Patents by Inventor Salil Sethunath

Salil Sethunath 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).

  • SPORTS SURFACE, ITS USE AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20240328094
    Abstract: Sports surface (10) comprising a backing layer (1) and a pile layer (2), wherein the pile layer comprises pile fibres, connected to the backing layer to form loops (21) and the loops are closely packed together to form a substantially continuous playing surface. The substantially continuous playing surface can be used for ball sports or other recreational purposes. The application further relates to a method for making such a sports surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: Ten Cate Thiolon B.V.
    Inventors: Colin Young, Salil Sethunath, Hein Anton Heerink, Michael Rene Vogel, Niels Gerhardus Kolkman
  • Recyclable artificial turf and HDPE backing layer for recyclable artificial turf
    Publication number: 20240254688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyethylene backing layer for an artificial turf substrate consisting essentially of highly oriented, high density polyethylene filaments forming warp and weft threads, the high density polyethylene filaments having a density of at least 945 kg/m3 and a melt flow index of maximum 2 g/10 min. The invention further relates to filaments for making such a backing layer, a method for producing such filaments and an artificial turf substrate including such a backing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Ten Cate Thiolon B.V.
    Inventors: Colin Young, Salil Sethunath, Hein Anton Heerink, Michael Rene Vogel, Niels Gerhardus Kolkman
  • NATURAL ARTIFICAL TURF INFILL
    Publication number: 20230407579
    Abstract: A natural binder-based infill for artificial turf, comprising biodegradable granules, wherein the granules comprise a natural binder that has been physically but not chemically modified by the addition of a quantity of filler material, wherein the granules have a mean size of between 0.2 and 5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Ten Cate Thiolon B.V.
    Inventors: Salil Sethunath, Niels Gerhardus Kolkman, Colin Young, Michael Rene Vogel, Hein Anton Heerink
  • ARTIFICAL TURF INFILL WITH NATURAL RUBBER GRANULES
    Publication number: 20230374738
    Abstract: A natural rubber based infill for artificial turf, comprising biodegradable granules, wherein the granules comprise natural rubber that has been physically but not chemically modified by the addition of a quantity of filler material, wherein the granules have a mean size of between 0.2 and 5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Ten Cate Thiolon B.V.
    Inventors: Salil Sethunath, Niels Gerhardus Kolkman, Colin Young, Michael Rene Vogel, Hein Anton Heerink