US 11,987,537 B2
Bark and wood fiber growing medium
Kevin Scott Spittle, Vero Beach, FL (US); and Gary Lane Bowers, Jonesborough, TN (US)
Assigned to PROFILE PRODUCTS LLC, Buffalo Grove, IL (US)
Filed by PROFILE PRODUCTS LLC, Buffalo Grove, IL (US)
Filed on Jul. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/865,911.
Application 17/865,911 is a continuation of application No. 17/071,602, filed on Oct. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,434,425.
Application 17/071,602 is a continuation of application No. 16/589,694, filed on Oct. 1, 2019, granted, now 10,907,098, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Application 16/589,694 is a continuation of application No. 16/366,319, filed on Mar. 27, 2019, granted, now 10,519,073, issued on Dec. 31, 2019.
Application 16/366,319 is a continuation of application No. 15/400,363, filed on Jan. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,266,457, issued on Apr. 23, 2019.
Application 15/400,363 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/322,906, granted, now 10,519,373, issued on Dec. 31, 2019, previously published as PCT/US2015/038312, filed on Jun. 29, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/018,640, filed on Jun. 29, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0356401 A1, Nov. 10, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C05G 3/80 (2020.01); A01G 24/23 (2018.01); A01G 24/28 (2018.01); C05D 9/02 (2006.01); C05F 11/00 (2006.01); C09K 17/16 (2006.01); C09K 17/32 (2006.01); C09K 17/52 (2006.01)
CPC C05G 3/80 (2020.02) [A01G 24/23 (2018.02); A01G 24/28 (2018.02); C05D 9/02 (2013.01); C05F 11/00 (2013.01); C09K 17/16 (2013.01); C09K 17/32 (2013.01); C09K 17/52 (2013.01)] 41 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A growing medium comprising:
about 5 to about 95 weight % fibrous tree bark, based on the total weight of the growing medium;
about 5 to about 95 weight % fibrous wood components, based on the total weight of the growing medium; and
about 1 to about 15 weight % of at least one additional component,
the growing medium having a total porosity of about 88 volume % or more.
 
11. A growing mix composition comprising:
about 10 to 95 weight or volume % growing medium substrate including fibrous wood and/or bark components; and
about 5 to 90 weight or volume % coir,
wherein the growing medium has total porosity of about 88 volume % or more.
 
27. A growing mix composition comprising:
about 10 to 95 weight or volume % growing medium including fibrous wood and/or bark components; and
about 5 to 90 weight or volume % coir,
wherein about 10 to about 80 weight % of the growing medium, based on the total weight of the growing medium, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 14:1 to 31:1 and about 10 to 80 weight % of the growing medium, based on the total weight of the growing medium, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 39:1 to 56:1.
 
38. A growing medium composition comprising:
about 5 to about 95 volume % fibrous tree bark, based on the total weight of the growing medium;
about 5 to about 95 volume % fibrous wood components, based on the total weight of the growing medium,
the growing medium having a total porosity of 88 volume % or more, and
about 10 to about 80 weight % of the growing medium, based on the total weight of the growing medium, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 14:1 to 31:1 and about 10 to 80 weight % of the growing medium, based on the total weight of the growing medium, comprises fibers having an average length to width ratio of about 39:1 to 56:1.