US Patent Issued to INTEGRATED ROADWAYS IP on Dec. 30 for "Sensor deployment for modular pavement slabs" (Kansas, Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,828, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to INTEGRATED ROADWAYS IP LLC (Miami Beach, Fla.).

"Sensor deployment for modular pavement slabs" was invented by Tim Sylvester (Raytown, Mo.) and Mustafa Tekinay (Overland Park, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A segment of roadway includes a body having a top surface and a sensor array comprising one or more optical fiber cables embedded in the body. The sensor array includes an integrity sensor and a temperature sensor. The integrity sensor is configured to monitor the body for structural damage and has a length of greater than fifty centimeters (50 cm). The temperature sensor is configured ...