Patents by Inventor Thomas LESZINSKI

Thomas LESZINSKI 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).

  • Machine for manufacturing artificial turf
    Patent number: 10738401
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Sick, Dirk Sander, Thomas Leszinski, Bernd Jansen
  • Anti-blistering agent for tufted surface coverings
    Patent number: 10711396
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH, EOC Belgium
    Inventors: Stephan Sick, Dirk Sander, Thomas Leszinski, Bernd Jansen, Quintin Keil
  • MACHINE FOR MANUFACTURING ARTIFICIAL TURF
    Publication number: 20190017206
    Abstract: 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 welt 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: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbeläge Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Dirk SANDER, Thomas LESZINSKI, Bernd JANSEN