Patents by Inventor Darrell Taulbee

Darrell Taulbee 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).

  • Enhancement of binding characteristics for production of an agglomerated product
    Patent number: 9428705
    Abstract: A method is provided for preparing a product from a precursor material. The method includes the steps of (a) mixing a particulate material and a binder to form a precursor material and (b) irradiating that precursor material with microwave radiation so as to activate the binder and form the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Darrell Taulbee, Robert Hodgen
  • Nitrogen fertilizer composition and method to improve detection and lessen the explosive potential of nitrogen-based fertilizers
    Patent number: 9174885
    Abstract: A nitrogen fertilizer composition includes urea and a nitrate-based fertilizer such as ammonium nitrate, calcium ammonium nitrate and mixtures of ammonium nitrate and calcium ammonium in which the urea and total nitrogen are at concentrations of 20 percent by weight or greater and the concentration of ammonium nitrate is at 30 percent or greater by weight. One or both of the urea and nitrate-based fertilizer are coated with an agriculturally compatible material. The fertilizer composition provides significant nitrate nitrogen for legitimate agricultural use yet is not amenable to the production of an explosive by crushing or by aqueous extraction. A pleasant smelling odorant is added to the composition to facilitate detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Darrell Taulbee
  • ENHANCEMENT OF BINDING CHARACTERISTICS FOR PRODUCTION OF AN AGGLOMERATED PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20140262745
    Abstract: A method is provided for preparing a product from a precursor material. The method includes the steps of (a) mixing a particulate material and a binder to form a precursor material and (b) irradiating that precursor material with microwave radiation so as to activate the binder and form the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventor: Darrell Taulbee
  • NITROGEN FERTILIZER COMPOSITION AND METHOD TO IMPROVE DETECTION AND LESSEN THE EXPLOSIVE POTENTIAL OF NITROGEN-BASED FERTILIZERS
    Publication number: 20140260470
    Abstract: A nitrogen fertilizer composition includes urea and a nitrate-based fertilizer such as ammonium nitrate, calcium ammonium nitrate and mixtures of ammonium nitrate and calcium ammonium in which the urea and total nitrogen are at concentrations of 20 percent by weight or greater and the concentration of ammonium nitrate is at 30 percent or greater by weight. One or both of the urea and nitrate-based fertilizer are coated with an agriculturally compatible material. The fertilizer composition provides significant nitrate nitrogen for legitimate agricultural use yet is not amenable to the production of an explosive by crushing or by aqueous extraction. A pleasant smelling odorant is added to the composition to facilitate detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventor: Darrell Taulbee