Patents by Inventor Todd D. Polderman

Todd D. Polderman 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).

  • Irrigation mat
    Patent number: 9795094
    Abstract: The disclosure includes various embodiments of an irrigation mat. In some embodiments, the mat is generally installed so that plants meet the layer of moisture formed by a nonwoven textile web in a relatively short time due to growth of roots. Some embodiments include a web where the roots of plants can grow into the web and thus those plants can be supplied with moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Hunter Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Roess, Todd D. Polderman
  • Subsurface irrigation mat
    Patent number: 9668432
    Abstract: A subsurface irrigation mat includes at least one perforated tube, a web made of a first capillary textile, and a casing made of a second capillary textile. The casing surrounds substantially an entire circumference of the perforated tube along at least a portion of a length of the tube. At least one attachment secures the casing to the web so that the casing extends across the web. Water leaving through the holes in the perforated tube can saturate the casing, seep into the web from the casing, and then be carried across the web by capillary action. The result is a substantially uniform discharge of water from the web into a root zone of plants growing in a layer of a growing medium located above the web.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Hunter Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Roess, Todd D. Polderman, La Monte D. Porter
  • Subsurface Irrigation Mat
    Publication number: 20130074400
    Abstract: A subsurface irrigation mat includes at least one perforated tube, a web made of a first capillary textile, and a casing made of a second capillary textile. The casing surrounds substantially an entire circumference of the perforated tube along at least a portion of a length of the tube. At least one attachment secures the casing to the web so that the casing extends across the web. Water leaving through the holes in the perforated tube can saturate the casing, seep into the web from the casing, and then be carried across the web by capillary action. The result is a substantially uniform discharge of water from the web into a root zone of plants growing in a layer of a growing medium located above the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Hunter Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Roess, Todd D. Polderman, La Monte D. Porter
  • IRRIGATION MAT
    Publication number: 20130075490
    Abstract: The disclosure includes various embodiments of an irrigation mat. In some embodiments, the mat is generally installed so that plants meet the layer of moisture formed by a nonwoven textile web in a relatively short time due to growth of roots. Some embodiments include a web where the roots of plants can grow into the web and thus those plants can be supplied with moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Thomas H. ROESS, Todd D. POLDERMAN