IP Library Granted Patent US 12,017,966
Granted Patent B2
US 12,017,966 · App. 16/727,907 · Granted Jun 25, 2024

Product, system and method for an improved fertilizer

Inventors: Laurence J. Footer (Washington, DC); Jonathan V. Goslin (Falls Church, VA)
Assignee: FOOP ORGANIC BIOSCIENCES, INC.
C05F1/002C05F11/00C05G3/60
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Patent No.
US 12,017,966
App. No.
16/727,907
Granted
Jun 25, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A product, system and method for an improved plant fertilizer made from harvested skimmate from a reservoir filed with a reduced sodium, artificial ocean water solution and live fish that produce fish excrement (reclaimed as skimmate). The skimmate contains a reduced concentration of sodium as a result of being harvested from a reduced sodium aquatic solution. The harvested skimmate is mixed with one or more additives to produce an improved fertilizer that may be certified as organic.

Claims (24)

1. A plant fertilizer comprising a combination of:

skimmate, wherein the skimmate has a sodium concentration of less than 1500 mg/L and comprises at least 47% of the plant fertilizer by volume, and wherein the skimmate comprises live bacteria;

a source of potassium comprising Ascophyllum nodosum , wherein the Ascophyllum nodosum comprises at least 10 g/L of the plant fertilizer;

a source of silicon;

a pH reducing agent, wherein the pH reducing agent comprises at least 0.25% by volume of the plant fertilizer;

a root growth enhancer comprising at least one microorganism;

a source of phosphorus and nitrogen comprising hydrolyzed fish scraps and Chilean nitrate, wherein the hydrolyzed fish scraps and Chilean nitrate comprise at least about 25% by volume of the plant fertilizer;

wherein the plant fertilizer does not comprise urea; and

wherein the plant fertilizer is provided as a concentrate.

2. The plant fertilizer of claim 1 , further comprising water.

3. The plant fertilizer of claim 2 , wherein the water comprises deionized and/or reverse osmosis water.

4. The plant fertilizer of claim 2 , wherein the plant fertilizer comprises at least 25% water by volume of the plant fertilizer.

5. The plant fertilizer of claim 1 , wherein the plant fertilizer comprises at least 0.05% of the source of silicon by volume of the plant fertilizer.

6. The plant fertilizer of claim 1 , wherein the pH reducing agent comprises an organic acid.

7. The plant fertilizer of claim 1 , further comprising a gelling agent.

8. The plant fertilizer of claim 7 , wherein the plant fertilizer comprises 5-10 g/L of the gelling agent.

9. The plant fertilizer of claim 1 , further comprising a rooting hormone.

10. The plant fertilizer of claim 9 , wherein the plant fertilizer comprises 0.1-0.5 g/L of the rooting hormone.

11. The plant fertilizer of claim 1 , further comprising a fungicide.

12. The plant fertilizer of claim 11 , wherein the plant fertilizer comprises 0.1-0.5 g/L of the fungicide.

13. The plant fertilizer of claim 1 , further comprising a smell masking agent, wherein the smell masking agent is peppermint oil.

14. The plant fertilizer of claim 13 , wherein the plant fertilizer comprises 0.1-0.4% smell masking agent by volume of the plant fertilizer.

15. The plant fertilizer of claim 1 , further comprising a moisture adding agent.

16. The plant fertilizer of claim 15 , wherein the plant fertilizer comprises 1-4% moisture adding agent by volume of the plant fertilizer.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 7, 2021
From: FOOP FERTILIZERS LLC
To: FOOP ORGANIC BIOSCIENCES, INC.
Reel/Frame 057749/0298 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2020
From: FOOTER, LAURENCE J.; GOSLIN, JONATHAN V.
To: FOOP FERTILIZERS LLC
Reel/Frame 051437/0556 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62785021 · Dec 26, 2018
Related Publication 20200207674A1 · Jul 2, 2020