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US2946675A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Sawdust composts and method of preparing the same

Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
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Filing: 1954-04-21
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Granted: 1960-07-26
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Expires: 1974-04-21
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Charles B Davey
  • 👤 Sergei A Wilde

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 09:36
CPC Classifications
C; C05; C05B; C05B7/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 88 words
THE PROCESS OF PREPARING A SAWDUST COMPOST WHICH COMPRISES REACTING SAWDUST WITH ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IN A RATIO OF ABOUT 12-18 POUNDS OF AMMONIA PER CUBIC YARD OF SAWDUST, MIXING THE RESULTING ALKALINE SAWDUST PRODUCT WITH ABOUT 1 TO 6 POUNDS OF POTASSIUM SULFATE PER CUBIC YARD OF SAWDUST, NEUTRALIZING THE SAWDUST MIXTURE WITH PHOSPHORIC ACID TO PROVIDE A SAWDUST PRODUCT WITH A PH OF ABOUT 6.1 TO 6.9, INOCULATING THE NEUTRALIZED SAWDUST PRODUCT WITH COPRINUS EPHERMERUS AND ALLOWING THE RESULTING MIXTURE TO FERMENT WHILE MAINTAINING THE SAWDUST MOIST.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 88 words
THE PROCESS OF PREPARING A SAWDUST COMPOST WHICH COMPRISES REACTING SAWDUST WITH ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IN A RATIO OF ABOUT 12-18 POUNDS OF AMMONIA PER CUBIC YARD OF SAWDUST, MIXING THE RESULTING ALKALINE SAWDUST PRODUCT WITH ABOUT 1 TO 6 POUNDS OF POTASSIUM SULFATE PER CUBIC YARD OF SAWDUST, NEUTRALIZING THE SAWDUST MIXTURE WITH PHOSPHORIC ACID TO PROVIDE A SAWDUST PRODUCT WITH A PH OF ABOUT 6.1 TO 6.9, INOCULATING THE NEUTRALIZED SAWDUST PRODUCT WITH COPRINUS EPHERMERUS AND ALLOWING THE RESULTING MIXTURE TO FERMENT WHILE MAINTAINING THE SAWDUST MOIST.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1963-07-26 1964-01-25 1964-07-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1967-07-26 1968-01-25 1968-07-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1971-07-26 1972-01-25 1972-07-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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