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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Oms Investments, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Inventors:
Harold E. Thompson, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Toula Xenikis, London, OH (US);
Domini Upton, Dublin, OH (US);
Keith Cochran, Florence, AL (US);
Assignee:
OMS Investments, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C05G 5/12 (2020.01); A01N 25/12 (2006.01); C05D 3/02 (2006.01); C05F 11/02 (2006.01); C05G 3/60 (2020.01); C05G 5/00 (2020.01); C05G 5/30 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C05G 5/12 (2020.02); A01N 25/12 (2013.01); C05D 3/02 (2013.01); C05F 11/02 (2013.01); C05G 3/60 (2020.02); C05G 5/30 (2020.02); C05G 5/45 (2020.02);
Abstract
A granule includes (i) particles comprising an active agent and (ii) a binding agent comprising a lignosulfonate and a mixture of polyols. A ratio of lignosulfonate to the mixture of polyols is in the range of 1.5:1 to 16:1. The mixture of polyols may include monosaccharides, disaccharides, hydrogenated starch hydrolysates, or combinations thereof. The active agent may be an agriculturally active agent, a pharmaceutically active agent, or a food product. The granule may have a sphericity of at least 85%.