Patents by Inventor Laura Phillips

Laura Phillips 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).

  • Functional treatment application to particulate materials such as mulch or potting soil
    Patent number: 10981186
    Abstract: In a method of coating a particulate material, a particulate material is fed into a mixing chamber. The particulate material is agitated within the mixing chamber and conveyed to a mixing chamber outlet. A coating is directed into the mixing chamber and the flow of the coating is controlled based on the volumetric flow rate of the particulate material into the mixing chamber. The coating includes at least one compound selected from herbicides, insecticides, nutrients, wetting agents, surfactants, fungicides, biologicals, inoculants, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: BASF CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Roller, Brent Packer, Laura Phillips
  • FUNCTIONAL TREATMENT APPLICATION TO PARTICULATE MATERIALS SUCH AS MULCH OR POTTING SOIL
    Publication number: 20170080446
    Abstract: In a method of coating a particulate material, a particulate material is fed into a mixing chamber. The particulate material is agitated within the mixing chamber and conveyed to a mixing chamber outlet. A coating is directed into the mixing chamber and the flow of the coating is controlled based on the volumetric flow rate of the particulate material into the mixing chamber. The coating includes at least one compound selected from herbicides, insecticides, nutrients, wetting agents, surfactants, fungicides, biologicals, inoculants, and mixtures thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: David Roller, Brent Packer, Laura Phillips