ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,192, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Integrated Roadways Inc. (Kansas City, Mo.).
"Modular pavement slab" was invented by Tim Sylvester (Kansas City, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular pavement slab comprises a body, a strain sensor array, and a sensor processor. The body includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and four side surfaces. The modular pavement slab is configured to be coupled to at least one other modular pavement slab via connectors along at least one of the side surfaces. The strain sensor array is retained within the body and is configured to detect a plurality of strains on the body resulting from vehic...