Patents by Inventor Kevin Merritt

Kevin Merritt 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).

  • Publication number: 20230357299
    Abstract: A process for making a potassium humate zinc sulfate compound, the process including: obtaining a plurality of fully-soluble potassium humate powder particles; obtaining a zinc sulfate compound; and mixing the plurality of potassium humate particles with the zinc sulfate compound, thereby forming a homogenized mixture, thereby forming a potassium humate zinc sulfate compound configured to be applied to a soil surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Publication number: 20230257318
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making a fully water-soluble granule comprising humic acid and a microbial community composition. Disclosed also is a fully water-soluble granule comprising humic acid and a microbial community composition. Such a granule is useful as an organic aid to crop growth, particularly in applications where solubility is desirable or necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Patent number: 11691999
    Abstract: A process for making a potassium humate zinc sulfate compound, the process including: obtaining a plurality of fully-soluble potassium humate powder particles; obtaining a zinc sulfate compound; and mixing the plurality of potassium humate particles with the zinc sulfate compound, thereby forming a homogenized mixture, thereby forming a potassium humate zinc sulfate compound configured to be applied to a soil surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: HUMIC GROWTH SOLUTIONS. LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Patent number: 11597688
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making a fully water-soluble granule comprising humic acid and a microbial community composition. Disclosed also is a fully water-soluble granule comprising humic acid and a microbial community composition. Such a granule is useful as an organic aid to crop growth, particularly in applications where solubility is desirable or necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: HUMIC GROWTH SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Patent number: 11390570
    Abstract: Highly water-soluble humic acid products such as powders and compacted solids or granules are provided, which can be used directly as crop growth enhancers, or can be coated on or mixed with solid fertilizers. Preferred fertilizer products include humic acid-supplemented MAP, DAP, and urea, particularly where the humic acid fraction is distributed throughout the structure of the solid fertilizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Humic Growth Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Publication number: 20220204421
    Abstract: A semi-soluble humate granule includes a homogenous powder mixture. The homogenous mixture includes a raw humate, a fully soluble humic acid enriched powder, a seaweed powder, a zinc sulfate powder, a sulfur sulfate powder, a magnesium sulfate powder, a manganese sulfate powder, a ferrous sulfate powder, a copper sulfate powder, a borate powder, and a sodium molybdate powder. The homogenous mixture is granulated to form the semi-soluble humate granule having a pH of about 3.5 to about 8.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Publication number: 20220017824
    Abstract: Disclosed is a potassium humate sulfur compound granule and process for making the same granule. The potassium humate sulfur compound granule including a potassium humate component and an elemental sulfur component at a ratio of about 1:20; where the potassium humate component of the granule fully solubilizes upon application to a desired site and enhances conversion of the sulfur component into sulfate by at least about 15% as compared to elemental sulfur alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Publication number: 20220010975
    Abstract: There is provided a system for securing a tube heater to a structure, the tube heater having a burner and a radiant tube extending to an exhaust outlet. The system includes an elongate canopy with an exhaust end securable to the exhaust outlet, an opposed burner end securable adjacent to the burner, and a reflector extending there between. An exhaust hanger is rigidly coupled to the structure and to the canopy proximate the exhaust end, and rigidly receives the exhaust outlet. A burner hanger is coupled to the canopy proximate the burner end and is slidably coupled to the structure. The burner hanger receives the radiant tube therethrough. The burner hanger allows the burner and burner end of the canopy to slide relative to the structure to accommodate thermal expansion of the radiant tube and the canopy from the exhaust end towards the burner end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Gjergji File, Aleksandar Tepsic, Kevin Merritt
  • Publication number: 20210323988
    Abstract: A process for making a potassium humate zinc sulfate compound, the process including: obtaining a plurality of fully-soluble potassium humate powder particles; obtaining a zinc sulfate compound; and mixing the plurality of potassium humate particles with the zinc sulfate compound, thereby forming a homogenized mixture, thereby forming a potassium humate zinc sulfate compound configured to be applied to a soil surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Patent number: 11136505
    Abstract: Disclosed is a potassium humate sulfur compound granule and process for making the same granule. The potassium humate sulfur compound granule including a potassium humate component and an elemental sulfur component at a ratio of about 1:20; where the potassium humate component of the granule fully solubilizes upon application to a desired site and enhances conversion of the sulfur component into sulfate by at least about 15% as compared to elemental sulfur alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Patent number: 11136275
    Abstract: A potassium humate, rock phosphorous, sulfur granule: a fully soluble potassium humate component comprising about 3% of the composite granule; a sulfur component comprising about 15% of the composite granule; and a rock phosphate powder component comprising about 82% of the composite granule. The composite granule is semi-soluble and has a pH of 2.5 to about 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Patent number: 11117840
    Abstract: A semi-soluble composite granule may include a homogenous powder including a rock phosphate powder making up about 1.0% to about 99% of the homogenous powder and a hydrolyzed humic acid enriched powder making up about 0.05% to about 25% of the homogenous powder; where the homogenous powder is granulated to form a semi-soluble composite granule; and where the composite granule is between about 0.8 mm and about 4.0 mm in diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Publication number: 20210059249
    Abstract: Aqueous liquid herbicide products include liquid fractions of water, acetic acid, fulvic acid, and a surfactant, and optionally citric acid. Salt is also dispersed in the liquid fractions to provide complete products which may be in the form of ready-to-use or dilutable concentrate herbicides. The herbicides may be directly applied to growing plants in order to quickly and effectively kill the plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: Humic Growth Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Patent number: 10787396
    Abstract: The present invention provides highly water soluble products derived from humin, as well as methods of obtaining such products. Humin is first blended with water and a nitrogen source, such as urea, under intense agitation and heating, in order to disperse the nitrogen source. Thereupon, the blend is incubated for an extended period to create nitrogen-reacted humin having the desired solubility properties. The products may be used as aqueous dispersions, or dried in the form of particulates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: AG Export International, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Merritt, Mir M. Seyedbagheri
  • Patent number: 10787397
    Abstract: The present invention provides highly water soluble products derived from humin, as well as methods of obtaining such products. Humin is first blended with water and a nitrogen source, such as urea, under intense agitation and heating, in order to disperse the nitrogen source. Thereupon, the blend is incubated for an extended period to create nitrogen-reacted humin having the desired solubility properties. The products may be used as aqueous dispersions, or dried in the form of particulates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: AG Export International, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Merritt, Mir M. Seyedbagheri
  • Publication number: 20200270183
    Abstract: A potassium humate, rock phosphorous, sulfur granule: a fully soluble potassium humate component comprising about 3% of the composite granule; a sulfur component comprising about 15% of the composite granule; and a rock phosphate powder component comprising about 82% of the composite granule. The composite granule is semi-soluble and has a pH of 2.5 to about 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Patent number: 10723667
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making a water-soluble granule enriched in humic acid. Disclosed also is a water-soluble granule enriched in humic acid. Such a granule is useful as an organic aid to crop growth, particularly in applications where solubility is desirable or necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Publication number: 20200148952
    Abstract: Disclosed is a potassium humate sulfur compound granule and process for making the same granule. The potassium humate sulfur compound granule including a potassium humate component and an elemental sulfur component at a ratio of about 1:20; where the potassium humate component of the granule fully solubilizes upon application to a desired site and enhances conversion of the sulfur component into sulfate by at least about 15% as compared to elemental sulfur alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Patent number: 10597337
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for making a fully water-soluble granule comprising humic acid and a microbial community composition. Disclosed also is a fully water-soluble granule comprising humic acid and a microbial community composition. Such a granule is useful as an organic aid to crop growth, particularly in applications where solubility is desirable or necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventor: Kevin Merritt
  • Patent number: 10495307
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of optimizing radiant and thermal efficiency of a gas fired radiant tube heater. A heat exchange blower receives intake air and delivers intake air through a heat exchanger as pre-heated air to a combustion air blower. The combustion air blower receives pre-heated intake air from the heat exchanger and then provides the pre-heated intake air to a burner for mixing with fuel. The fuel-intake air mixture is burned in the burner thereby producing combustion gasses which are fired into a radiant tube. The exhaust combustion gases pass through the balance of the radiant tube and through the heat exchanger where residual heat is transferred and extracted from the combustion gases to pre-heat the intake air. The turbulators are configured to increase the turbulence within the radiant tube and are placed within the initial 10? to 30? of the radiant tube after the burner to increase the tube temperature and the radiation emitted from this section of the radiant tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Superior Radiant Products Ltd.
    Inventors: Gjergji File, Kevin Merritt