US Patent Issued to STADIUM GROW LIGHTING on Oct. 28 for "Surface performance testing apparatus, systems and methods" (Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,455,226, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to STADIUM GROW LIGHTING B.V. (Waddinxveen, Netherlands).

"Surface performance testing apparatus, systems and methods" was invented by Kyley Hampton Dickson (Knoxville, Tenn.) and John Charles Sorochan (Knoxville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Apparatus and systems disclosed herein are designed to be used to study various forces acting on an athletic field or an athletic surface caused by the interaction between a shoe and the turf or athletic surface during a simulated impact. Various surfaces can be tested and analyzed, including assessing deceleration, acceleration and cutting traction p...