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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US);
Inventors:
Gregory D. Fowler, Ringgold, GA (US);
Phil Stricklen, Dalton, GA (US);
Lisa Porter, Ringgold, GA (US);
Assignee:
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY, Omaha, NE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 13/08 (2006.01); D02G 3/44 (2006.01); D05C 15/10 (2006.01); D05C 15/36 (2006.01); D05C 15/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 13/08 (2013.01); D02G 3/445 (2013.01); D05C 15/10 (2013.01); D05C 15/18 (2013.01); D05C 15/36 (2013.01); D10B 2505/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implementations herein describe an artificial turf having a backing layer and a plurality of rows of individual tufts tufted into the backing layer. Each tuft comprises at least three yarns per tuft and each one of the at least three yarns varies in at least one of material, color, texture, denier and cross-section. Each row of individual tufts is substantially similar to each adjacent tufted row and adjacent tufts on a given row are spaced apart at a predetermined gauge.