ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,247,362, issued on March 11, was assigned to KUWAIT UNIVERSITY (Safat, Kuwait).
"Road pothole fixer" was invented by Mohammad A. Alfares (Safat, Kuwait), Shaikha O. Alkhalfan (Safat, Kuwait), Safa M. Karam (Safat, Kuwait), Rabab S. Abdullah (Safat, Kuwait) and Zainab K. Ali (Safat, Kuwait).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pothole-repairing apparatus includes a frame, first and second continuous track assemblies connected to opposite sides of the frame, a brush assembly connected to the frame, an asphalt pouring assembly disposed on the frame, at least one ultrasonic sensor disposed on the frame, a grader blade connected to the frame, a p...