Patents Assigned to AgResearch International, Inc.
  • Water- and oil-absorbent medium comprising milled sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat
    Patent number: 6890651
    Abstract: Sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat is milled to create a multitude of sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat particles substantially all of which have a size less than about 850 microns. Particles of milled sphagnum moss have been shown to retain excellent water and oil absorption capabilities until particle sizes become smaller than 180 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: AgResearch International, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter C. Bilkey
  • Medium and method for binding chlorine gas
    Patent number: 6555007
    Abstract: A fiber-based medium and method for binding chlorine gas utilizes sphagnum, a fibrous wetlands plant that is commercially available in dried form as sphagnum moss and sphagnum peat moss. It has been discovered that sphagnum moss is capable of binding up to 10% of its dry weight in chlorine gas, making it significantly more effective than activated carbon as a binding medium for chlorine gas. Sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and sphagnum peat moss each possesses the ability to bind chlorine gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: AgResearch International, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter C. Bilkey