EP0140868A3 - Artificial turf playing fields - Google Patents

Artificial turf playing fields Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0140868A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: artificial turf; playing fields; turf playing; fields; artificial
Prior art date: 1983-10-31
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP84870148A

Other versions

EP0140868A2 (en

EP0140868B1 (en

Inventor

Khalil Nicola Jaber

Rhamas Allan Orofino

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Astroturf Industries Inc

Original Assignee

Monsanto Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1983-10-31

Filing date

1984-10-29

Publication date

1986-06-11

1984-10-29 Application filed by Monsanto Co filed Critical Monsanto Co

1985-05-08 Publication of EP0140868A2 publication Critical patent/EP0140868A2/en

1986-06-11 Publication of EP0140868A3 publication Critical patent/EP0140868A3/en

1989-04-12 Application granted granted Critical

1989-04-12 Publication of EP0140868B1 publication Critical patent/EP0140868B1/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
- E01C13/00—Pavings or foundations specially adapted for playgrounds or sports grounds; Drainage, irrigation or heating of sports grounds
- E01C13/02—Foundations, e.g. with drainage or heating arrangements
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01C—CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
- E01C13/00—Pavings or foundations specially adapted for playgrounds or sports grounds; Drainage, irrigation or heating of sports grounds
- E01C13/08—Surfaces simulating grass ; Grass-grown sports grounds

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Architecture (AREA)
Civil Engineering (AREA)
Structural Engineering (AREA)
Road Paving Structures (AREA)

EP19840870148 1983-10-31 1984-10-29 Artificial turf playing fields Expired EP0140868B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US54680383A	1983-10-31	1983-10-31
US546803		1983-10-31

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0140868A2 EP0140868A2 (en)	1985-05-08
EP0140868A3 true EP0140868A3 (en)	1986-06-11
EP0140868B1 EP0140868B1 (en)	1989-04-12

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19840870148 Expired EP0140868B1 (en)	1983-10-31	1984-10-29	Artificial turf playing fields

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0140868B1 (en)
JP (1)	JPS60115703A (en)
AU (1)	AU563055B2 (en)
CA (1)	CA1231802A (en)
DE (1)	DE3477683D1 (en)
NZ (1)	NZ210023A (en)

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GB8709054D0 (en) *	1987-04-15	1987-05-20	Cambridge Soil Services Ltd	Artificial playing surface
WO1989001076A1 (en) *	1987-07-23	1989-02-09	Noel Peter John Mogford	Turf surfaces
AU628300B2 (en) *	1987-11-05	1992-09-17	Kingsford Ross Heylen	Synthetic surface playing field
NL1028501C2 (en) *	2005-03-09	2006-03-14	Janssen De Jong Infra B V	Laying artificial grass pitch, by laying artificial turf on top of watertight hardening layer and porous concrete layer
WO2007123493A1 (en) *	2006-04-26	2007-11-01	Tcb Sports Pte Ltd	A playing field and a method of constructing a playing field
DE102009055732A1 (en) *	2009-11-26	2011-06-16	Udo Gisbertz	Base layer structure for sport facility for e.g. football, has large-pored drainage layer and fine-porous lawn carrier layer attached to top side, where carrier layer has adjustment unit, and pore size of layers increases towards ground
US20190177922A1 (en) *	2017-12-08	2019-06-13	Turf Alliance Llc	Removable active panel system

Citations (5)

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US1763782A (en) *	1929-08-02	1930-06-17	William W Henderson	Outdoor-sports field
DE2436081A1 (en) *	1974-07-26	1976-02-05	Possehl Gmbh	Porous-covering layered road surface drainage - with slopes related to traffic dynamic requirements and drainage slope in lower layer
US4152473A (en) *	1976-09-27	1979-05-01	Layman Bruce W	Synthetic turf seams
FR2422772A1 (en) *	1978-04-10	1979-11-09	Harmonie Jardins	Purpose built drained sports ground - has sandy cope overlying drainage bed, trenches and drains
WO1980000649A1 (en) *	1978-09-29	1980-04-17	Mod Sod Sports Surfaces	Top dressed playing surface with resilient underpad

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DE2928817C2 (en) *	1979-07-17	1983-08-11	Deutsche Forschungs- und Versuchsanstalt für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., 5000 Köln	Course attitude reference and inertial navigation system based on pendulum pendulums

1984
- 1984-10-29 DE DE8484870148T patent/DE3477683D1/en not_active Expired
- 1984-10-29 AU AU34784/84A patent/AU563055B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1984-10-29 NZ NZ21002384A patent/NZ210023A/en unknown
- 1984-10-29 JP JP22761184A patent/JPS60115703A/en active Pending
- 1984-10-29 EP EP19840870148 patent/EP0140868B1/en not_active Expired
- 1984-10-29 CA CA000466543A patent/CA1231802A/en not_active Expired

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US1763782A (en) *	1929-08-02	1930-06-17	William W Henderson	Outdoor-sports field
DE2436081A1 (en) *	1974-07-26	1976-02-05	Possehl Gmbh	Porous-covering layered road surface drainage - with slopes related to traffic dynamic requirements and drainage slope in lower layer
US4152473A (en) *	1976-09-27	1979-05-01	Layman Bruce W	Synthetic turf seams
FR2422772A1 (en) *	1978-04-10	1979-11-09	Harmonie Jardins	Purpose built drained sports ground - has sandy cope overlying drainage bed, trenches and drains
WO1980000649A1 (en) *	1978-09-29	1980-04-17	Mod Sod Sports Surfaces	Top dressed playing surface with resilient underpad

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0140868A2 (en)	1985-05-08
EP0140868B1 (en)	1989-04-12
AU3478484A (en)	1985-05-09
JPS60115703A (en)	1985-06-22
NZ210023A (en)	1987-08-31
AU563055B2 (en)	1987-06-25
CA1231802A (en)	1988-01-26
DE3477683D1 (en)	1989-05-18

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1985-03-09	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1985-05-08	AK	Designated contracting states	Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT NL
1986-04-24	PUAL	Search report despatched	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009013
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1987-01-14	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 19861117
1987-10-07	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 19870825
1989-02-25	GRAA	(expected) grant	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009210
1989-03-08	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: ASTROTURF INDUSTRIES, INC.
1989-04-12	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: B1 Designated state(s): DE FR GB IT NL
1989-05-18	REF	Corresponds to:	Ref document number: 3477683 Country of ref document: DE Date of ref document: 19890518
1989-06-02	ET	Fr: translation filed
1989-07-10	ITF	It: translation for a ep patent filed	Owner name: MODIANO & ASSOCIATI S.R.L.
1990-02-26	PLBE	No opposition filed within time limit	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009261
1990-02-26	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: NO OPPOSITION FILED WITHIN TIME LIMIT
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