US 12,030,826 B2
Efficiency of man-made and/or natural organic based animal manure fertilizers by liberating the bound nutrients (macro and micro) through the use of organic, non-aqueous liquid delivery formulations containing organic poly (organicacids) and/or their salts
Gary David McKnight, High Point, NC (US); and Randall Linwood Rayborn, Burlington, NC (US)
Assigned to SOILGENIC TECHNOLOGIES, High Point, NC (US)
Filed by Soilgenic Technologies, LLC, High Point, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/531,067.
Application 18/531,067 is a continuation of application No. 17/380,275, filed on Jul. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,866,382.
Application 17/380,275 is a continuation of application No. 16/687,442, filed on Nov. 18, 2019, granted, now 11,097,993, issued on Aug. 24, 2021.
Application 16/687,442 is a continuation of application No. 15/893,593, filed on Feb. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,513,469, issued on Dec. 24, 2019.
Application 15/893,593 is a continuation of application No. 14/740,327, filed on Jun. 16, 2015, granted, now 10,301,230, issued on May 28, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/991,680, filed on May 12, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0101494 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C05G 3/00 (2020.01); C05B 3/00 (2006.01); C05B 7/00 (2006.01); C05B 17/00 (2006.01); C05B 17/02 (2006.01); C05C 9/00 (2006.01); C05D 9/00 (2006.01); C05D 9/02 (2006.01); C05F 3/00 (2006.01); C05G 3/50 (2020.01); C05G 3/70 (2020.01); C05G 3/90 (2020.01); C05G 5/30 (2020.01); C09D 7/20 (2018.01)
CPC C05G 3/00 (2013.01) [C05B 3/00 (2013.01); C05B 7/00 (2013.01); C05B 17/00 (2013.01); C05B 17/02 (2013.01); C05C 9/00 (2013.01); C05C 9/005 (2013.01); C05D 9/00 (2013.01); C05D 9/02 (2013.01); C05F 3/00 (2013.01); C05G 3/50 (2020.02); C05G 3/70 (2020.02); C05G 3/90 (2020.02); C05G 5/30 (2020.02); C05G 5/36 (2020.02); C05G 5/37 (2020.02); C09D 7/20 (2018.01); Y02A 40/20 (2018.01); Y02P 20/145 (2015.11)] 20 Claims
 
1. A coated solid fertilizer composition comprising a) one or more fertilizers selected from the group consisting of i) fertilizer granules and ii) manure, coated with b) a liquid formulation wherein said liquid formulation comprises i) one or more salts of a polyaspartate polymer, ii) one or more surfactants and iii) a non-aqueous organic liquid solvating system, wherein the organic liquid solvating system comprises one or more members selected from the group consisting of i) one or more protic solvents and ii) one or more aprotic solvents, and wherein the one or more salts of the polyaspartate polymer are the result a reaction of a polyaspartic carboxylic functionality with one or more neutralizing compounds comprising one or more members selected from the group consisting of (1)NaOH, (2) KOH, (3) NH3, (4) NH4OH, (5) K2CO3, (6) Na2CO3, (7) KHCO3, and (8) NaHCO3.