Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Pile or nap type surface or component – With particles
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-20
2005-09-20
Jones, Deborah (Department: 1775)
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Pile or nap type surface or component
With particles
C428S017000, C428S143000, C428S402000, C047S00101T, C405S050000, C405S271000, C119S713000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06946181
ABSTRACT:
An artificial grass surface (10) suited for bordering a runway (12) of an airfield in order to reduce the presence of birds in the airfield. The artificial grass surface (10) includes a pile fabric (14) having a plurality of pile elements (20) extending from a backing mat (18) and resembling grass. A water barrier (24) is provided for preventing water from percolating to the compacted soil surface. An infilled particulate material (22) is dispersed among the pile elements (20). A stabilizer is provided to resist dislodgment of the infilled particulate material (22) at the edges of the runways by the thrust of jet engines and to keep the particulate material (22) in the pile elements (20) when the edges of the runways are vacuumed to remove silt.
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Boss Wendy
Factor & Lake
Fieldturf Inc.
Jones Deborah
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