Method for making artificial turf infill with rounded olive pit fragments

US12227905B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Polytex Sportbeläge Produktions-GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Stephan SICK · Willich, DE
• Dario GROCHLA · Bochum, DE
• Sven HAMANN · Zwingenberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 19, 2022
• Grant date: Feb 18, 2025
• Expiry date: Dec 19, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01J2/12
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method of creating an artificial turf infill comprising providing olive pit fragments from an oil extraction process employing compressing the olives for extracting the olive oil, and tumbling the olive pit fragments to smoothen sharp edges of the olive pit fragments to produce rounded olive pit fragments.