Patents by Inventor Jurgen Morton-Finger
Jurgen Morton-Finger 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).
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Publication number: 20240328095Abstract: A method for producing an artificial turf comprises providing a carrier material and a plurality of fibers, each fiber having ends extending from the top of the carrier material and having a connected region arranged in a loop-like manner at the bottom of the carrier material. The carrier material is fed with the fibers to a heated rotating calender roller and guided over at least one sub-region of the surface of the heated rotating calender roller, with the connected regions of the fibers and the bottom of the carrier material facing the calender roller. The method further includes, during the guiding step, transferring heat from the heated rotating calender roller to the carrier 10 material and the fibers, fusing the connected regions of the fibers with the bottom of the carrier material to form the artificial turf, and embossing the bottom of the artificial turf.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Jürgen Morton-Finger, Ulrich Berghaus, Gregory T. Randall, Thomas Metz
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Publication number: 20230407578Abstract: The present application relates to an artificial turf system, comprising an elastic substrate layer, an artificial turf carpet applied on the elastic substrate layer, and a first filler material which is filled into the artificial turf carpet, wherein the first filler material comprises a hydrophobic sand, and the use thereof as sports artificial turf.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: December 21, 2023Inventors: Cornelia Röger-Göpfert, Jürgen Morton-Finger, Ulrich Berghaus, Christoph Kohl
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Publication number: 20230295883Abstract: The invention relates to method for producing an artificial turf, comprising the following steps: providing a carrier material having a top and a bottom, providing a plurality of fibres, wherein each fibre comprises two ends extending from the top of the carrier material and comprising a connected region arranged in a loop-like manner at the bottom of the carrier material; feeding the carrier material with the fibres to a heated rotating calender roller; guiding the carrier material with the fibres over at least one sub-region of the surface of the heated rotating calender roller, wherein the connected regions of the fibres and the bottom of the carrier material face the calender roller; during the guiding of the carrier material with the fibres over the at least one sub-region of the surface of the heated rotating calender roller: transferring heat from the heated rotating calender roller to the carrier material with the fibres, and fusing the connected regions of the fibres with the bottom of the carrier maType: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2021Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Ulrich Berghaus, Gregory T. Randall, Jurgen MORTON-FINGER, Dirk HANUSCHIK
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Patent number: 10697091Abstract: A device for twisting a flat, fibrillated strip for producing artificial turf is disclosed. The device includes a hollow shaft having a central axis of rotation, a deflecting element that is mounted on the hollow shaft and that has a swing region, and a limiting element that is disposed on the hollow shaft. The hollow shaft allows the strip to be continuously passed through a hollow space of the hollow shaft. The deflecting element includes a swing pivot that is offset from the central axis. When the hollow shaft is rotated around its central axis, the swing region of the deflecting element is swung outward from the central axis to a swung-out position. As a result, the strip is rested against the swing region. When the deflecting element is in its swung-out position, the strip is rested against the limiting element that limits the outward deflection of the strip.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2017Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: TARKETT INC.Inventor: Jürgen Morton-Finger
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Patent number: 9873989Abstract: A filament for use in an artificial grass field, wherein the filament has a front and a back surface and at least one of the front surface and back surface includes a plurality of adjacent concave indentations extending generally from a first end to a second end.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: TARKETT INC.Inventors: Thorsten Emge, Jurgen Morton-Finger
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Publication number: 20170335490Abstract: A device for twisting a flat, fibrillated strip for producing artificial turf is disclosed. The device includes a hollow shaft having a central axis of rotation, a deflecting element that is mounted on the hollow shaft and that has a swing region, and a limiting element that is disposed on the hollow shaft. The hollow shaft allows the strip to be continuously passed through a hollow space of the hollow shaft. The deflecting element includes a swing pivot that is offset from the central axis. When the hollow shaft is rotated around its central axis, the swing region of the deflecting element is swung outward from the central axis to a swung-out position. As a result, the strip is rested against the swing region. When the deflecting element is in its swung-out position, the strip is rested against the limiting element that limits the outward deflection of the strip.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2017Publication date: November 23, 2017Inventor: Jürgen MORTON-FINGER
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Patent number: 9315954Abstract: An artificial turf has a base layer, a multiplicity of blades fixed to and projecting upward from the base layer, and a mass of infill between the blades and on the base layer. The infill is formed of elongated plastic fibers each having a longitudinally extending inner part of a predetermined first plastic and a longitudinally extending outer part bonded to the inner part and of a predetermined second plastic different from the first plastic.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: REIFENHAEUSER GMBH & CO.KG MASCHINENFABRIKInventor: Jürgen Morton-Finger
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Publication number: 20150211193Abstract: A filament for use in an artificial grass field, wherein the filament has a front and a back surface and at least one of the front surface and back surface includes a plurality of adjacent concave indentations extending generally from a first end to a second end.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2015Publication date: July 30, 2015Inventors: Thorsten EMGE, Jurgen MORTON-FINGER
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Publication number: 20090039542Abstract: Packing tape is made by predrying polyethylene terephthalate and supplying it to an intake end of a chamber of an extruder where the polyethylene terephthalate is agglomerated and melted while being moved through the chamber in a travel direction. Negative pressure is applied to the chamber of the extruder and to degas the PET and thereby draw low-molecular-weight impurities from the polyethylene terephthalate therein, and extruding the melted polyethylene terephthalate as a strip from the extruder through a spinneret.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Inventor: Jurgen Morton-Finger
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Publication number: 20080260974Abstract: An artificial turf has a base layer, a multiplicity of blades fixed to and projecting upward from the base layer, and a mass of infill between the blades and on the base layer. The infill is formed of elongated plastic fibers each having a longitudinally extending inner part of a predetermined first plastic and a longitudinally extending outer part bonded to the inner part and of a predetermined second plastic different from the first plastic.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventor: Jurgen MORTON-FINGER
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Publication number: 20080260975Abstract: An artificial turf has a base layer and a multiplicity of blades fixed to and projecting upward from the base layer. Each of the blades is formed of an elongated plastic filament having a longitudinally extending inner part of plastic and a longitudinally extending outer part bonded to the inner part and of a plastic different from the inner-part plastic. Both parts extend the full length of the respective blade.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2008Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventor: Jurgen MORTON-FINGER
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Patent number: 7378148Abstract: A multi-layer monofilament consisting of multiple layers that are extruded simultaneously in a single process step, having a first layer made from plastic A, a second layer, which is bonded directly to the first layer, made from plastic b, and a third layer, which is bonded directly to the second layer, made from plastic C, plastic B being a bonding agent between the two plastics A and C.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2005Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Motech GmbH Technology & SystemsInventor: Jürgen Morton-Finger
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Patent number: 7122245Abstract: A multi-layer monofilament consisting of multiple layers that are extruded simultaneously in a single process step, having a first layer made from plastic A, a second layer, which is bonded directly to the first layer, made from plastic b, and a third layer, which is bonded directly to the second layer, made from plastic C, plastic B being a bonding agent between the two plastics A and C.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2004Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Motech GmbH Technology & SystemsInventor: Jürgen Morton-Finger
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Publication number: 20060051578Abstract: A multi-layer monofilament consisting of multiple layers that are extruded simultaneously in a single process step, having a first layer made from plastic A, a second layer, which is bonded directly to the first layer, made from plastic b, and a third layer, which is bonded directly to the second layer, made from plastic C, plastic B being a bonding agent between the two plastics A and C.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Inventor: Jurgen Morton-Finger
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Publication number: 20040170830Abstract: A multi-layer monofilament consisting of multiple layers that are extruded simultaneously in a single process step, having a first layer made from plastic A, a second layer, which is bonded directly to the first layer, made from plastic b, and a third layer, which is bonded directly to the second layer, made from plastic C, plastic B being a bonding agent between the two plastics A and C.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2004Publication date: September 2, 2004Applicant: MOTECH GmbH TECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMSInventor: Jurgen Morton-Finger
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Publication number: 20040164437Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging web, wherein PET material is extruded using a twin-screw extruder and wherein the extruder interior space is degassed during the extrusion. The molten plastic is outputted in a strip shape from a spinning head located after the twin-screw extruder. The plastic strip is then cooled and stretched.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2004Publication date: August 26, 2004Applicant: MOTECH GmbH TECHNOLOGY & SYSTEMSInventor: Jurgen Morton-Finger