Patents by Inventor Riccardo MULATO

Riccardo MULATO 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).

  • Method for producing fertilizer particles comprising alternative boron sources
    Patent number: 10947166
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a method for producing fertilizer particles comprising an alternative source of boron. It is found that certain colemanite and ulexite powders can be supplied to a fertilizer melt shortly before granulation essentially without dissolving into the melt. Accordingly, the fertilizer particles produced from the melt may contain negligible amounts or non-detectable levels of sodium borates or boric acid. Furthermore, the fertilizer particles can be homogeneous which is desirable for boron supplying fertilizers. It is also found that the fertilizer particles can supply boron to plants at a rate comparable to borax pentahydrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
    Inventors: Riccardo Mulato, Amund Myrstad
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING FERTILIZER PARTICLES COMPRISING ALTERNATIVE BORON SOURCES
    Publication number: 20200055791
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a method for producing fertilizer particles comprising an alternative source of boron. It is found that certain colemanite and ulexite powders can be supplied to a fertilizer melt shortly before granulation essentially without dissolving into the melt. Accordingly, the fertilizer particles produced from the melt may contain negligible amounts or non-detectable levels of sodium borates or boric acid. Furthermore, the fertilizer particles can be homogeneous which is desirable for boron supplying fertilizers. It is also found that the fertilizer particles can supply boron to plants at a rate comparable to borax pentahydrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
    Inventors: Riccardo MULATO, Amund MYRSTAD