Patents Assigned to Polytex Sportbelage Produktions GmbH
  • Publication number: 20250100002
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for manufacturing an artificial turf, including: a dielectric barrier discharge device including a first electrode and a second electrode; a conveyor unit configured for moving a carrier mesh through an air gap formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the carrier mesh includes a backside, and wherein the carrier mesh includes fibers integrated such that a portion of the fibers are exposed on the backside; a control unit configured to control the dielectric barrier discharge device to apply a dielectric barrier discharge to the backside of the carrier mesh as the carrier mesh moves through the air gap for plasma-activating the backside; and a dispensing unit configured to apply a backing layer to the plasma-activated backside of the carrier mesh for providing the artificial turf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Dario GROCHLA, Stephan SICK, Sven HAMANN, Thorsten VAN DEN BERG
  • Publication number: 20250100003
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial turf provides for moving a carrier mesh through an air gap formed between a first electrode and a second electrode of a dielectric barrier discharge device, applying a dielectric barrier discharge to a backside of the carrier mesh for plasma-based activation of the backside, and applying a backing layer to the plasma-activated backside of the carrier mesh for providing the artificial turf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Dario GROCHLA, Stephan SICK, Sven HAMANN, Thorsten VAN DEN BERG
  • Publication number: 20250100001
    Abstract: A system for manufacturing an artificial turf includes a dielectric barrier discharge device including a first electrode and a second electrode; a conveyor unit configured for moving a carrier mesh through an air gap formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the carrier mesh includes a backside, and wherein the carrier mesh includes fibers integrated such that a portion of the fibers are exposed on the backside; a control unit configured to control the dielectric barrier discharge device to apply a dielectric barrier discharge to the backside of the carrier mesh as the carrier mesh moves through the air gap for plasma-activating the backside; and a dispensing unit configured to apply a backing layer to the plasma-activated backside of the carrier mesh for providing the artificial turf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Thorsten VAN DEN BERG, Sven HAMANN, Dario GROCHLA
  • Publication number: 20250101633
    Abstract: An extrusion apparatus suitable for manufacturing artificial turf polymer fiber, in particular from LLDPE that is free of fiber splitting, wherein the extrusion apparatus is characterized in that a ratio of an equivalent diameter of the nozzle outlet over an axial length of the inner channel of the nozzle is from 0.90 to 1.10, or from 0.95 to 1.05.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Sven HAMANN, Dario GROCHLA, Dirk SANDER
  • Publication number: 20250100265
    Abstract: A method for making an artificial turf, the method comprising: providing a carrier (308) and an artificial turf fiber (501) incorporated into the carrier such that a first portion of the artificial turf fiber (506) protrudes to a back side of the carrier, a second portion of the artificial turf fiber (302) protrudes to a front side of the carrier, and a third portion of the artificial turf fiber (504) is inside the carrier; preparing a polyurethane (PU) foam reaction mixture (210) containing a reactive foam stabilizer (RFS), applying the PU foam reaction mixture on the back side of the carrier (308) to cover the artificial turf fiber (506) protruding to the back side of the carrier (308) and hardening the PU foam reaction mixture to form a flexible PU backing securing the turf fiber in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicants: Synthetic Turf Resources, Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Thorsten VAN DEN BERG, Dario GROCHLA
  • Publication number: 20250101678
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial turf provides for moving a carrier mesh through an air gap formed between a first electrode and a second electrode of a dielectric barrier discharge device, applying a dielectric barrier discharge to a backside of the carrier mesh for plasma-activating the backside, and applying a backing layer to the plasma-activated backside of the carrier mesh for providing the artificial turf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Thorsten VAN DEN BERG, Sven HAMANN, Dario GROCHLA
  • Publication number: 20250100005
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial turf provides for moving a carrier mesh through an air gap formed between a first electrode and a second electrode of a dielectric barrier discharge device, applying a dielectric barrier discharge to a backside of the carrier mesh for plasma-based activation of the backside, and applying a backing layer to the plasma-activated backside of the carrier mesh for providing the artificial turf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Dario GROCHLA, Stephan SICK, Sven HAMANN, Thorsten VAN DEN BERG
  • Publication number: 20250100004
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial turf provides for moving a carrier mesh through an air gap formed between a first electrode and a second electrode of a dielectric barrier discharge device, applying a dielectric barrier discharge to a backside of the carrier mesh for plasma-based activation of the backside, and applying a backing layer to the plasma-activated backside of the carrier mesh for providing the artificial turf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2024
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Dario GROCHLA, Stephan SICK, Sven HAMANN, Thorsten VAN DEN BERG
  • Publication number: 20250092615
    Abstract: Disclosed is an extruded artificial turf fiber (100, 800, 900, 1000, 1100) having an arced cross-sectional shape, the arced cross-sectional shape being defined by a boundary line consisting of uninterrupted undulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicants: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH, Synthetic Turf Resources
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Dario GROCHLA, Anthony David DANIELL
  • Publication number: 20250084242
    Abstract: An artificial turf fiber comprising a polymer material and a traction control agent disposed within the polymer, wherein the traction control agent (404) is a grafted polymer (404) comprising a slip agent (302) grafted on a backbone (304) of the grafted polymer (404).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Thorsten VAN DEN BERG, Sven HAMANN, Dario GROCHLA
  • Publication number: 20250084594
    Abstract: An artificial turf fiber comprising a polymer material and a traction control agent disposed within the polymer, wherein the traction control agent (404) is a grafted polymer (404) comprising a slip agent (302) grafted on a backbone (304) of the grafted polymer (404).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Thorsten VAN DEN BERG, Sven HAMANN, Dario GROCHLA
  • Patent number: 12247327
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Polytex Sportbeläge Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Sick, Dirk Sander, Bernd Jansen, Ivo Lohr, Kris Brown
  • Publication number: 20250075442
    Abstract: The invention provides for an artificial turf fiber comprising a polymer grafted with one or more siloxanes, the polymer being a polyolefin or a polyamide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Thorsten VAN DEN BERG, Marco REHOSEK, Dirk SANDER, Oliver WAGENER
  • Patent number: 12227905
    Abstract: A method of creating an artificial turf infill comprising providing olive pit fragments from an oil extraction process employing compressing the olives for extracting the olive oil, and tumbling the olive pit fragments to smoothen sharp edges of the olive pit fragments to produce rounded olive pit fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Polytex Sportbeläge Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Sick, Dario Grochla, Sven Hamann
  • Patent number: 12195931
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Polytex Sportbeläge Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Sick, Dirk Sander, Ivo Lohr
  • Patent number: 12152318
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an artificial turf fiber includes creating a polymer mixture that includes, 60-99% by weight of an LLDPE polymer and 1-15% by weight of an LDPE polymer. The method further includes extruding the polymer mixture into a monofilament; quenching the monofilament; reheating the monofilament; and stretching the reheated monofilament to form the monofilament into the artificial turf fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Polytex Sportbeläge Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Sick, Dirk Sander, Bernd Jansen
  • Patent number: 12134687
    Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer-based artificial turf fiber comprising substances (216) adapted for protecting the fiber against UV radiation. The substances comprise a hindered amine light stabilizer—HALS and a first and a second UV-absorbent substance. The molecular weights of the first and the second UV-absorbent substances differ from each other by at least 100 g/mol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Polytex Sportbeläge Produktions-GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Sick, Dirk Sander, Dirk Schmitz, Bernd Jansen, Ivo Lohr
  • Publication number: 20240336764
    Abstract: A polymer-based artificial turf fiber including substances adapted for protecting the fiber against UV radiation. The substances comprise a hindered amine light stabilizer-HALS and a first and a second UV-absorbent substance. The molecular weights of the first and the second UV-absorbent substances differ from each other by at least 100 g/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Dirk SANDER, Dirk SCHMITZ, Bernd JANSEN, Ivo LOHR
  • Publication number: 20240254700
    Abstract: The invention provides for a method of manufacturing artificial turf (1000). The method includes creating a polymer mixture, such as polymer mixture (400), where the polymer mixture is at least a three-phase system. The polymer mixture includes a first polymer, a second polymer and a compatibilizer. The first polymer is a polyamide (PA) and the second polymer is a polyethylene (PE). The first polymer is included in an amount of 0.125 percent to 5 percent by weight, the second polymer is included in an amount of 60 percent to 97 percent by weight and the compatibilizer is included in an amount of 0.375 percent to 15 percent by weight. The first polymer and the second polymer are immiscible, and the first polymer forms polymer beads surrounded by the compatibilizer within the second polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventor: Stephan SICK
  • Publication number: 20240175218
    Abstract: An artificial turf system provides an existing artificial turf including a plurality of existing artificial turf fibres and an existing artificial turf backing configured to carry the plurality of existing artificial turf fibres, a new artificial turf comprising a plurality of artificial turf fibres and an artificial turf backing layer, where the artificial turf backing layer comprises a carrier structure configured to carry the plurality of artificial turf fibres, and a geogrid positioned between the existing artificial turf and the backing layer of the new artificial turf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicants: APT Advanced Polymer Technology Corp., Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventor: Kris BROWN