US Patent Issued to TENCATE GRASS HOLDING on Feb. 17 for "Self-cooling artificial turf system with water retention" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,193, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to TENCATE GRASS HOLDING BV (Nijverdal, Netherlands).

"Self-cooling artificial turf system with water retention" was invented by Frederic Vachon (Montreal).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-cooling artificial turf system for water retention and evaporation is described. The system includes a synthetic surface comprising an elastic sub-layer having shock absorbing pads, or shock pads, configured to interlock to one another. Individual ones of the shock pads comprise a top surface and a moisture accumulation region defined by an edge having a height taller than the top surface. Synthetic fibers a...