US 12,305,341 B2
Pedestal paver with transparent or translucent inserts
Frederick J. Sandor, Jr., Medina, OH (US)
Assigned to LIGHT PENETRATING SYSTEMS, LLC, Medina, OH (US)
Filed by Light Penetrating Systems, LLC, Medina, OH (US)
Filed on Jun. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/748,427.
Application 18/748,427 is a continuation of application No. 18/506,506, filed on Nov. 10, 2023, granted, now 12,043,966.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/427,586, filed on Nov. 23, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0337074 A1, Oct. 10, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E01C 17/00 (2006.01); E01C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC E01C 17/00 (2013.01) [E01C 5/001 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pedestal paver comprising:
a body having a first end and a second end defining a first direction therebetween, a first side and a second side defining a second direction therebetween, and a top surface and a bottom surface defining a third direction therebetween, wherein the body comprises cement;
a plurality of apertures extending fully through the body from the top surface to the bottom surface;
a first row of apertures from the plurality of apertures, wherein the first row is aligned in the first direction;
a second row of apertures from the plurality of apertures, wherein the second row is aligned in the first direction;
wherein a first central axis of at least one aperture that is in the first row is offset, relative to the second direction, from a second central axis of a second aperture in the second row;
a waveguide insert that is formed from a translucent or transparent material disposed within the at least one aperture from the plurality of apertures, wherein the waveguide insert is adapted to permit the transmission of light in the third direction through the waveguide insert;
four corners of the body, wherein the four corners are supported at the bottom surface by pedestals, respectively, wherein the pedestals elevate the body above a base layer or support structure; and
a central portion of the body, wherein the central portion of the body is suspended above the base layer or support structure, and the central portion is not in physical contact with any of the pedestals.