US2006118009A1PendingUtilityA1

Soil conditioner

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Dec 7, 2004Filed: Dec 7, 2004Published: Jun 8, 2006
Est. expiryDec 7, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jonathan W. Hubbs
E01C 7/36C09K 17/14E01C 5/003C09K 17/40E01C 13/065
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Abstract

The invention includes soil conditioning products comprising (a) a carrier, an oil and a polymeric binder, (b) a carrier and an oil, (c) a carrier and a gel, or (d) a carrier, a gel and a polymeric binder. Other constituents may be added to any of these soil conditioning products. The resulting soil conditioning product may be added to soil as a granular material, rather than as a gel or liquid.

Claims

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1 . A soil conditioning product for mixing with a soil, the soil conditioning product comprising (a) a carrier, (b) oil, and (c) a polymeric binder.  
   
   
       2 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the carrier is an organic binder.  
   
   
       3 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 2  wherein the carrier includes dried and ground plantago.  
   
   
       4 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 3  wherein the carrier includes dried and ground plantago seed husk.  
   
   
       5 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 4  wherein the carrier comprises 80% or more dried and ground plantago seed husk.  
   
   
       6 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  that further comprises wax.  
   
   
       7 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 6  wherein the wax is an emulsified wax.  
   
   
       8 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the polymeric soil binder comprises amorphous olefin.  
   
   
       9 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the polymeric soil binder is Vestoplast 608.  
   
   
       10 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the polymeric soil binder is Vestoplast 708.  
   
   
       11 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the oil is mineral oil.  
   
   
       12 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the polymeric soil binder is IGI HT-100 oil.  
   
   
       13 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the oil is soy bean oil.  
   
   
       14 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the polymeric soil binder is cotton seed oil.  
   
   
       15 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the oil is petroleum oil.  
   
   
       16 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the oil is paraffinic oil.  
   
   
       17 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the oil is low-aromatic, vapthenic oil.  
   
   
       18 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the percentage by weight of oil to polymeric binder is between 10% to 90%.  
   
   
       19 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  that comprises between 20% to 80% by weight of carrier.  
   
   
       20 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  that further comprises a gel.  
   
   
       21 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 1  wherein the carrier, oil and polymeric binder are mixed together in a pug mill.  
   
   
       22 . A soil conditioning product comprising an organic binder mixed with oil.  
   
   
       23 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 22  that further comprises wax.  
   
   
       24 . A soil conditioning product comprising an organic binder mixed with gel.  
   
   
       25 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 24  that further comprises a polymeric binder.  
   
   
       26 . The soil conditioning product of  claim 24  that further comprises wax.  
   
   
       27 . A surface material comprising: 
 (a) soil; and    (b) a soil conditioning product, the soil conditioning product comprising (i) a carrier, (ii) oil, and (iii) a polymeric binder.    
   
   
       28 . The surface material of  claim 27  wherein the soil comprises one or more of the group consisting of sand, silt, crushed stone, clay and gravel.  
   
   
       29 . The surface material of  claim 27  that further comprises organic matter.  
   
   
       30 . A method of making a soil conditioning product, the method comprising the steps of: 
 (a) heating an oil to a temperature at which a polymeric binder will dissolve or disperse therein;    (b) adding polymeric binder to the oil and allowing it to dissolve or disperse therein; and    (c) mixing the oil and polymeric binder mixture with a carrier to form a granular soil conditioning product.

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