Method for cooling of synthetic turf
OwnerChristopher Tetraultinventor
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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.
Claims16
A synthetic turf system, the artificial turf comprising a backing layer with a plurality of grass-like filaments attached and a synthetic turf infill cooling granule comprising a core particle coated with one or more surface-treatment agent;
- wherein the core particle comprises a granular material;
- and wherein the surface-treatment agent is an agent selected from the group comprising surfactants, detergents, and emulsifiers and wherein the surface-treatment agent (a) modifies the surface tension of the infill materials;
- and (b) alters a property of the materials selected from the group consisting of surface charge, surface charge density, surface hydrophobicity, and surface charge and hydrophobicity combined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.