US4219966A
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Method of rapid grass growth
Assignee: FAST-GRASS INTERNATIONAL
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Filing: 1979-03-21
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Granted: 1980-09-02
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Expires: 1999-03-21
Abstract
Abstract A method of starting rapid grass growth, including mixing dry adhesive and grass seed in a blender, subjecting the mixture to an electrostatic charge to cause the adhesive to cling to the seed, adding fertilizer to the seed and grass mixture, grinding cellulose material to chip it into small particles and simultaneously feeding into the grinder the adhesive, seed and fertilizer mixture, the heat of grinding serving to activate the adhesive to bind the materials to each other to form a grass starting composition, blowing the composition onto land to be planted, and watering the composition.
Inventors
- 👤 William J. McCalister
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:54
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01C; A01C7/00; A01G; A01G20/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S111/00; Y10S111/90; Y10S111/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A composition for use in starting grass growth comprising a thoroughly blended mixture of dry adhesive grass seed, fertilizer and chopped cellulose, the proportion of each being selected to maximize the rate of grass growth according to the type of seed and the soil conditions in the geographical area where the composition is to be used.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
56 words
A composition for use in starting grass growth comprising a thoroughly blended mixture of dry adhesive grass seed, fertilizer and chopped cellulose, the proportion of each being selected to maximize the rate of grass growth according to the type of seed and the soil conditions in the geographical area where the composition is to be used.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition has, by weight, 3 to 8% dry adhesive, 1 to 3% grass seed, 8 to 20% fertilizer and 69 to 88% cellulose.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the cellulosic material is selected from the group comprising paper, straw, sawdust, wood chips, bark chips, bagasse, grass, peat moss and leaves and wherein the cellulosic material is chopped into particles of about 0.5 centimeters and less.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of manufacturing a composition for use starting grass growth comprising: (a) mixing dry adhesive and grass seed in a blender; (b) subjecting the mixture of seed and adhesive to an electrostatic charge to cause the adhesive to cling to the seed; (c) adding fertilizer to the seed and grass mixture to form a grass growth concentrate; (d) chopping cellulosic material into small particles and simultaneously feeding into the chopper a selected proportion of the grass growth concentrate from step (c) the heat of chopping serving to bind the grass growth concentrate to the cellulose so that the concentrate remains evenly dispersed during storage and shipping.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of manufacturing a composition for use starting grass growth comprising: (a) mixing dry adhesive and grass seed in a blender; (b) subjecting the mixture of seed and adhesive to an electrostatic charge to cause the adhesive to cling to the seed; (c) adding fertilizer to the seed and grass mixture to form a grass growth concentrate; (d) chopping cellulosic material into small particles and simultaneously feeding into the chopper a selected proportion of the grass growth concentrate from step (c) the heat of chopping serving to bind the grass growth concentrate to the cellulose so that the concentrate remains evenly dispersed during storage and shipping.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 4 wherein the completed mixture has by weight, 3 to 8% dry adhesive, 1 to 3% grass seed, 8 to 20% fertilizer, and 69 to 88% cellulose.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method according to claim 4 wherein in step (d) the cellulosic material is selected from the group comprising paper, straw, sawdust, wood chips, bark chips, bagasse, grass, peat moss and leaves and wherein the cellulosic material is chopped into particles of about 0.5 centimeters and less.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
121 words
The method of starting grass growth on land comprising: (a) mixing dry adhesive and grass seed in a blender; (b) subjecting the mixture of seed and adhesive to an electrostatic charge to cause the adhesive to cling to the seed; (c) adding fertilizer to the seed and grass mixture to form a grass growth concentrate; (d) chopping cellulosic material into small particles and simultaneously feeding into the chopper a selected proportion of the grass growth concentrate from step (c) the heat of chopping serving to bind the grass growth concentrate to the chopped cellulose to form a grass growth composition which remains evenly dispersed; (e) blowing the grass growing composition onto the land to be planted; and (f) watering the composition.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
121 words
The method of starting grass growth on land comprising: (a) mixing dry adhesive and grass seed in a blender; (b) subjecting the mixture of seed and adhesive to an electrostatic charge to cause the adhesive to cling to the seed; (c) adding fertilizer to the seed and grass mixture to form a grass growth concentrate; (d) chopping cellulosic material into small particles and simultaneously feeding into the chopper a selected proportion of the grass growth concentrate from step (c) the heat of chopping serving to bind the grass growth concentrate to the chopped cellulose to form a grass growth composition which remains evenly dispersed; (e) blowing the grass growing composition onto the land to be planted; and (f) watering the composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein steps (e) and (f) are combined by blowing the composition onto land and simultaneously mixing water with the composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein the composition has, by weight, 3 to 8% dry adhesive, 1 to 3% grass seed, 8 to 20% fertilizer and 69 to 88% cellulosic material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein in step (d) the cellulosic material is selected from the group comprising paper, straw, sawdust, wood chips, bark chips, bagasse, grass, peat moss and leaves and wherein the cellulosic material is chopped into particles of about 0.5 centimeters and less.
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