Patents by Inventor William Mark Bobo

William Mark Bobo 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).

  • SEAMING ARTIFICIAL TURF
    Publication number: 20180002869
    Abstract: A method for seaming artificial turf at its edges is provided. In some embodiments, the method includes providing a tape having a lower surface resting on a support surface, an upper surface underlying the edges of the artificial turf, and a hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive provided on the upper surface of the tape. After application of heat sufficient to soften the hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive, the layer of hot melt adhesive is bonded to the lower surface of the edges of the turf to the tape while the adhesive extends into valleys of the underside of the turf. Also provided is a heating cart for heating the adhesive and a method of using the heating cart to heat the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: APT Advanced Polymer Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Timothy Alan O'Connor, Frank Keith Bonnell, William Mark Bobo
  • Seaming artificial turf
    Patent number: 9631327
    Abstract: A method for seaming artificial turf at its edges is provided. In some embodiments, the method includes providing a tape having a lower surface resting on a support surface, an upper surface underlying the edges of the artificial turf, and a hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive provided on the upper surface of the tape. After application of heat sufficient to soften the hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive, the layer of hot melt adhesive is bonded to the lower surface of the edges of the turf to the tape while the adhesive extends into valleys of the underside of the turf. Also provided is a heating cart for heating the adhesive and a method of using the heating cart to heat the adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: APT ADVANCED POLYMER TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Timothy Alan O'Connor, Frank Keith Bonnell, William Mark Bobo
  • Seaming Artificial Turf
    Publication number: 20120186729
    Abstract: A method for seaming artificial turf at its edges is provided. In some embodiments, the method includes providing a tape having a lower surface resting on a support surface, an upper surface underlying the edges of the artificial turf, and a hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive provided on the upper surface of the tape. After application of heat sufficient to soften the hot melt pressure sensitive adhesive, the layer of hot melt adhesive is bonded to the lower surface of the edges of the turf to the tape while the adhesive extends into valleys of the underside of the turf. Also provided is a heating cart for heating the adhesive and a method of using the heating cart to heat the adhesive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: Textile Management Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Joseph O'Connor, Timothy Alan O'Connor, Frank Keith Bonnell, William Mark Bobo