Abstract: The invention relates to polymer granules suitable as infill material for artificial turf structures wherein the granules have one or more hollow spaces, wherein each hollow space occupies at least 10% of the total volume of a polymer granule. The invention further relates to artificial turf structures comprising a backing sheet with an upper surface provided with fibres of a selected length, the fibres extending upwardly from the upper surface and an infill layer of hollow polymer granules or an e-layer comprising said hollow granules.

Abstract: An impact absorption panel is adapted for playground use and comprises a panel section and a plurality of projections. The panel section is defined by a top surface and a bottom surface. The plurality of projections extend from the bottom surface of the panel section. The plurality of projections have a first stage and a second stage. The first stage is configured to collapse initially when subjected to an impact load. The second stage is configured to provide greater resistance to the impact load than the first stage. The panel section is configured to provide greater resistance to the impact load than the first and second stages. The first stage can also be distinguished from the second stage by virtue of having a comparatively smaller volume.

Abstract: The presently disclosed and claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to packaging materials for packaging articles. The packaging materials may include a substratum with a printed pattern disposed thereon that provides a grass-like appearance, and/or the packaging materials may include a plurality of individual strips, strands, or units of material bondably connected thereto.

Abstract: A golf practice mat including a surface pattern formed by thermally deforming and allowing setting of the deformed mat surface.

Abstract: A display apparatus with a scent disperse device includes a display, a stalk-shaped member, at least one leaf-shaped member, a vibrator and a sensor switch, in which the display is composed of a screen and at least one screen cover, the stalk-shaped member is disposed on the display to disperse scent outward, the leaf-shaped members are positioned around the stalk-shaped member and the vibrator is disposed in the stalk-shaped member and used for driving the leaf-shaped members to sway, and the sensor switch controls the opening and closing of the at least one screen cover and transmitting a starting signal. Whereby, a user is allowed to smell a flavor matching the appearance of the display or prefer scent.

Abstract: An artificial turf surface comprising fibrous materials, such as fibers, filaments and/or tapes, and if applicable infill materials, wherein the artificial turf surface additionally comprises one or more additive(s) that reflect(s) light, characterized in that the additive(s) is or are incorporated in the fibrous material, preferably located at the surface of the fibrous material.

Abstract: A layered, artificial surface including plural components filled with microbeads of pre-selected sizes, shapes and depths. The microbeads of the pre-selected sizes and shapes and depths provide plural different types of resistance and firmness for the artificial surface. Pre-determined chemical compounds are applied to the microbeads to change a surface charge on the microbeads, or produced with a desired surface charge to provide different interactions and thus different types of resistance and firmness for the artificial surface. The artificial surface does not require the application of a vacuum to maintain a shape or resistance.

Abstract: Turf (1) for playing sport, for recreation and/or for ornamental purpose comprising a flexible not biodegradable support (5) having a plurality of holes (6) for allowing the drainage of water through the support (5) same. To the flexible support (5) fibres (20) are connected of artificial material in order to form a turf of artificial blades extending from the upper side of the support (5). The fibres (20) are then kept substantially vertical by granular filling material (25), can be made of rubber granules (26). The turf (1) is therefore completed by living vegetable material put into the granular material by means of sowing, transplantation of portions of plants (15) or a combination thereof. Finally, the living vegetable material in the form of seeds (27), or of portions of plants (15), is watered and dressed as known in the art. The turf can be easily carried, rolled up, turned over without spreading the granular material, and laid in a desired moment on a desired support surface for immediate use.

Abstract: An artificial turf filament has a cross-section that includes a central area and two wing areas integral with said central area. Further a bundle of a plurality of artificial turf filaments is proposed, wherein the artificial turf filaments are held together by one or more wrapping filaments wrapped around said artificial turf filaments. The wrapping filaments cross each other at cross points, and are bonded, preferably releasable bonded, to one another at said cross points. Also the wrapping filaments are bonded, preferably releasable bonded, to said artificial turf filaments.

Abstract: A method for producing decorative grass is disclosed herein. The decorative grass may be provided with a non-linear side edge that provides the decorative grass with a contoured configuration.

Abstract: The invention relates to a substrate for sports and recreation fields, in particular artificial grass sports fields that contain granular infill material, which substrate comprises at least one component that can leach out upon contact with water and which further comprises a binder material for binding the leached-out component. The invention also relates to a backing and to an artificial lawn provided with such a substrate. The object of the invention is to provide an improved substrate for a sports/recreation field as described in the introduction, and in order to accomplish that object the binder material is provided on or in the substrate. This makes it possible in the case of saturation to simply collect and carry off the substrate with the binder material and the leached-out component that is bound thereto or held therein.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for the preservation and/or dyeing of plant material including cut flowers. According to the invention, the treated plant material has the colour and texture of fresh plant material and is substantially free from curling or distortion. The method may comprise five steps including a first step of substantially removing the protective wax coating from flowers and other plant material without adversely affecting the strength of the plant material; a second step comprising a mild oxidative bleach to remove excess colour from the plant material; a third step comprising a mild reductive bleach to neutralize any residual oxidative bleach and to stabilize the colour; a fourth step comprising the simultaneous preservation and dyeing of the plant material, and a fifth and last step comprising the rinsing and drying of the preserved and dyed material. This may be followed by a 2nd preservation and dyeing step and a rinsing and drying. The product can then be rewaxed and stored.

Abstract: An artificial turf is provided. The artificial turf includes a pile fabric having a backing, pile elements extending upwardly from the backing, and an infill layer filled on the backing such that the pile elements are at least partially embedded in the infill layer. The infill layer includes an elastic infill and a high-hardness resin infill.

Abstract: The present invention provides an artificial turf runway surface suitable for supporting take off, landing and taxiing of aircraft. The turf system cures many of problems and pitfalls associated with natural sand or grass systems, such as rutting, bare spots, erosion, unevenness, standing water as well as other problems associated with natural grass airstrips. The synthetic surface also removes nesting materials and food and thereby dissuades birds and other animals from landing and congregating thereon. The system includes a synthetic covering, such as an artificial turf covering, one or more sheeting or flow through membranes, a compacted rock base suitable for supporting the aircraft when landing, tacking off and taxiing.

Abstract: The method describes a novel production method for coated particles made of rubber granules, the coating, the particles thus coated, and the use of the coated particles.

Abstract: An artificial turf is formed of grass fibers, a grass bottom and a rear glue. The grass fibers and the grass bottom are both made from polyethylene, polypropylene and/or polyamide, and the rear glue is mainly made from ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer emulsion with filler and antioxidant, etc. The artificial turf is manufactured by making the rear-adhesive components into glue paste and coating it on the rear of the grass bottom fixed with grass fibers.

Abstract: An artificial turf is provided that resists migration of rubber infill into the space above the turf. Artificial grass is attached to and extends upward from a backing material, which may be one or more layers. The artificial grass includes groups of at least two different kinds of fiber sewn through a common path in the backing material. One of the kinds of fibers is an artificial grass blade shaped so as to appear like a blade of grass. The other kind of fiber in each group is pre-stressed/crimped so that the relaxed shape of the fiber is nonlinear, resembling a curlicued or articulated form having lateral excursions. The lateral excursions cause portions of one such pre-stressed fiber to overlap and interfere with another, forming a mesh. The height of the pre-stressed fibers in their relaxed state in the turf is less than the height of the relatively unstressed fiber(s). Resilient granules are embedded in the mesh, and are captivated by the interfering pre-stressed fibers.

Abstract: The group of inventions relates to a method and a device for wood heat treatment and can be used for building and in the wood work and timber and furniture industries. The inventive method consists in controlling a heat-treatment process by forming control actions corresponding to parameters of current information inputted in the form of control signals into a computer system for determining the optimal values of the process parameters. The inventive device comprises a control cabinet which is provided with a computer system for controlling and programming a process and is connected to electrically driven shutters. Said invention makes it possible to improve the quality of treatable wood.

Abstract: Modified polyolefins with syndiotactic structural elements and a processes for preparation thereof are provided. The modified polyolefins are useful as an adhesive or as a constituent of adhesives.

Abstract: Modified polyolefins with isotactic structural elements and processes for preparation thereof are provided. The modified poyolefins are useful as an adhesive or as a constituent of an adhesive.

Abstract: Artificial turf for use with an artificial turf system, which may also include a base layer and a support layer. The artificial turf comprising a backing supporting pile tufts of between ¼? to 4? in length, in position on its upper surface. The backing may comprise a porous synthetic foam or backing sheet. A filler of particles shaped to have no sharp edges and of substantially equal size are interspersed over the backing and about the tufts up to at least half thick length. The artificial turf substantially retains its resiliency, porosity and equal density throughout.

Abstract: The present invention relates to fibres, tapes, monofilaments and the like comprising copolymers of ethylene and ?-olefins which exhibit improved tensile properties expressed as a balance between tenacity and elongation at break. The copolymers may preferable be prepared by use of metallocene catalyst systems in particular by use of monocyclopenadienyl catalyst systems. The fibres, tapes, monofilaments of the invention are particularly suitable for end-use applications including artificial grass, woven and nonwoven fabrics, cordages, ropes, netting and flexible intermediate bulk containers.

Abstract: The invention provides a composition comprising the reaction product of a mixture comprising the following: A) at least one functionalized ethylene-based polymer formed by reacting an ethylene-based polymer with at least one anhydride-containing compound and/or at least one carboxylic acid-containing compound; B) at least one ethylene-based polymer; C) at least one anhydride-containing compound and/or at least one carboxylic acid-containing compound; and wherein the composition comprises from 0.05 to 1.0 weight percent, based on the total weight of the composition, of one or more grafted anhydride-containing compounds and/or one or more grafted carboxylic acid-containing compounds.

Abstract: An artificial turf mat, including a backing and a plurality of protruding artificial grass blades divided into rows and connected to the backing. The mutual distance between successive blades in a row is substantially equal to the distance between adjacent rows and is at least 10 mm. The backing and the blades may be formed and mutually connected by weaving. A method for forming an artificial turf mat, including supplying a backing material, supplying an artificial turf material, forming a backing from the backing material, and connecting blades of the artificial turf material divided into rows to the backing. The blades may be connected to the backing such that their mutual spacing in a row is substantially equal to the mutual distance between adjacent rows and is at least 10 mm.

Abstract: A reinforced seam/inlay and method for forming such seam/inlay to join pieces of synthetic turf material together are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polyolefins having isotactic structural elements in floor coverings, in particular in carpets or artificial lawns.

Abstract: A synthetic turf surface including a synthetic grass carpet having a flexible base sheet, and a shock absorbing pad, wherein the shock absorbing pad includes a non-crosslinked polyolefin foam is shown and described. The foam may be recyclable, as it is non-crosslinked.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polyolefins having atactic structural elements in floor coverings, in particular in carpets or artificial lawns.

Abstract: A cover for concealing utility equipment on real property such as air conditioner condenser units, telephone and electric cabinets, and trash containers, has a modular, rigid and stiff skeletal frame and a shell of flexible openwork material. The shell includes artificial foliage such that the cover appearance closely simulates natural plants and is aesthetically compatible with the local environment. Lengths and angles between components of the cover and the number of components can be adjusted such that a single cover kit is alone or in combination with supplementary components adaptable to fit objects of different sizes and shapes.

Abstract: The invention relates to an artificial turf, comprising a backing and a number of artificial grass blades connected to the backing and extending transversely of the surface thereof, which artificial grass blades have an irregular, in particular a locally narrowed, cross-section. Owing to this locally narrowed cross-section in the vicinity of the free end thereof, these artificial grass blades greatly resemble natural blades of grass and also display similar behaviour. The invention also relates to a method for forming such an artificial turf and to a device with which this method can be performed. The narrowed cross-section can herein be formed by stretching the artificial grass blades, wherein the artificial grass blades can be plasticized before, during and/or after the stretching, for instance by local heating thereof.

Abstract: A circulation type technique for recycling an artificial turf structure, in which a spent artificial turf is used as a filler for a fresh artificial turf. A spent artificial turf (3) is melted and formed into a particulate filler (5) for recycling. An artificial turf (3) newly laid on a roadbed is filled with the filler for recycling.

Abstract: Embodiments of a synthetic turf system are disclosed generally comprising: a water barrier or impermeable layer adapted to be placed on top of a soil surface; a water permeable foam pad for the collection and drainage of water; a water permeable substrate material; a plurality of tufts coupled to the substrate material formed to resemble grass; a layer of non-resilient particles placed on the substrate material, and a layer of resilient particles placed on top of the layer of non-resilient particles.

Abstract: The present invention describes a synthetic turf having super absorbent materials in order to keep the synthetic turf cooler than conventional synthetic turfs.

Abstract: Various structures, such as microstructures and wall-like structures, can include parts or surfaces that are oblique. In some implementations, a cantilevered element includes a spring-like portion with a uniformly oblique surface or with another artifact of an oblique radiation technique. In some implementations, when a deflecting force is applied, a spring-like portion can provide deflection and spring force within required ranges. Various oblique radiation techniques can be used, such as radiation of a layer through a prism, and structures having spring-like portions with oblique radiation artifacts can be used in various applications, such as with downward or upward deflecting forces.

Abstract: A durable and wear resistant synthetic sports field having at least one strip having a plurality of fibrillated polypropylene strands tufted within a multilayer backing material. The strands are tufted in a wide variety of pile heights, patterns, gauges, and stitch patterns depending upon end use. The multiplayer backing material has a top mesh polypropylene layer at least three layers of a backing material coated with a secondary coating used to contain the ends of the plurality of strands. The strips are placed onto a fine aggregate layer placed over a coarse aggregate layer and a geotextile fabric. The geotextile fabric is placed onto a compacted and leveled subgrade. A ground rubber infill, with or without sand particles and diatomaceous earth, is introduced onto the strips. In alternative arrangements, a series of perforated drains and drain tiles may be introduced to the coarse aggregate layer to promote drainage.

Abstract: A display apparatus with a scent disperse device comprises a display, a stalk-like member, at least one leaf-like member and a vibrator, in which the stalk-like member is disposed on the display, the leaf-like members are positioned around the stalk-like member and the vibrator is disposed in the stalk-like member and used for driving the leaf-like members to sway. Whereby, a user is allowed to smell a flavor matching the appearance of the display or prefer scent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to artificial grass composed of fibres comprising a core and a cladding, which core and which cladding are made of different materials, wherein the material for the cladding has a hydrophilicity which is different from the hydrophilicity of the material used for the core.

Abstract: Method for making a synthetic turf comprising laying a turf (1) consisting of a mat (2) on which a plurality of blades (3, 3a, 3b, 3c) of synthetic material is woven. An infill material (18) is obtained using the granular and fibrous part (17) of a loose product based on ground coconut, alone or with addition of other material such as rubber in granules or sand or other loose vegetable material such as cork. The raw material based on coconut, having a heterogeneous granulometry set between about 500 micron and several mm, is obtained loading a loose product based on ground coconut by a hopper on a conveyor belt for being fed in a sieve, for example a rotating screen that separates the powder part from the granular and fibrous part. In particular, the powder part of the raw material, is gathered on a conveyor belt and from here sent to a storage reservoir.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for recycling synthetic turf that includes agglomerating a plurality of synthetic turf fragments and extruding the agglomerated material. The method produces a recycled material suitable for use as infill in a synthetic turf. Accordingly, an infill for synthetic turf and a synthetic turf including that infill are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A miniature golf hole system includes an expanded polystyrene foam base having a downwardly facing surface which is received on a supporting surface, and an upwardly facing surface having a predetermined surface contour; a laminated layer disposed over said expanded polystyrene foam base layer and having a generally uniform thickness which conforms to the predetermined surface contour of said base layer; and a turf-like surface layer applied to an upwardly facing surface of said laminated layer, said surface layer providing a smooth upwardly facing putting surface upon which a golf ball can be putted.

Abstract: An artificial athletic turf includes a backing having a top face and a bottom face, yarn tufted through the backing such that cut pile extends from the top face and backloops of yarn are closely adjacent the bottom face and a discontinuous coat is disposed over the backloops and bottom face in order to bind the yarn to the backing The coating material is sprayed onto the bottom face of the tufted backing at an inclination angle of less than 45 degrees to the plane of the backing and under conditions which cause sprayed material to bind the backloops to the backing, but not deposit along narrow areas of the backing between rows of backloops, thus, allowing the turf to remain porous in spots.

Abstract: An artificial athletic turf includes a backing having a top face and a bottom face, yarn tufted through the backing such that cut pile extends from the top face and backloops of yarn are closely adjacent the bottom face and a porous coat is disposed over the backloops and bottom face in order to bind the yarn to the backing The coating material is sprayed, under high pressure and in distinct particles, onto the bottom face of the tufted backing under conditions which cause sprayed particles to rapidly cure and, therefore, partially cohere to each other in a porous network in which coating material generally is not accumulated between the backloops and backing face and does not fill a significant proportion of the fiber pores existent in the backing

Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate for artificial turf that includes a base pad with a channel that extends across an upper surface of the pad and a tube that lies within the channel. The base pad has a generally flat lower surface and a generally flat upper surface that is spaced apart and oppositely disposed from the lower surface. The channel has a sidewall and a bottom surface, the sidewall extending from the upper surface of the base pad to the bottom surface of the channel and the bottom surface being spaced apart from the lower surface of the base pad. The tube has a sidewall defining an inner diameter surface and an outer diameter surface, with at least one aperture through the sidewall adjoining the inner diameter surface and the outer diameter surface. The channel and the tube are operable for liquid to flow through. In some instances, a radiant heating wire can extend across the upper surface of the base pad.

Abstract: An athletic field is constructed using side-by-side conjoined layers of resilient synthetic material placed over a drain blanket and extending to a peripheral trench drain. The primary material construction is a reliable layer approximately 4 feet wide by 200 feet long comprising a dimpled polyethylene core material with bonded top and bottom thin, flexible geotechnic fabric layers. A flange and flap system along one edge receives the opposite edge of the joining strip to bond the laterally adjoining layers together in a shingling or tiered manner to promote drainage and to keep water out of the resilient pliable structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates, on the one hand, to an artificial grass mat comprising a ground fabric and a number of artificial grass blades protruding from the ground fabric, at least one of the artificial grass blades being formed from a pile-warp yarn (1-6; 7-10; 15-18) having a density of less than 5,000 dtex. On the other hand, the present invention relates to a method for the production of an artificial grass mat of this type. The artificial grass mat according to the invention is suitable both for deployment in the practising of sport, such as for example football, tennis, hockey, golf and the like, and for deployment for other uses, such as for example domestic and garden applications, as a decorative landscape element.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide an artificial turf which no longer requires the application of a coating on the back of the ground fabric in order to secure the plastic blades of grass. The object of the invention is achieved by providing an artificial turf comprising a ground fabric and a number of plastic blades of grass protruding from the ground fabric in which said turf, as a result of the weave structure, has a pile fixation of at least 15 N.

Abstract: An artificial attachment includes a ‘figure-of-eight’ slot, or similar shape, which upon flexure permits clamping application to vegetation or rod member, for example a twig, thereby to effect attachment thereto upon reflexure to its original shape.

Abstract: The present invention disclosures the use of castor oil and castor oil derivatives for use in polyurethane formulations for the production of products for the carpet industry. Process for the production of such products is also disclosed.

Abstract: A habitat mount for a wall mounted taxidermy mannequin includes a habitat piece having a three dimensional first side with the appearance of one or more natural elements and an opposing generally planar second side. A tab extends outwardly from and generally parallel to a plane defined by the second side of the habitat piece. The tab is sized and shaped to mount directly to a rear side of the wall mounted taxidermy mannequin.

Abstract: An artificial turf structure comprises a top layer comprising at least two pieces of artificial turf material, the pieces positioned contiguous to each other to form a seam between the pieces; a substrate underlying the top layer; and a high solids single component moisture cure polyurethane adhesive applied between the top layer and the substrate, wherein the adhesive comprises either: A. a reaction product of isocyanates, polyols, catalyst and defoamers having a viscosity of the said reaction product in the range of 2,000 to 30,000 cps, and having water-(moisture) reactive free-isocyanate content of 5.2 to 9.2% by weight based on 100% by weight of said reaction product, or B. a reaction product of isocyanates, polyols, catalyst, defoamers and thixotropic agents having a viscosity of the said thixotropic reaction product in the range of 30,000 to 900,000 cps and having water-(moisture) reactive free-isocyanate content of 3.8 to 7.8% by weight based on 100% by weight of said reaction product.