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US 12,703,950 B1Granted
Composition of reclaimed synthetic turf and products comprising same
AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorsPhilipe Aldahir, Stephen F. Snow
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Abstract
Described is a composition derived from a portion of reclaimed synthetic turf that contains one or more performance infill materials, one or more polymers, and one or more combusted materials. The composition is suitable to be used as an infill in a synthetic turf.
Claims16
A composition comprising:
- a. from about 80 wt % to about 95 wt % of:
- i. one or more performance infill materials being one or more resilient infill materials selected from the group consisting of crumb rubber, thermoplastic elastomer, thermoplastic polyurethane, neoprene, and ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber;
- or
- ii. one or more non-resilient infill materials selected from the group consisting of coconut husk, coconut fiber, walnut shell, and cork;
- or
- iii. a combination of i. and ii.;
- b. in addition to a., from about 3 wt % to about 10 wt % of one or more polymers being polypropylene, polyethylene, or a combination thereof;
- and
- c. from about 2 wt % to about 10 wt % of one or more combusted materials,
- wherein the composition is a homogeneous composition,
- wherein the composition is a particle having a size from 10 mesh to 30 mesh.
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