Turf underlayment
Runkles , et al. Nov
Patent Grant D866800
U.S. patent number D866,800 [Application Number D/543,515] was granted by the patent office on 2019-11-12 for turf underlayment. This patent grant is currently assigned to Brock USA, LLC. The grantee listed for this patent is Brock USA, LLC. Invention is credited to James M. Koerlin, Richard R. Runkles, Daniel C. Sawyer, Steven L. Sawyer.
| United States Patent | D866,800 |
| Runkles , et al. | November 12, 2019 |
Turf underlayment
Claims
CLAIM The ornamental design for a turf underlayment, as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Runkles; Richard R. (Windsor, CO), Sawyer; Daniel C. (Boulder, CO), Sawyer; Steven L. (Huntington Beach, CA), Koerlin; James M. (Broomfield, CO) | ||||||||||
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| Assignee: | Brock USA, LLC (Boulder,
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| Appl. No.: | D/543,515 | ||||||||||
| Filed: | October 26, 2015 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D25/138 |
| Current International Class: | 2501 |
| Field of Search: | ;D25/55,56,60,112,113,115,118,119,126,136,138,141,142,143,152,153,156,157,158,159,163 ;D6/546,672,675,678.2 ;D7/357,504,561,566,568,601,611,615,631,701 ;D9/424,425,434,455,456,749,761,762 ;D30/119,120,131 ;D19/75,86,91 |
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Primary Examiner: Rivard; Jennifer
Assistant Examiner: Posthauer; Catherine S
Attorney, Agent or Firm: MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
Description
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a turf underlayment according to the design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view as indicated in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view of the turf underlayment; and
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view as indicated in FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a front edge view of the turf underlayment;
FIG. 8 is a right side edge view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a rear edge view thereof; and,
FIG. 10 is a left side edge view thereof.
The broken lines shown in the drawings are for the purposes of illustrating portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design. The dot-dash lines represent the designation of enlargement views and form no part of the claimed design.
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