Patents by Inventor Fred E. Lancaster, Jr.

Fred E. Lancaster, Jr. 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: 3985538
    Abstract: Process for the production of granular mixed fertilizer in which ammonium phosphate melt is prepared in a pipe reactor and dispersed through a plurality of apertures in the wall of the pipe to bind small particles of fertilizer materials into granules. Wet-process phosphoric acid is ammoniated to an NH.sub.3 :H.sub.3 PO.sub.4 mole ratio of about 1.0 and the steam formed by the heat of reaction atomizes the ammonium phosphate melt resulting in proper distribution of the melt for granulation. Up to about 30 percent of the P.sub.2 O.sub.5 in the melt may be polyphosphate. The ammonium phosphate is essentially anhydrous and the granules of mixed fertilizers do not require drying. Elimination of drying greatly decreases investment, dust and fume evolution, and fuel requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1976
    Assignee: Tennessee Valley Authority
    Inventors: Gordon C. Hicks, Fred E. Lancaster, Jr.