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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
May. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James W. Welshimer, Findlay, OH (US);
Nadine C. Dunn, Findlay, OH (US);
Timothy D. Birthisel, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09C 1/00 ; C09G 1/02 ; C04B 2/02 ; C04B 2/206 ; C04B 1/402 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09C 1/00 ; C09G 1/02 ; C04B 2/02 ; C04B 2/206 ; C04B 1/402 ;
Abstract
A manufactured granular substrate composition suitable for use as a carrier for active chemical agents. The composition includes one or more mineral components having a bulk density greater than about 70 pounds per cubic foot. The composition also contains about one or more light weight additives and one or more water soluble binders. The resulting manufactured granular substrate has a bulk density of less than about 55 pounds per cubic foot with a size guide number of about 75 to about 300.