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US3138896A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of conditioning soil by applying petroleum fractions

Assignee: Pure Oil Co
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Filing: 1961-06-01
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Granted: 1964-06-30
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Expires: 1981-06-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Allen F Millikan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 21:25
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01N; A01N61/00; A01N61/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 74 words
THE METHOD OF CONDITIONING SOIL, PREVENTING THE GROWTH OF WEEDS AND THE ATTACK OF SUSCEPTIBLE PLANTS BY FOLIAR NEMATODES, SOIL NEMATODES AND FUNGUS ORGANISMS WHICH CONSISTS IN SULTIVATING THE SOIL, APPLYING ABOUT 100 TO 5000 GALLONS PER ACRE OF FUEL OIL BOILING IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 450* TO 700*F. TO THE CULTIVATED SOIL AND ALLOWING SAID TREATED SOIL TO LIE DORMANT FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT ONE TO THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO PLANTING.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 74 words
THE METHOD OF CONDITIONING SOIL, PREVENTING THE GROWTH OF WEEDS AND THE ATTACK OF SUSCEPTIBLE PLANTS BY FOLIAR NEMATODES, SOIL NEMATODES AND FUNGUS ORGANISMS WHICH CONSISTS IN SULTIVATING THE SOIL, APPLYING ABOUT 100 TO 5000 GALLONS PER ACRE OF FUEL OIL BOILING IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 450* TO 700*F. TO THE CULTIVATED SOIL AND ALLOWING SAID TREATED SOIL TO LIE DORMANT FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT ONE TO THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO PLANTING.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-06-30 1967-12-30 1968-06-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-06-30 1971-12-30 1972-06-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-06-30 1975-12-30 1976-06-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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