Patents by Inventor James M. Tritt

James M. Tritt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210292966
    Abstract: The invention provides for a method of manufacturing artificial turf (1000), The method comprising the steps of: —creating (100) a polymer mixture (100, 400, 500) comprising at least one polymer and a nucleat ing agent for crystallizing the at least one polymer; —extruding (102) the polymer mixture into a monofilament (606); —quenching (104) the monofilament; —reheating (106) the monofilament; —stretching (108) the reheated monofilament to form the monofilament into an artificial turf fiber (1004), wherein during the stretching the nucleating agent boosts the creation of crystalline portions of the at least one polymer within the monofilament; —incorporating (110) the artificial turf fiber into an artificial turf backing, thereby mechanically fixing the monofilaments of the arranged artificial turf fibers in the artificial turf backing. FIG. 2a FIG. 2b FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Dirk SANDER, Bernd JANSEN, James M. TRITT, Dirk SCHMITZ
  • Publication number: 20170051453
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing artificial turf includes the steps of: creating a polymer mixture including at least one polymer and a nucleating agent for crystallizing the at least one polymer, extruding the polymer mixture into a monofilament; quenching the monofilament; reheating the monofilament; stretching the reheated monofilament to form the monofilament into an artificial turf fiber, wherein during the stretching the nucleating agent boosts the creation of crystalline portions of the polymer within the monofilament; incorporating the artificial turf fiber into an artificial turf backing, thereby mechanically fixing the monofilaments of the arranged artificial turf fibers in the artificial turf backing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Stephan Sick, Dirk Sander, Bernd Jansen, James M. Tritt, Dirk Schmitz