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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:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Christopher Tetrault, Amelia, OH (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Tetrault, Amelia, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 13/00 (2006.01); E01C 13/08 (2006.01); E01C 5/20 (2006.01); B01J 20/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 13/08 (2013.01); B01J 20/3231 (2013.01); E01C 5/20 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2982 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2991 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides for synthetic turf infill materials and methods of making such materials wherein the surfaces of the materials have been modified with hydrophilic properties. The various exemplary embodiments of the present invention include a method to modify the surface of synthetic turf infill through coating, crosslinking or other methods. The surface of the infill is modified to become substantially hydrophilic with low contact angles. The present invention also provides a process for producing surfaces with hydrophilic properties.