Patents by Inventor Jerome S. Ratliff

Jerome S. Ratliff 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).

  • Phosphate rock utilization
    Patent number: 4834787
    Abstract: A process providing solubilization of phosphate rock by contacting the rock with sulfurous acid in the presence of an oxidizing agent selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide and ozone. Use of sulfurous acid in combination with a substoichiometric amount of hydrogen peroxide significantly enhances the solubilization of phosphate rock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Assignee: Dolores R. Pircon
    Inventors: Jerome S. Ratliff, Ladislav J. Pircon