US 12,084,817 B2
Coconut hard shell granular infill for synthetic sport fields
David E. Shoup, Oregon City, OR (US)
Assigned to Genus Industries, Inc., Oregon City, OR (US)
Appl. No. 17/287,075
Filed by GENUS INDUSTRIES, LLC, Oregon City, OR (US)
PCT Filed Nov. 11, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/060760
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 20, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/102091, PCT Pub. Date May 22, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/767,567, filed on Nov. 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0355641 A1, Nov. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. B02C 19/00 (2006.01); B02C 23/08 (2006.01); B02C 23/14 (2006.01); B02C 23/38 (2006.01); D06N 7/00 (2006.01); E01C 13/08 (2006.01); D01B 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC E01C 13/08 (2013.01) [B02C 19/0056 (2013.01); B02C 23/08 (2013.01); B02C 23/14 (2013.01); B02C 23/38 (2013.01); D06N 7/0063 (2013.01); D01B 1/00 (2013.01); D06N 2205/106 (2013.01); D06N 2211/16 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of producing coconut crumb, comprising:
performing a first break down process on hard shells of coconuts to produce a first material comprising coconut chips in a size range of 20 to 40 millimeters and waste fines of an incorrect size;
screening the first material to separate the coconut chips from the waste fines of the incorrect size;
performing a second break down process on the coconut chips to produce a second material comprising coconut crumbs in a size range of 4 to 7 millimeters and waste fines of an incorrect size; and
screening the second material to separate the coconut crumbs from the waste fines of the incorrect size.