Chris Pr Mar 6, 2020:

Return of the Kudoz stalker... ...the "in-house scammer" once again resorting to his "professional disagrees".
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/6777677

Chris Pr Mar 5, 2020:

Abstract:
"The invention relates to a device (1) for bridging an expansion joint (2) in the region of a carriageway, comprising a superstructure (5) and a substructure (6), and the superstructure (5) comprises at least one elastic element (15) and the substructure (6) forms a support for the superstructure (5). At least one holding element (19, 20) is disposed in the superstructure (5), which is at least partially embedded in the elastic element (15)."

(1) in Fig 1 is pointing to the actual DEVICE itself.....

Johannes Gleim Mar 5, 2020:

Dann bitte ich Jonathan, uns mitzuteilen, ob es sich um eine Straßenbaumaschine oder den Straßenunterbau (ggfs. Auch den Unterbau für Schienenwege betrifft. Jeder weitere Kontext ist herzlich willkommen.

Chris Pr Mar 5, 2020:

Not so, I'm afraid... The "Unterbauschwelle" is a part of the machine - not an element of the road construction at all!
"The substructure 6 in this embodiment comprises two base elements 7, 8 spaced apart from one another, which extend into the region of the expansion joint 2. Disposed on these base elements 7, 8, in particular connected to the base elements 7 respectively 8, is a respective substructure sole piece 9, 10."
Plus the illustrations FIG 1 & 2, to which the numbers refer:

Johannes Gleim Mar 5, 2020:

@ Jonathan Ich hätte hier hier ein Compound mit 'sleeper' erwartet. 'sleeper' is BE. 'tie' is AE.

Chris Pr Mar 5, 2020:

Brilliant form, Jonathan, as anticipated...
Three answers all directly quoted from an existing English (human) translation of the very same patent in question - and all three summarily rejected.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/8671489.html

Chris Pr Mar 4, 2020:

This passage is about the actual device's construction, rather than the road....