Patents by Inventor Lonnie Daniel Hoover

Lonnie Daniel Hoover has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Suspension fertilizers and method of producing same
    Patent number: 4069034
    Abstract: Suspension fertilizers containing humic acid as a crystallization inhibitor and crystal growth modifier. Suspension fertilizers containing from 0.05% to 3% humic acid and from 0.25%-3% bentonite have excellent stability as evidenced by a low concentration of crystals, a low crystal growth rate, good suspension characteristics and good rheological properties. An improved method of manufacturing suspension fertilizers which consists of adding from 0.05% to 3% by weight humic acid to the suspension fertilizer, and a method of inhibiting the formation and growth of crystals from a supersaturated solution of at least one fertilizer chemical which comprises adding from 0.05% to 3% by weight humic acid to the solution before it becomes supersaturated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1978
    Assignee: N L Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Lonnie Daniel Hoover