ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,144, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Integrated Roadways IP LLC (Kansas City, Mo.).
"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 comprising pavement materials and having a top surface and a strain sensor array embedded in the body. The strain sensor array includes vehicle-strain sensors configured to detect strain on the body resulting from vehicles traveling across the top surface. Each of the vehicle-strain sensors is configured to operate at a scanning rate of at least five ...