Many years ago the issue of traffic delay caused by lane blockage during expressway repair was frequently in the news. Keeping a lane open during its repair by routing the traffic over it with a 4.5 ft high by 160 ft long bridge was the subject of my "MORV" patent. Issued in 1964, this patent described repair equipment mounted under the "mobile overpass road-repair vehicle", traffic control and throughput over it, and advanced patching techniques. Although providing a smooth highway with extended life seems important, the politics of highway construction and maintenance are probably in control.
Although patents may only be issued in the name of the actual inventor, one concept I developed for an industrial client was patented by him in his name. The problem was a noisy, impacting swinging gate. My solution involved a unique geometry for cushioning both opening and closing of the gate with a single shock absorber.
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