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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4283219 | Agrochemical agents and their use The present invention relates to agrochemical agents of products based on azulmic acids stabilized by reaction with aminoplast-forming agents and carbonyl compounds or condensation products thereof.... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4280830 | Urea-formaldehyde granular fertilizer A free-flowing granular fertilizer composition and a process for its preparation in which the granules comprise expanded, substantially oil-free coffee grounds as a carrier coated and impregnated with a urea-formaldehyde condensation product. The condensa... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4219347 | Multicomponent soil supplement Homogeneous solid fusions of particulate mineral nutrients in a continuous rhombic sulfur matrix containing at least about 50 weight percent sulfur are disclosed. These materials are obtained by dispersing throughout a sulfur melt at a temperature of 120Â... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4174957 | Synthetic growing medium and method of preparing it A synthetic growing medium comprising a thorough mixture of urea formaldehyde foam granules, powdered humus, and a wetting agent. The medium also includes plant nutrients, trace elements, and pH adjusting material. The growing medium is prepared by grindi... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4168962 | Plant growth media Plant growth media are described as composed of various combinations of vermiculite, perlite, and clay and having superior properties for use as potting soil for container-grown plants. Such media are characterized by greater moisture capillarity and avai... | 09/25/1979 |
| 4155742 | Water-soluble binder A unit dosage form comprising one or more active ingredients and a water-soluble binder in which the water-soluble binder comprises, as a main component, a product obtained by condensing a polyoxyethylene alkyl, alkylphenyl or alkenyl ether having the fol... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4138344 | Erodible agent releasing device comprising poly(orthoesters) and poly(orthocarbonates) The invention concerns orthoester and orthocarbonate polymers having a repeating mer comprising a hydrocarbon radical and a symmetrical dioxycarbon unit of the general formula: ##STR1## WHEREIN R1 is a multivalent hydrocarbon radical, R | 02/06/1979 |
| 4102667 | Additive and method for reducing the drift of aqueous spray compositions An additive composition containing a substantially water-soluble, alternating copolymer of maleic acid and a conjugated diene such as butadiene for reducing the drift of aqueous spray compositions. Certain salts of the copolymer may also be employed and t... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4047922 | Slow release composition comprising slack wax-urea adduct Disclosed is a slow release fertilizer composition comprising a slack wax-urea adduct prepared by urea-dewaxing petroleum hydrocarbons in which the wax to urea ratio ranges from 0.08 to 0.30 and particularly intended for use on dry, desert-like soils. Sol... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4047921 | Treating micro-nutrient deficiencies in plants Plants suffering from micro-nutrient deficiences are treated with prussiates of the formula In which M is an alkali metal ion, alkaline earth metal ion, heavy metal ion, ammonium ion or hydrogen, X is a group which can occupy the sixth coordination position on... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4036752 | Dewatering clay slurries Sand slurries dispersed over the surface of ore processing operations waste product clay slurries and over-burden dropped onto the area give useful in-place land-fill.... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4034120 | Pelleting aid for agricultural products The pelleting of fibrous agricultural material, such as beet pulp is facilitated by the incorporation of a mixture of expanded vermiculite and/or finely divided vermiculite ore with an organic material which may be animal fat or a vegetable oil product su... | 07/05/1977 |
| 4006004 | Phosphate enriched peat moss fertilizer and method therefor including free amino acid supplementation Phosphate enriched, potassium supplemented peat moss fertilizer produce and method of production including reaction of peat moss with a solution of alkali metal acid phosphate salt in orthophosphoric acid, in some cases with prolonged hydrolysis reaction ... | 02/01/1977 |
| 4006005 | Phosphate enriched manure fertilizer and method therefor including free amino acid supplementation Phosphate enriched, potassium supplemental manure product and method of production including reaction of manure with a solution of alkali metal acid phosphate salt in orthophosphoric acid, in some cases with prolonged reaction at elevated temperatures to ... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3981713 | Urea-zinc oxide composition and process A particulate fertilizer comprising urea particles having a fertilizing quantity of available zinc in the form of zinc oxide which is homogeneously dispersed throughout the urea particles. The urea-zinc oxide particles may be prepared by dissolving zinc o... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3980462 | Fertilizer for long term supply of plants with chelated micronutrients A fertilizer for the long term and uniform supply of plants with micronutrient elements of atomic numbers 24 to 30, comprising at least one anion exchanger charged with anionic chelated ions of at least one element having having an atomic number of from 2... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3979198 | Polyurethane plant growth medium A plant growth medium is disclosed having a polyurethane matrix with at least 40% and preferably 50 to 55% open cells, and from about 36% to about 50% (and more for example 60%) by weight of a granular filler dispersed throughout the polyurethane matrix, ... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3944408 | Method for producing biological fertilizers from sewage A biological fertilizer is prepared by a process which comprises treating sewage sedimentation sludge with sulphite waste liquor, the treatment being carried out at a pH of no more than 6, followed by mixing the mixture of treated sludge and waste liquor ... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3941578 | Zinc oxide coated urea Urea particles uniformly coated with zinc oxide having excellent adherence and uniformity of the zinc oxide coating are obtained by using a zinc oxide composition characterized by having a purity of 90 to 99% zinc oxide and a uniform particle size of at l... | 03/02/1976 |
| 3940257 | Soil conditioning fertilizer compound A soil conditioning and fertilizer composition and the process of producing it is disclosed, the composition composed of particulate seaweed intimately mixed with particulate tree bark.... | 02/24/1976 |
