Patents by Inventor Stephen R. MIRANDA
Stephen R. MIRANDA 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).
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Patent number: 9656923Abstract: An horticultural blend is disclosed. The horticultural blend includes coal refuse and slag blended with at least a portion of the coal refuse. The coal refuse has a particle size, the particle size corresponding with all material in the coal refuse having a maximum dimension of less than about 2 inches and at least about 25% of the material in the coal refuse being capable of passing through a standard number 4 sieve. The horticultural blend has a pH within a range of about 3.5 and about 10 and the horticultural blend facilitates growth of vegetation when applied to a coal refuse pile at a thickness of less than about 2 feet.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: HARSCO CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen R. Miranda, William V. Abbate, Mary Provance-Bowley
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Patent number: 9656922Abstract: A coal refuse remediation process is described. The process includes providing coal refuse and blending a slag with at least a portion of the coal refuse to form a medium. The coal refuse has a particle size. The medium has a pH within a range of about 3.5 and about 10 and the medium facilitates growth of vegetation when applied to a coal refuse pile at a thickness of less than about 24 inches.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: HARSCO CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen R. Miranda, William V. Abbate, Mary Provance-Bowley
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Publication number: 20160304408Abstract: A coal refuse remediation process is described. The process includes providing coal refuse and blending a slag with at least a portion of the coal refuse to form a medium. The coal refuse has a particle size. The medium has a pH within a range of about 3.5 and about 10 and the medium facilitates growth of vegetation when applied to a coal refuse pile at a thickness of less than about 24 inches.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventors: Stephen R. MIRANDA, William V. ABBATE, Mary PROVANCE-BOWLEY
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Patent number: 9416060Abstract: An agricultural blend, an agricultural binder system, and a process of forming an agricultural blend are described. The agricultural blend includes a binder system having soy polymer and one or both of metal slag by-product and synthetic gypsum. The agricultural binder system includes soy polymer. The agricultural binder system is a powder. The process of forming an agricultural blend includes blending a binder system having soy polymer with one or both of metal slag by-product and synthetic gypsum to form the agricultural blend.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: HARSCO CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen R. Miranda, Kimberly A. Papania
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Patent number: 9315428Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method of treating soil and a method of sequestering heavy metals in soil. The method of treating soil includes applying a blend to the soil to form treated soil, the blend including a slag by-product having a soluble compound. The soluble compound includes silicon. The method of sequestering heavy metals includes applying a blend to soil to form treated soil, the blend including a slag by-product having a soluble compound, and forming a substantially inert particle in the treated soil, the substantially inert particle including the blend and the heavy metals.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: HARSCO CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen R. Miranda, Kimberly A. Papania, William V. Abbate, Gasper H. Korndorfer
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Publication number: 20160052832Abstract: An horticultural blend is disclosed. The horticultural blend includes coal refuse and slag blended with at least a portion of the coal refuse. The coal refuse has a particle size, the particle size corresponding with all material in the coal refuse having a maximum dimension of less than about 2 inches and at least about 25% of the material in the coal refuse being capable of passing through a standard number 4 sieve. The horticultural blend has a pH within a range of about 3.5 and about 10 and the horticultural blend facilitates growth of vegetation when applied to a coal refuse pile at a thickness of less than about 2 feet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: February 25, 2016Inventors: Stephen R. MIRANDA, William V. ABBATE, Mary PROVANCE-BOWLEY
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Patent number: 9221722Abstract: Agricultural blends are described. The agricultural blend includes synthetic gypsum having ammonium sulfate and a by-product of slag, the slag being selected from the group consisting of steel slag, stainless steel slag, alloy steel slag, carbon steel slag, and phosphate slag. Additionally or alternatively, the agricultural blend is delivered to soil, is a mineral soil amendment, is a soil conditioner, is a liming agent, is an additive to increase soil pH, is an additive to decrease metal toxicity, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Harsco CorporationInventors: Stephen R. Miranda, Douglas W. Hutchinson
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Patent number: 9133069Abstract: The present disclosure describes an agricultural blend and a process of forming an agricultural blend. The agricultural blend includes a slag by-product from a process having a slag other than stainless steel slag or includes 11 atomic % silicon from a soluble compound and total silicon of less than about 30 atomic % silicon or greater than about 39 atomic % silicon. The process includes producing a slag by-product and blending the slag by-product with a liquid binder system to form the agricultural blend, the slag not being stainless steel slag.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: HARSCO CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen R. Miranda, Kimberly A. Papania
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Patent number: 9108889Abstract: The present disclosure describes an agricultural blend and a process of forming an agricultural blend. The agricultural blend includes a slag by-product from a process having a slag other than stainless steel slag or includes 11 atomic % silicon from a soluble compound and total silicon of less than about 30 atomic % silicon or greater than about 39 atomic % silicon. The process includes producing a slag by-product and blending the slag by-product with a liquid binder system to form the agricultural blend, the slag not being stainless steel slag.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: HARSCO CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen R. Miranda, Kimberly A. Papania
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Publication number: 20150152016Abstract: An agricultural blend, an agricultural binder system, and a process of forming an agricultural blend are described. The agricultural blend includes a binder system having soy polymer and one or both of metal slag by-product and synthetic gypsum. The agricultural binder system includes soy polymer. The agricultural binder system is a powder. The process of forming an agricultural blend includes blending a binder system having soy polymer with one or both of metal slag by-product and synthetic gypsum to form the agricultural blend.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2015Publication date: June 4, 2015Inventors: Stephen R. MIRANDA, Kimberly A. PAPANIA
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Publication number: 20150082845Abstract: The present disclosure describes an agricultural blend and a process of forming an agricultural blend. The agricultural blend includes a slag by-product from a process having a slag other than stainless steel slag or includes 11 atomic % silicon from a soluble compound and total silicon of less than about 30 atomic % silicon or greater than about 39 atomic % silicon. The process includes producing a slag by-product and blending the slag by-product with a liquid binder system to form the agricultural blend, the slag not being stainless steel slag.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Inventors: Stephen R. MIRANDA, Kimberly A. PAPANIA
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Publication number: 20140331728Abstract: Agricultural blends are described. The agricultural blend includes synthetic gypsum having ammonium sulfate and a by-product of slag, the slag being selected from the group consisting of steel slag, stainless steel slag, alloy steel slag, carbon steel slag, and phosphate slag. Additionally or alternatively, the agricultural blend is delivered to soil, is a mineral soil amendment, is a soil conditioner, is a liming agent, is an additive to increase soil pH, is an additive to decrease metal toxicity, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: HARSCO CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen R. MIRANDA, Douglas W. HUTCHINSON
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Patent number: 8734560Abstract: The present intention relates to an agricultural blend and a method of forming an agricultural blend. The agricultural blend includes a sulfate source and calcium silicate or a by-product of slag, the slag being selected from the group consisting of steel slag, stainless steel slag, alloy steel slag, carbon steel slag, and phosphate slag. The method includes blending a sulfate source and calcium silicate.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Harsco CorporationInventors: Stephen R. Miranda, Douglas W. Hutchinson
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Publication number: 20130333428Abstract: The present disclosure describes an agricultural blend and a process of forming an agricultural blend. The agricultural blend includes a slag by-product from a process having a slag other than stainless steel slag or includes 11 atomic % silicon from a soluble compound and total silicon of less than about 30 atomic % silicon or greater than about 39 atomic % silicon. The process includes producing a slag by-product and blending the slag by-product with a liquid binder system to form the agricultural blend, the slag not being stainless steel slag.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: HARSCO CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen R. Miranda, Kimberly A. Papania
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Publication number: 20130283874Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method of treating soil and a method of sequestering heavy metals in soil. The method of treating soil includes applying a blend to the soil to form treated soil, the blend including a slag by-product having a soluble compound. The soluble compound includes silicon. The method of sequestering heavy metals includes applying a blend to soil to form treated soil, the blend including a slag by-product having a soluble compound, and forming a substantially inert particle in the treated soil, the substantially inert particle including the blend and the heavy metals.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: October 31, 2013Applicant: HARSCO CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen R. Miranda, Kimberly A. Papania, William V. Abbate, Gasper H. Korndorfer
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Publication number: 20130269405Abstract: The present disclosure describes an agricultural blend and a process of forming an agricultural blend. The agricultural blend includes a slag by-product from a process having a slag other than stainless steel slag or includes 11 atomic % silicon from a soluble compound and total silicon of less than about 30 atomic % silicon or greater than about 39 atomic % silicon. The process includes producing a slag by-product and blending the slag by-product with a liquid binder system to form the agricultural blend, the slag not being stainless steel slag.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2011Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: HARSCO CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen R. Miranda, Kimberly A. Papania
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Publication number: 20120060575Abstract: The present intention relates to an agricultural blend and a method of forming an agricultural blend. The agricultural blend includes a sulfate source and calcium silicate or a by-product of slag, the slag being selected from the group consisting of steel slag, stainless steel slag, alloy steel slag, carbon steel slag, and phosphate slag. The method includes blending a sulfate source and calcium silicate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: HARSCO CORPORATIONInventors: Stephen R. MIRANDA, Douglas W. HUTCHINSON