A coating, for example a piezochromic coating, can adhere to a pickleball court. The coating can mark a pickleball bounce point during pickleball play on the pickleball court. When a pickleball bounces from a coated surface of the pickleball court, the pickleball can produce a mark on or in the coating at the bounce point. The mark can provide a visible indication of location of the bounce point that informs whether the bounce point was in an in-bounds or an out-of-bounds area of the pickleball court. The coating can thus help players and/or referees determine who prevailed in a volley or won a point during a pickleball game.

A riding surface, having a stepping layer and a mat arranged between the ground and the stepping layer, drip tubes for watering the stepping layer being embedded in the mat, preferably in grooves on the side of the mat facing the stepping layer.

A riding surface, having a stepping layer and a mat arranged between the ground and the stepping layer, drip tubes for watering the stepping layer being embedded in the mat, preferably in grooves on the side of the mat facing the stepping layer.

A low-maintenance bocce court surface comprising a concrete slab layer including an integrated drainage system with drain inlets, a modular suspended surface layer disposed over the concrete slab layer, a filter fabric layer disposed over the modular suspended surface layer, and a surface layer disposed over the filter fabric layer, wherein the drainage system is configured to drain water collected in the modular suspended surface layer to a location external to the bocce court, and a method of manufacturing the bocce ball court.

A low-maintenance bocce court surface comprising a concrete slab layer including an integrated drainage system with drain inlets, a modular suspended surface layer disposed over the concrete slab layer, a filter fabric layer disposed over the modular suspended surface layer, and a surface layer disposed over the filter fabric layer, wherein the drainage system is configured to drain water collected in the modular suspended surface layer to a location external to the bocce court, and a method of manufacturing the bocce ball court.

The present invention is a product, and a method to create a solid interface (or barrier) between soil and the sand of a golf sand bunker.

The present invention is a product, and a method to create a solid interface (or barrier) between soil and the sand of a golf sand bunker.

The present invention provides for synthetic PIP surfacing materials surfacing materials and methods of making such materials wherein the surfaces of the materials have been modified with hydrophilic properties. The present invention also includes surfacing materials wherein a coating material is included with the surfacing to substantially modify the surfacing material with water retention or hydrophilic properties

Various embodiments provide surface compositions and methods for porous, flexible, and durable surfaces that may stabilize native soil, provide substantially uniform drainage of moisture, and provide a barrier between the native soil, vegetation, and other compositions disposed over the surface composition, such as sand and/or soil. The compositions and methods may comprise utilizing a liquid coating composition, liquid binder, and/or antimicrobial composition in combination with a particulate material configured to provide a desired pore size, elasticity, compression, and/or stability to the surface composition. Various embodiments of the surface composition may form a prefabricated flexible bunker liner for application to the native soil in a golf course bunker beneath sand to maintain sand quality, control moisture, and prolong bunker life.

Methods and compositions for the installation of scientifically engineered and constructed unpaved runways are disclosed herein. The compositions are heterogeneous mixtures produced by blending aliphatic or cyclic organic compounds with binders that chemically react with gravel, aggregate, and soil particles to create permanent bonds, resulting in a strengthened and stabilized surface. When blended into the aggregate of a runway surface, the organic compounds act as a carrier fluid, distributing the binder system evenly so particles of all sizes are thoroughly and uniformly coated with the composition. Once the composition is distributed, an adhesion promoting compound reacts with constituents in the aggregate to increase the formation and strength of chemical bonds between particles.