Patents Assigned to Synthetic Turf Resources (STR)
  • Publication number: 20250116077
    Abstract: A synthetic turf includes a plurality of synthetic turf fibers knitted together to form a knitted backing layer of the synthetic turf, and a water permeable polyurethane coat formed on the knitted backing layer
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicants: Synthetic Turf Resources Corp., Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Kristan Michael BROWN, Matthew Lee HENSON, Chad D. LANDS, Erin Anderson TIDWELL
  • 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: 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: 20250052016
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing an artificial turf (600) and the artificial turf obtained by this method, the method comprising: incorporating an artificial turf fiber on a carrier (104); adding a polyurethane reaction mixture on the back side of the carrier (106); and hardening polyurethane reaction mixture to form a polyurethane backing, characterized in that pyrithione zinc is added in the polyurethane reaction mixture to provide antimicrobial property to the polyurethane backing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Synthetic Turf Resources (STR)
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Larry Wayne MOBLEY, Jerry Chase CLOER
  • Patent number: 12209368
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignees: Synthetic Turf Resources Corp., Polytex Sporbeläge Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan Sick, Kristan Michael Brown, Matthew Lee Henson, Chad D. Lands, Erin Anderson Tidwell
  • Patent number: 12152352
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial turf includes creating fluid polyurethane mass. The creation including reacting first and second polyols with an isocyanate. The first polyol is a polyether polyol and/or a polyester polyol having at least 2 hydroxyl groups per molecule, the second polyol being polybutadien diol. The isocyanate including 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. The method further includes 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, adding the fluid polyurethane mass on the back side of the carrier, and hardening the fluid polyurethane mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignees: Advanced Polymer Technologies Corp., Synthetic Turf Resources Corp.
    Inventors: Stephan Sick, Frank Lucarelli, Axel Hinrichs, Andreas Schulze-Ising, Matthew Lee Henson, Erin Anderson Tidwell
  • Publication number: 20230016648
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial turf includes creating fluid polyurethane mass. The creation including reacting first and second polyols with an isocyanate. The first polyol is a polyether polyol and/or a polyester polyol having at least 2 hydroxyl groups per molecule, the second polyol being polybutadien diol. The isocyanate including 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. The method further includes 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, adding the fluid polyurethane mass on the back side of the carrier, and hardening the fluid polyurethane mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicants: Advanced Polymer Technologies Corp., Synthetic Turf Resources Corp.
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Frank LUCARELLI, Axel HINRICHS, Andreas SCHULZE-ISING, Matthew Lee HENSON, Erin Anderson TIDWELL
  • Patent number: 11473249
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial turf includes creating fluid polyurethane mass. The creation including reacting first and second polyols with an isocyanate. The first polyol is a polyether polyol and/or a polyester polyol having at least 2 hydroxyl groups per molecule, the second polyol being polybutadien diol. The isocyanate including 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. The method further includes 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, adding the fluid polyurethane mass on the back side of the carrier, and hardening the fluid polyurethane mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: Advanced Polymer Technologies Corp., Synthetic Turf Resources Corp.
    Inventors: Stephan Sick, Frank Lucarelli, Axel Hinrichs, Andreas Schulze-Ising, Matthew Lee Henson, Erin Anderson Tidwell
  • Publication number: 20200385936
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicants: Synthetic Turf Resources Corp., Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-GmbH
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Kristan Michael BROWN, Matthew Lee HENSON, Chad D. LANDS, Erin Anderson TIDWELL
  • Publication number: 20190093291
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an artificial turf includes creating fluid polyurethane mass. The creation including reacting first and second polyols with an isocyanate. The first polyol is a polyether polyol and/or a polyester polyol having at least 2 hydroxyl groups per molecule, the second polyol being polybutadien diol. The isocyanate including 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. The method further includes 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, adding the fluid polyurethane mass on the back side of the carrier, and hardening the fluid polyurethane mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicants: Advanced Polymer Technologies Corp., Synthetic Turf Resources Corp.
    Inventors: Stephan SICK, Frank LUCCARELLI, Axel HINRICHS, Andreas SCHULZE-ISING, Matthew Lee HENSON, Chad D. LANDS, Erin Anderson TIDWELL, David CALHOUN
  • Publication number: 20180291567
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicants: Advanced Polymer Technologies Corp., Synthetic Turf Resources Corp.
    Inventors: Stephan Sick, Frank Lucarelli, Axel Hinrichs, Andreas Schulze-Ising, Matthew Lee Henson, Chad D. Lands, Erin Anderson Tidwell, David Calhoun