Patents
US 9771306 B2: Environmentally-friendly high potassium-content liquid fertilizer and uses for the fertilizer
- Granted
- 2017-09-26
- Filed
- 2015-09-09 application 14849537
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for using a new liquid fertilizer comprising potassium from a potassium source selected from the group consisting of potassium acetate, potassium formate, potassium citrate, potassium succinate, potassium propionate, potassium phosphate, organic sources of potassium, animal manure, and combinations thereof, and having a slightly alkaline pH and relatively low salt index compared to other sources of potassium for liquid fertilizer products. The fertilizer composition may further comprise additives such as sulfur, zinc, boron, calcium, manganese, iron, copper, cobalt, magnesium, or a combination thereof.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170926.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nachurs Alpine Solutions, Corp. 6 patents | US company or organization | Marion, OH | NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS, LLC Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Roach | Lubbock, TX | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gregory A. Bame | Marion, OH | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C05D | Inorganic fertilisers not covered by subclasses c05b, c05c; fertilisers producing carbon dioxide | C05D1/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C05B | Phosphatic fertilisers | C05B7/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C05C | Nitrogenous fertilisers | C05C1/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C05F | Organic fertilisers not covered by subclasses c05b, c05c, e.g. fertilisers from waste or refuse | C05F11/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02A | Technologies for adaptation to climate change | Y02A40/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y02P | Climate change mitigation technologies in the production or processing of goods | Y02P20/145 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-26 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | BMO BANK N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2025-06-24 | NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS, LLC SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 71527/614 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-06-25 | Security interest Security interest Patent collateral agreement | NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2025-06-24 WILBUR-ELLIS NUTRITION, LLC signed 2025-06-24 | WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS AGENT MINNEAPOLIS, MN | 71712/740 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-06-24 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2025-06-24 WILBUR-ELLIS NUTRITION, LLC signed 2025-06-24 | WHITE OAK COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLC NEW YORK, NY | 71505/528 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-06-24 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2025-06-24 WILBUR-ELLIS NUTRITION, LLC signed 2025-06-24 | BMO BANK N.A., AS SECOND LIEN COLLATERAL AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 71504/47 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-05-19 | Name change Change of name | NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS, CORP. signed 2017-02-24 | NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS, LLC MARION, OH | 71292/654 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2024-02-13 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS, LLC signed 2024-02-09 | BMO BANK N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 66451/535 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2016-10-21 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BAME, GREGORY A signed 2016-10-10 ROACH, TOMMY signed 2016-10-12 | NACHURS ALPINE SOLUTIONS, CORP. MARION, OH | 40465/834 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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