the sample property measurement of the paving-related material and the determined location of the nuclear density gauge into a read-only file.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the nuclear density gauge includes a display for displaying instructions for being selected by a user.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein conducting a measurement in real time comprises directing the locating device to determine the location of the nuclear density gauge as the nuclear density gauge takes the sample property measurement.

4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein the determined location of the nuclear density gauge and the sample property measurement of the paving-related material are displayed on a display.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the paving-related material is a soil, asphalt, concrete or pavement surface.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the computing device is configured to associate a time and date stamp with the collected data that includes the sample property measurement of the paving-related material and the determined location of the nuclear density gauge.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the computing device is configured to associate an electronic identifier for the nuclear density gauge with the collected data that includes the sample property measurement of the paving-related material and the determined location of the nuclear density gauge.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the read-only file is assigned a software security key.

Assignees

• Troxler Electronic Lab Inc

Inventors

• Troxler Robert Ernest

Classifications

• G01N9/00

  Investigating density or specific gravity of materials; Analysing materials by determining density or specific gravity · CPC title

• C08L2555/10

  Design or test methods for bitumen or asphalt mixtures, e.g. series of measures, procedures or tests to obtain a bitumen or asphalt mixture having preset defined properties, general or international test methods, procedures or standards · CPC title

• E02D1/022

  by investigating mechanical properties of the soil (E02D1/027 takes precedence) · CPC title

• E01C19/00

  Machines, tools or auxiliary devices for preparing or distributing paving materials, for working the placed materials, or for forming, consolidating, or finishing the paving (surface stabilisation E01C21/00; apparatus specially adapted for reconditioning or repairing paving E01C23/00) · CPC title

• G06F3/048

  Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title