Patents by Inventor Mary PROVANCE-BOWLEY

Mary PROVANCE-BOWLEY 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).

  • Patent number: 9656923
    Abstract: An horticultural blend is disclosed. The horticultural blend includes coal refuse and slag blended with at least a portion of the coal refuse. The coal refuse has a particle size, the particle size corresponding with all material in the coal refuse having a maximum dimension of less than about 2 inches and at least about 25% of the material in the coal refuse being capable of passing through a standard number 4 sieve. The horticultural blend has a pH within a range of about 3.5 and about 10 and the horticultural blend facilitates growth of vegetation when applied to a coal refuse pile at a thickness of less than about 2 feet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: HARSCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen R. Miranda, William V. Abbate, Mary Provance-Bowley
  • Patent number: 9656922
    Abstract: A coal refuse remediation process is described. The process includes providing coal refuse and blending a slag with at least a portion of the coal refuse to form a medium. The coal refuse has a particle size. The medium has a pH within a range of about 3.5 and about 10 and the medium facilitates growth of vegetation when applied to a coal refuse pile at a thickness of less than about 24 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: HARSCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Stephen R. Miranda, William V. Abbate, Mary Provance-Bowley
  • Publication number: 20160304408
    Abstract: A coal refuse remediation process is described. The process includes providing coal refuse and blending a slag with at least a portion of the coal refuse to form a medium. The coal refuse has a particle size. The medium has a pH within a range of about 3.5 and about 10 and the medium facilitates growth of vegetation when applied to a coal refuse pile at a thickness of less than about 24 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen R. MIRANDA, William V. ABBATE, Mary PROVANCE-BOWLEY
  • Publication number: 20160052832
    Abstract: An horticultural blend is disclosed. The horticultural blend includes coal refuse and slag blended with at least a portion of the coal refuse. The coal refuse has a particle size, the particle size corresponding with all material in the coal refuse having a maximum dimension of less than about 2 inches and at least about 25% of the material in the coal refuse being capable of passing through a standard number 4 sieve. The horticultural blend has a pH within a range of about 3.5 and about 10 and the horticultural blend facilitates growth of vegetation when applied to a coal refuse pile at a thickness of less than about 2 feet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen R. MIRANDA, William V. ABBATE, Mary PROVANCE-BOWLEY