Patents by Inventor William E. Kusey

William E. Kusey 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).

  • Compressed blends of coconut coir pith and a non-coir/non-peat materials, and processes for the production thereof
    Patent number: 6408568
    Abstract: Compressed mixtures of blends of coconut coir pith and selected horticulturally acceptable non-coir/non-peat materials such as composted yard waste; composted bark; composted manure; sand; peat humus; composted agricultural waste; composted animal byproducts; treated sewage sludge; animal and/or vegetable-based landfill waste; wood and lignocellulose derivatives; vermiculite; perlite, glass beads; foamed plastics, and mixtures thereof are prepared in a manner such that, upon decompression, a total volume of decompressed coir pith and decompressed non-coir/non-peat material is produced which exceeds the sum of the initial volumes of coconut coir pith and non-coir/non-peat material in the blends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: OMS Investments, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Kusey, Mark Yelanich
  • Compressed mixtures of coconut coir pith and peat moss and processes for the preparation thereof
    Patent number: 6189260
    Abstract: Compressed mixtures of coconut coir pith and peat moss are prepared from decompressed coconut coir pith and peat moss. The compressed mixtures are capable of being decompressed to form fluffed plant growth media having improved fluffed yield and enhanced wettability characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: OMS Investments, Inc.
    Inventors: William E. Kusey, Douglas George Dellmore