US Patent Issued to TENCATE GRASS HOLDING on Nov. 18 for "Padding layer for athletic field for water retention and drainage" (Canadian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,697, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to TENCATE GRASS HOLDING BV (Nijverdal, Netherlands).

"Padding layer for athletic field for water retention and drainage" was invented by Frederic Vachon (Montreal).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments for a panel that may be combined with other similar panels to form a padding layer of an athletic field, or other surface, are disclosed. The panel for use in a padding layer of a panel system includes at least one water accumulation region positioned at or near a perimeter of the panel. The at least one water accumulation region is defined by a pyramidal surface that slopes downwards f...