Patch Fill-Pothole Repair Solution for Bituminous Roads

IPR Status

Provisional Patent is Filed in INDIA on 21st March 2014

No: 0821DEL2014
Title: Design and development of Pothole Repair Machine

Apllication/Uses
Patch-fill solution is useful for faster filling of potholes in bituminous roads without causing any environmental pollution and hindrance to roads users. Potholes filled by Path-fill shall be long lasting.

Salient Technical Features including Competing Features

• Produce 75 kg cold mix for pothole repair in 3 minutes.
• Capacity of machine is 1 tonne mixture/hour.
• Can repair potholes of all sizes
• 8 potholes of 30cm×30cm×4cm can be repaired by one batch produced in 3 minutes
•  Power Consumption: 5.5 kW per hour
• Zero GHG emissions
• Low cost of faster repair

Scale of Development
Laboratory and field

Environmental Consideration

• Very low level of GHG Emission

Status of Commercialization
The Technology has been Transferred to the following companies:

• M/s. Supreme Bituchem India Pvt. Ltd., Maharashtra
• M/s. Torchtar Membrance & Bituchem Products Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi
• M/s. Leofab Projects Pvt. Ltd, Odisha
• M/s. SM Engineers Pvt. Ltd, Guwahati

Major Raw Materials to be Utilized

• Bitumen Emulsion,
• Mineral Aggregate
• Additives
• Cutback bitumen

Major Plant Equipment and Machinery Required
Compressor, Pneumatic Controller and Plate Vibrator

Techno-Economic
The repair cost of repairing potholes using Patch-fill machine is comparatively less than imported machine/ conventional methods in shorter period. 

Technology Package
Technology package includes machine for spraying, mixing, compaction and formulation of mixture.