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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Philip Surowitz, Middlesex, NJ (US);
William L Wetzel, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Chicopee, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G / ; B32B / ; B32B / ; B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428196 ; 47-9 ; 47 18 ; 47 81 ; 156179 ; 156181 ; 156281 ; 156291 ; 428198 ; 428247 ; 428248 ; 428249 ;
Abstract
A moisturizing mat, and process for making it, are disclosed. The moisturizing mat is suitable for use as a base to promote trickle watering of plants in greenhouses. The mat comprises a wood pulp/fabric layer having an impervious plastic film backing layer. The moisturizing mat is produced by a process including the steps of (a) depositing wood pulp on a first fibrous layer, (b) placing a second fibrous layer on top of the wood pulp, (c) bonding the product of step (b), and (d) bonding an impervious plastic film to one face of the product of step (c).