US 12,421,176 B2
Biochar as a microbial carrier
Richard Wilson Belcher, Oxnard, CA (US); Han Suk Kim, Thousand Oaks, CA (US); Brian Buege, Centennial, CO (US); Mark L. Jarand, Rotorua (NZ); Michael C. Cheiky, Thousand Oaks, CA (US); and Ronald A. Sills, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC, Oakdale, MN (US)
Filed by Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC, Oakdale, MN (US)
Filed on Jun. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/835,916.
Application 17/835,916 is a continuation of application No. 16/883,951, filed on May 26, 2020, granted, now 11,384,031.
Application 16/883,951 is a continuation of application No. 16/238,995, filed on Jan. 3, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/238,995 is a continuation of application No. 15/393,214, filed on Dec. 28, 2016, granted, now 10,173,937, issued on Jan. 8, 2019.
Application 15/393,214 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/350,920, filed on Nov. 14, 2016, granted, now 10,093,588, issued on Oct. 9, 2018.
Application 15/350,920 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/385,986, granted, now 9,493,380, issued on Nov. 15, 2016, previously published as PCT/US2012/039862, filed on May 29, 2012.
Application 14/385,986 is a continuation of application No. 13/154,213, filed on Jun. 6, 2011, granted, now 8,317,891, issued on Nov. 27, 2012.
Application 15/393,214 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/156,256, filed on May 16, 2016, granted, now 9,809,502, issued on Nov. 7, 2017.
Application 15/393,214 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/873,053, filed on Oct. 1, 2015, granted, now 10,252,951, issued on Apr. 9, 2019.
Application 15/393,214 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/036,480, filed on Sep. 25, 2013, granted, now 9,359,268, issued on Jul. 6, 2016.
Application 15/156,256 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/189,709, filed on Jul. 25, 2011, granted, now 8,568,493, issued on Oct. 29, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/432,253, filed on Dec. 9, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/344,865, filed on Jun. 2, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/290,285, filed on Feb. 2, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/271,486, filed on Dec. 28, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/162,219, filed on May 15, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/058,472, filed on Oct. 1, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/058,445, filed on Oct. 1, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2023/0146899 A1, May 11, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. C05F 11/08 (2006.01); C01B 32/05 (2017.01); C05D 9/00 (2006.01); C05F 11/00 (2006.01); C05F 11/02 (2006.01); C05G 3/00 (2020.01); C05G 5/10 (2020.01); C05G 5/12 (2020.01); C05G 5/40 (2020.01); C09K 17/02 (2006.01); C09K 17/04 (2006.01); C10B 53/02 (2006.01); C10B 57/02 (2006.01); C12N 1/14 (2006.01); C12N 1/16 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 11/12 (2006.01); C09K 17/40 (2006.01)
CPC C05F 11/08 (2013.01) [C01B 32/05 (2017.08); C05D 9/00 (2013.01); C05F 11/00 (2013.01); C05F 11/02 (2013.01); C05G 3/00 (2013.01); C05G 5/10 (2020.02); C05G 5/12 (2020.02); C05G 5/40 (2020.02); C09K 17/02 (2013.01); C09K 17/04 (2013.01); C10B 53/02 (2013.01); C10B 57/02 (2013.01); C12N 1/14 (2013.01); C12N 1/16 (2013.01); C12N 1/20 (2013.01); C12N 11/12 (2013.01); C09K 17/40 (2013.01); Y02E 50/10 (2013.01); Y02P 20/145 (2015.11); Y10S 71/903 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. A microbial delivery system comprising:
a biochar, wherein the biochar comprises a pore; and
a microbe, wherein the microbe is inoculated into the pore of the biochar, wherein the microbe is inoculated into the biochar using mechanical, chemical, or biological assistance to thereby move the microbe into the pore of the biochar, and wherein the microbe is inoculated into the pore of the biochar using the application of positive or negative pressure.
 
9. A biochar, wherein the biochar comprises a pore, wherein the pore is filled with a media, wherein the media comprises a microbe, wherein the media is infused into the pore of the biochar using mechanical, chemical, or biological assistance to thereby move the microbe into the pore of the biochar, and wherein the media is infused into the pore of the biochar using positive or negative pressure.
 
15. A method for creating an enhanced biochar, the method comprising infusing a media into a pore of a biochar, wherein the media comprises a microbe, wherein the infusing the media comprises infusing the microbe into the pore of the biochar using mechanical, chemical, or biological assistance to thereby move the microbe into the pore of the biochar, and wherein the media is infused into the pore of the biochar using positive or negative pressure.