Patents by Inventor Ruud Van Belzen

Ruud Van Belzen 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: 20190367426
    Abstract: The present application generally relates to a method for the manufacture of a liquid composition essentially consisting of an organic solvent of the type glycol ether and a urease inhibitor of the type phosphoric triamide and products obtained therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
    Inventors: Filip Colpaert, Ruud Van-Belzen, Ellen Henrica Diana Donkers
  • Publication number: 20190225557
    Abstract: The invention relates to a homogeneous, solid, particulate, urea-based composition comprising elemental sulphur and a urease inhibitor of the type phosphoric triamide, wherein the urea-based composition comprising elemental sulphur is further characterized in that one or more of the following measures applies: a) it comprises 5 weight % or less, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more alkaline or alkaline-forming inorganic or organic compounds; or b) it comprises an anticaking and/or moisture-repellent coating. The composition according to the invention has improved properties for reducing ammonia loss by urease activity in the soil and is in particular suitable as a fertilizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
    Inventors: Filip Colpaert, Francois Ledoux, Ruud Van Belzen
  • Publication number: 20190039962
    Abstract: The present application generally relates to a method for the manufacture of a liquid composition essentially consisting of an organic solvent of the type glycol and a urease inhibitor of the type phosphoric triamide and products obtained therewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: YARA INTERNAL ASA
    Inventors: Filip Colpaert, Francois Ledoux, Ruud Van Belzen
  • Publication number: 20180297903
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solid, particulate, urea-based blend composition comprising a urea-based compound in particulate form, one or more components in particulate form, selected from the group of nitrates, phosphates, sulphates and chlorides, and a urease inhibitor of the type phosphoric triamide, in particular N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (nBTPT), wherein the urea-based blend composition is further characterized in that it comprises one or more reactive alkaline or alkaline-forming inorganic or organic compounds. The composition according to the invention has been stabilized against the degradation of a urease inhibitor of the type phosphoric triamide, in particular N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (nBTPT). The invention further relates to a method for the manufacture of the claimed solid, particulate, urea-based blend composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
    Inventors: Francois Ledoux, Filip Colpaert, Ruud Van Belzen
  • Publication number: 20180258002
    Abstract: The invention relates to a homogeneous, solid, particulate, urea ammonium sul¬phate-based composition comprising urea ammonium sulphate and a urease inhibitor of the type phosphoric triamide, wherein the urea ammonium sulphate-based composition is further characterized in that one or more of the following measures applies: a) it comprises 5 weight % or less, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more alkaline or alkaline-forming inorganic or organic compounds that is able to interact with ammonium sulphate; b) the urease inhibitor of the type phosphoric triamide is in a solid particulate form; c) an anticaking and/or moisture repellent coating is applied onto the urea am¬monium sulphate particulate material. The composition according to the invention has improved properties for reducing ammonia loss by urease activity in the soil and is in particular suitable as a ferti¬lizer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
    Inventors: Filip Colpaert, Francois Ledoux, Ruud Van Belzen
  • Patent number: 8343891
    Abstract: A method of improving the properties of urea granulates, more especially the caking tendency, the dust formation and the foaming tendency in aqueous media, by the addition of an additive to the urea, wherein the additive comprises a carboxylic acid compound with the general formula XY—(Z)—COOH, in which Z is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon with 1-25 carbon atoms and X and Y are selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom or a polar organic functional group, and in that the additive is added as a solution in a polar solvent to the urea granulates, which are subsequently dried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Yara International ASA
    Inventors: Erik Alexander Bijpost, Luc Vanmarcke, Jacobus Gerardus Korver, Ruud van Belzen
  • Patent number: 8084642
    Abstract: A method of improving the crushing strength, impact resistance and the compressibility of urea granules by the addition of a compound to the molten urea, wherein the compound comprises both a polyvinyl compound and an organic molecule consisting of 1-10 carbon atoms and 1-10 polar organic groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Yara International ASA
    Inventors: Erik Bijpost, Luc Vanmarcke, John van der Hoeven, Ruud van Belzen
  • Patent number: 7824565
    Abstract: Colorfast urea composition having reduced compressibility, cake formation and tendency of re-crystallization of the urea granulate, wherein the granulate further contains at least two different biodegradable polymers, of which at least one polymer is preferably a polyalkenyl amine compound. The other polymer is preferably polyaspartic acid or polyvinyl alcohol. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of such a urea composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Yara International ASA
    Inventors: Ruud van Belzen, Luc Vanmarcke, Erik Bijpost, John van der Hoeven
  • Patent number: 7816561
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of improving the crushing strength and reducing the dust formation and the caking tendency of urea particles by the addition of an organic compound to the molten urea, where at least one carbohydrate and optionally a polyvinyl compound is added to the urea. The invention also relates to a composition to be used as a urea additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Yara International ASA
    Inventors: Ruud Van Belzen, Luc Vanmarcke
  • Publication number: 20080190161
    Abstract: Colourfast urea composition having reduced compressibility, cake formation and tendency of re-crystallization of the urea granulate, wherein the granulate further contains at least two different biodegradable polymers, of which at least one polymer is preferably a polyalkenyl amine compound. The other polymer is preferably polyaspartic acid or polyvinyl alcohol. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of such a urea composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2006
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Ruud van Belzen, Luc Vanmarcke, Erik Bijpost, John Van Der Hoeven
  • Publication number: 20080041131
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of improving the crushing strength and reducing the dust formation and the caking tendency of urea particles by the addition of an organic compound to the molten urea, where at least one carbohydrate and optionally a polyvinyl compound is added to the urea. The invention also relates to a composition to be used as a urea additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
    Inventors: Ruud Van Belzen, Luc Vanmarcke
  • Publication number: 20070125142
    Abstract: A method of improving the properties of urea granulates, more especially the caking tendency, the dust formation and the foaming tendency in aqueous media, by the addition of an additive to the urea, wherein the additive comprises a carboxylic acid compound with the general formula XY—(Z)—COOH, in which Z is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon with 1-25 carbon atoms and X and Y are selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom or a polar organic functional group, and in that the additive is added as a solution in a polar solvent to the urea granulates, which are subsequently dried.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
    Inventors: Erik Bijpost, Luc Vanmarcke, Jacobus Korver, Ruud van Belzen