Patents by Inventor PHIL STRICKLEN

PHIL STRICKLEN 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).

  • Artificial Turf And Associated Devices And Methods For Making Same
    Publication number: 20240068175
    Abstract: Implementations herein describe an artificial turf having a backing layer and a plurality of rows of individual tufts tufted into the backing layer. Each tuft comprises at least three yarns per tuft and each one of the at least three yarns varies in at least one of material, color, texture, denier and cross-section. Each row of individual tufts is substantially similar to each adjacent tufted row and adjacent tufts on a given row are spaced apart at a predetermined gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: GREGORY D. FOWLER, PHIL STRICKLEN, LISA PORTER
  • Artificial turf and associated devices and methods for making same
    Patent number: 11821149
    Abstract: Implementations herein describe an artificial turf having a backing layer and a plurality of rows of individual tufts tufted into the backing layer. Each tuft comprises at least three yarns per tuft and each one of the at least three yarns varies in at least one of material, color, texture, denier and cross-section. Each row of individual tufts is substantially similar to each adjacent tufted row and adjacent tufts on a given row are spaced apart at a predetermined gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory D. Fowler, Phil Stricklen, Lisa Porter
  • Artificial Turf And Associated Devices And Methods For Making Same
    Publication number: 20220145550
    Abstract: Implementations herein describe an artificial turf having a backing layer and a plurality of rows of individual tufts tufted into the backing layer. Each tuft comprises at least three yarns per tuft and each one of the at least three yarns varies in at least one of material, color, texture, denier and cross-section. Each row of individual tufts is substantially similar to each adjacent tufted row and adjacent tufts on a given row are spaced apart at a predetermined gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Gregory D. FOWLER, Phil STRICKLEN, Lisa PORTER
  • Artificial turf and associated devices and methods for making same
    Patent number: 11268248
    Abstract: Implementations herein describe an artificial turf having a backing layer and a plurality of rows of individual tufts tufted into the backing layer. Each tuft comprises at least three yarns per tuft and each one of the at least three yarns varies in at least one of material, color, texture, denier and cross-section. Each row of individual tufts is substantially similar to each adjacent tufted row and adjacent tufts on a given row are spaced apart at a predetermined gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Gregory D. Fowler, Phil Stricklen, Lisa Porter
  • ARTIFICIAL TUFT AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20190100885
    Abstract: Implementations herein describe an artificial turf having a backing layer and a plurality of rows of individual tufts tufted into the backing layer. Each tuft comprises at least three yarns per tuft and each one of the at least three yarns varies in at least one of material, color, texture, denier and cross-section. Each row of individual tufts is substantially similar to each adjacent tufted row and adjacent tufts on a given row are spaced apart at a predetermined gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: GREGORY D. FOWLER, PHIL STRICKLEN, LISA PORTER
  • Modular Rollup Artificial Turf System
    Publication number: 20160312414
    Abstract: A non-filled artificial turf surface (e.g., field) that can be removed by disconnecting and rolling up a plurality of non-filled artificial turf mats, and reinstalled by unrolling and reconnecting the non-filled artificial turf mats. In a further aspect, the invention is also directed at a method for installing and subsequently removing the non-filled transition artificial turf field in a quick and efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: GREGORY D. FOWLER, PHIL STRICKLEN, LISA PORTER, STEVE KERR, CHAD LIND
  • ARTIFICIAL TUFT AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20150354147
    Abstract: Implementations herein describe an artificial turf having a backing layer and a plurality of rows of individual tufts tufted into the backing layer. Each tuft comprises at least three yarns per tuft and each one of the at least three yarns varies in at least one of material, color, texture, denier and cross-section. Each row of individual tufts is substantially similar to each adjacent tufted row and adjacent tufts on a given row are spaced apart at a predetermined gauge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: GREGORY D. FOWLER, PHIL STRICKLEN, LISA PORTER