Naturally dyed mulch and growing media

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10889758
APP PUB NO 20170135296A1
SERIAL NO

15322899

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A method for making a dyed mulch composition or a dyed growing medium, the method comprising combining tree bark including one or more pigments and/or pigment precursors and wood components together to form an initial composition; heating the initial composition at a temperature greater than about 149° C. under steam in a pressurized vessel; processing the initial composition through a refiner with a plurality of opposing disks, the refiner separating the tree bark and wood components into fibers and separating the fibers from each other; and dyeing the wood components by the one or more pigments and/or pigment precursors while the tree bark and the wood components are being separated into fibers in the refiner to obtain dyed fibers.

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  • PROFILE PRODUCTS LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bowers, Gary Lane Jonesborough, US 23 81
Spittle, Kevin Scott Vero Beach, US 24 177

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