Patent 7905678 was granted and assigned to OMNITEK PARTNERS LLC on March, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An apparatus and method for slowing a vehicle. The method including: disposing a predetermined thickness of collapsible material over a base; disposing a plurality of panels over a top surface of the collapsible material over which the vehicle travels; and selectively either supporting one or more of the plurality of panels or allowing the collapsible material to be compressed under the weight of the vehicle.