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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1999
James W. Welshimer, Findlay, OH (US);
David L. Ashworth, Findlay, OH (US);
Peter V. Cawlfield, Findlay, OH (US);
Nadine C. Dunn, Findlay, OH (US);
Gerald L. Gingrich, late of Gibsonburg, OH (US);
Karissa L. Fox, Carey, OH (US);
Kim W. Venable, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Paul Weinstein, Findlay, OH (US);
Timothy D. Birthisel, Toledo, OH (US);
Other;
Abstract
A manufactured granular substrate composition suitable for use as a carrier for active chemical agents. The composition includes about 65 wt % or more of one or more mineral components having a bulk density greater than about 70 pounds per cubic foot. The composition also contains about 5 wt % to about 25 wt % of one or more light weight additives and up to 20 wt % of one or more water soluble binders. The resulting manufactured granular substrate is readily dispersable in water and has a bulk density of less than about 55 pounds per cubic foot with a size guide number of about 100 to about 230.