Patents by Inventor Stephan Sick
Stephan Sick 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).
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Patent number: 10870952Abstract: Method of manufacturing an artificial turf includes: creating fluid polyurethane mass, the creation comprising reacting first and second polyols with an isocyanate, the first polyol being a polyether polyol and/or a polyester polyol having at least 2 hydroxyl groups per molecule, the second polyol being polybutadiendiol; the isocyanate comprising isocyanate monomers, isocyanate polymers or isocyanate prepolymers or a mixture thereof, the isocyanate monomers, isocyanate polymers and the isocyanate prepolymers having two or more isocyanate groups per molecule; incorporating an artificial turf fiber into a carrier such that a first portion of the fiber protrudes to the front side of the carrier and that a second portion of the fiber is located at the back side of the carrier; and adding the fluid polyurethane mass on the back side of the carrier; and hardening the fluid polyurethane mass.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Advanced Polymer Technologies Corp.Inventors: Stephan Sick, Frank Lucarelli, Axel Hinrichs, Andreas Schulze-Ising
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Patent number: 10870128Abstract: Method of manufacturing an artificial turf includes: creating fluid polyurethane mass, the creation comprising reacting first and second polyols with an isocyanate, the first polyol being a polyether polyol and/or a polyester polyol having at least 2 hydroxyl groups per molecule, the second polyol being polybutadiendiol; the isocyanate comprising isocyanate monomers, isocyanate polymers or isocyanate prepolymers or a mixture thereof, the isocyanate monomers, isocyanate polymers and the isocyanate prepolymers having two or more isocyanate groups per molecule; incorporating an artificial turf fiber into a carrier such that a first portion of the fiber protrudes to the front side of the carrier and that a second portion of the fiber is located at the back side of the carrier; and adding the fluid polyurethane mass on the back side of the carrier; and hardening the fluid polyurethane mass.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Advanced Polymer Technologies Corp.Inventors: Stephan Sick, Frank Lucarelli, Axel Hinrichs, Andreas Schulze-Ising
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Patent number: 10865284Abstract: A floor pavement structure includes a top layer that seals the floor pavement structure and a PU gel layer. The PU gel layer includes a solid and a liquid component and is positioned between a base material and the top layer. The solid component is a polyurethane polymer matrix. The liquid component is a plasticizer.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: Advanced Polymer Technology Corp.Inventors: Stephan Sick, Frank Luccarelli, Wesley Baum, Andreas Schulze-Ising
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Publication number: 20200385936Abstract: A synthetic turf (300) includes a plurality of synthetic turf fibers (102) knitted together to form a knitted backing layer (104) of the synthetic turf, and a water permeable polyurethane coat (114) formed on the knitted backing layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2018Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicants: Synthetic Turf Resources Corp., Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbHInventors: Stephan SICK, Kristan Michael BROWN, Matthew Lee HENSON, Chad D. LANDS, Erin Anderson TIDWELL
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Publication number: 20200354901Abstract: A method of disinfecting an artificial turf structure includes applying to the artificial turfType: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Applicants: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH, AstroTurf LLCInventors: Stephan SICK, Bernd JANSEN, Ivo LOHR, Behnam Mokhber SHAHIN, Kristan Michael BROWN, Benoit PINTAT
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Publication number: 20200340142Abstract: A coextrusion head for manufacturing a bicomponent polymer fiber, comprising a first inlet for receiving a core polymer component, a second inlet for receiving a cladding polymer component, and a dual-channel nozzle comprising an inner channel and an outer channel encompassing the inner channel. The inner and outer channel are in hydraulic connection with the first and second inlet, respectively. The dual-channel nozzle further comprises a joining path establishing a hydraulic connection between the inner channel, the outer channel, and a nozzle outlet of the dual-channel nozzle. The joining path is adapted for bringing the core polymer component and the cladding polymer component into contact with each other such that a contact layer comprising a mixture of the core polymer component and the cladding polymer component is formed between the core polymer component and the cladding polymer component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicants: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH, Sima S.R.L.Inventors: Stephan SICK, Dirk SANDER, Ivo LOHR, Andrea ZUCCONI
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Publication number: 20200340144Abstract: A method of manufacturing artificial turf creating a liquid polymer mixture, wherein the polymer mixture is at least a two-phase system. A first one of the phases includes a first polymer and a first dye, and a second one of the phases of the polymer mixture includes a second polymer and a second dye. The second dye has a different color than the first dye, the second polymer being of the same or of a different type as the first polymer. The first and the second phase are immiscible, the first phase forming polymer beads within the second phase. The method further includes extruding the polymer mixture into a monofilament including a marbled pattern of the first and second color; quenching the monofilament; reheating the monofilament; stretching the reheated monofilament to deform the polymer beads into threadlike regions and to form the monofilament into an artificial turf fiber; and incorporating the artificial turf fiber into an artificial turf backing.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbHInventors: Stephan SICK, Dirk SANDER, Bernd JANSEN, Dirk SCHMITZ
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Publication number: 20200308777Abstract: An artificial turf fiber comprising at least one monofilament, each monofilament comprising a cylindrical core and a cladding. The core comprises a core polymer and threadlike regions formed by a thread polymer and embedded in the core polymer. The cladding is formed by a cladding polymer surrounding the core. It has a non-circular profile and is miscible with the core polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbHInventors: Stephan SICK, Dirk SANDER, Ivo LOHR
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Publication number: 20200308778Abstract: A method for producing an artificial turf fiber, comprising: preparing a core polymer mixture from a core polymer and a thread polymer forming beads within the core polymer; coextruding the core polymer mixture with a cladding polymer component into a monofilament, the core polymer mixture forming a cylindrical core, The cladding polymer component forming a cladding encompassing the core with a non-circular profile; quenching the monofilament; reheating the quenched monofilament; stretching the reheated monofilament to deform the beads into threadlike regions; and providing one or more of the stretched monofilaments as the artificial turf fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbHInventors: Stephan SICK, Dirk SANDER, Ivo LOHR
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Publication number: 20200291549Abstract: The invention provides for a method of delaying and reducing texture reversion of a textured artificial turf yarn (145), characterized by using a stretched and textured monofilament yarn as the textured artificial turf yarn, the stretched and textured monofilament yarn comprising a polymer mixture (400, 500), wherein the polymer mixture is at least a three-phase system, wherein the polymer mixture comprises a first polymer (402), a second polymer (404), and a compatibilizer (406), wherein the first polymer and the second polymer are immiscible, wherein the first polymer forms polymer beads (408) surrounded by the compatibilizer within the second polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbHInventors: Stephan SICK, Dirk SANDER, Bernd JANSEN, Ivo LOHR, Kris BROWN
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Publication number: 20200291583Abstract: The invention provides for an artificial turf fiber comprising or consisting of polymer material. The polymer material comprises a first flame retardant. The first flame retardant is a salt having a positive enthalpy of solution in water.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbHInventors: Stephan SICK, Dirk SCHMITZ, Dirk SANDER, Bernd JANSEN, Ivo LOHR
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Patent number: 10738401Abstract: A machine for manufacturing artificial turf includes a fiber inserter configured to incorporate artificial turf fiber into an artificial turf backing to form the artificial turf. The artificial turf includes an underside and an artificial turf surface. The machine further includes a coater configured to coat the underside with a colloidal latex coating. The colloidal latex coating has an exposed surface. The machine further includes an applicator configured to wett an exposed surface of the colloidal latex coating with an anti-blistering agent. The machine further includes a heater configured to heat the underside to cure the colloidal latex coating into a solid latex coating.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbHInventors: Stephan Sick, Dirk Sander, Thomas Leszinski, Bernd Jansen
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Publication number: 20200248412Abstract: The invention relates to a completely or partially compostable turf (202, 300) the turf being a completely or partially compostable artificial turf or a hybrid turf (202) comprising a completely or partially compostable hybrid turf support, the turf comprising a decomposition inhibitor, the decomposition inhibitor in the turf being adapted to lose its functionality or leave the turf until a defined period of time has elapsed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicants: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH, TECHNOLOGY LICENSING CORPORATION, STADIA TURF TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.Inventors: Stephan SICK, Mark A. HEINLEIN, Ivo LOHR, Stefan HALLY, Hamish SUTHERLAND
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Publication number: 20200240050Abstract: The method of manufacturing a textured artificial turf yarn includes providing a monofilament yarn, wherein the monofilament yarn includes a polymer blend of polymers; receiving differential scanning calorimetry, DSC, data of a sample of the polymer blend; determining one or more melting temperatures of the monofilament yarn using the DSC data; and texturing the monofilament yarn within a chosen temperature range using a texturing device to provide a textured artificial turf yarn, wherein the chosen temperature range is selected using the one or more melting temperatures.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbHInventors: Stephan SICK, Ulrich NEUHOFF, Ivo LOHR, Stefan HALLY
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Patent number: 10711396Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tufted surface covering includes incorporating tuft fiber into a backing to form the tufted surface covering, wherein the tufted surface covering includes an underside and a pile surface; coating the underside with a colloidal latex coating, wherein the colloidal latex coating has an exposed surface; wetting the exposed surface with an anti-blistering agent; and heating at least the underside to cure the colloidal latex coating into a solid latex coating.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignees: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH, EOC BelgiumInventors: Stephan Sick, Dirk Sander, Thomas Leszinski, Bernd Jansen, Quintin Keil
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Publication number: 20200165785Abstract: An artificial turf includes translucent thatch yarn fibers and opaque face yarn fibers that are integrated in a carrier.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicants: APT Advanced Polymer Technology Corp., Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbHInventors: Stephan SICK, Kris BROWN, Ivo LOHR, Stefan HALLY
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Publication number: 20190345361Abstract: An elastic gel includes a solid component and a liquid component. The solid component is a polyurethane polymer matrix. The liquid component is a plasticizer. The liquid component includes one or more vegetable oils or chemical derivatives of vegetable oils or a mixture thereof and is comprised in cells of the polyurethane polymer matrix.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: Advanced Polymer Technology Corp.Inventors: Stephan Sick, Frank LUCCARELLI, Wesley BAUM, Andreas SCHULZE-ISING
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Publication number: 20190338096Abstract: A floor pavement structure includes a top layer that seals the floor pavement structure and a PU gel layer. The PU gel layer includes a solid and a liquid component and is positioned between a base material and the top layer. The solid component is a polyurethane polymer matrix. The liquid component is a plasticizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Advanced Polymer Technology Corp.Inventors: Stephan SICK, Frank LUCCARELLI, Wesley BAUM, Andreas SCHULZE-ISING
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Publication number: 20190302003Abstract: An synthetic turf testing apparatus includes a test element, wherein the test element has a contact surface for contacting an synthetic turf surface, wherein the test element includes a temperature sensor for measuring a time dependent surface temperature of the contact surface; a pedestal attached to the test element, wherein the pedestal is configured for applying force to the test element; a carriage for translating the pedestal along a translational path; a guide structure for supporting the carriage and guiding the carriage along the translational path; and an actuator for moving the carriage relative to the guide structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicants: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH, Labosport InternationalInventors: Stephan SICK, Bernd JANSEN, Ivo LOHR, Dirk SANDER, Pascal HAXAIRE, Loic DREAU, Roberto ARMENI, Aurelien LE BLAN
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Publication number: 20190292731Abstract: The method includes providing a base composition including a natural fiber, at least one first type of pigment, and a fluid binding agent. The fluid binding agent includes at least one type of polymer component. The natural fiber includes any one of hemp fiber, burlap fiber, sisal fiber, elephant grass, cotton, coconut fiber, and combinations thereof. The method further includes mixing the base composition. The method further includes adding water and a catalyst to the base composition during the mixing of the base composition to cure the fluid binding agent and the at least one first type of pigment into a base coating of the natural fiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2017Publication date: September 26, 2019Applicant: Melos GmbHInventors: Jorg SIEKMANN, Stephan SICK