Patents by Inventor Jane A. Hoxsey

Jane A. Hoxsey 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).

  • MINERAL-RELEASING COMPOST AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME FOR SOIL REMEDIATION
    Publication number: 20160101449
    Abstract: Described herein is a mineral-releasing compost prepared by combining a prebiotic material, a probiotic material, and one or more mineral gluconate salts to form a composting mixture, controlling composting conditions to allow for the composting mixture to decompose, and allowing the composting mixture to fully stabilize and mature, wherein the compost includes one or more minerals as digested products of the respective mineral gluconate salts. The mineral-releasing compost is particularly suitable for remediation of soil contaminated with heavy metals and for amendment of soil deficient of certain minerals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventor: Jane A. Hoxsey
  • Mineral-releasing compost and method of using the same for soil remediation
    Patent number: 9227233
    Abstract: Described herein is a mineral-releasing compost prepared by combining a prebiotic material, a probiotic material, and one or more mineral gluconate salts to form a composting mixture, controlling composting conditions to allow for the composting mixture to decompose, and allowing the composting mixture to fully stabilize and mature, wherein the compost includes one or more minerals as digested products of the respective mineral gluconate salts. The mineral-releasing compost is particularly suitable for remediation of soil contaminated with heavy metals and for amendment of soil deficient of certain minerals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Inventor: Jane A. Hoxsey
  • MINERAL-RELEASING COMPOST AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME FOR SOIL REMEDIATION
    Publication number: 20130233036
    Abstract: Described herein is a mineral-releasing compost prepared by combining a prebiotic material, a probiotic material, and one or more mineral gluconate salts to form a composting mixture, controlling composting conditions to allow for the composting mixture to decompose, and allowing the composting mixture to fully stabilize and mature, wherein the compost includes one or more minerals as digested products of the respective mineral gluconate salts. The mineral-releasing compost is particularly suitable for remediation of soil contaminated with heavy metals and for amendment of soil deficient of certain minerals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventor: Jane A. Hoxsey