# US 10,945,386 B2 · Growing medium and method of manufacturing

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- Number: US 10,945,386 B2
- Document ID: US10945386B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/894,861
- Filed: 2020-06-07
- Published: 2020-12-10
- Granted: 2021-03-16
- Earliest claimed: 2019-06-08
- Applicants: Fibredust, LLC
- Inventors: Sam Ahilan
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10945386B2

## CPC

- A01G 24/23: Wood, e.g. wood chips or sawdust
- A01G 24/25: Dry fruit hulls or husks, e.g. chaff or coir
- C05F 17/60: Heating or cooling during the treatment
- Y02W 30/40: Bio-organic fraction processing; Production of fertilisers from the organic fraction of waste or refuse
- A01G: HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING (picking of fruits, vegetables, hops or the like A01D46/00; propagating unicellular algae C12N1/12)
- C05F: ORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C, e.g. FERTILISERS FROM WASTE OR REFUSE
- Y02W: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT

## Abstract

According to at least one embodiment, a growing medium and method of making said growing medium is shown and described. This medium may include at least a first and second component such that at least one of the first or second component is coconut coir and the other of the at least first or second component is a wood fiber. In one embodiment, the at least first and second component are combined and then compressed via heat and pressure resulting in a finished medium for an end user.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for making a growing medium for plant life, comprising the steps of:
a) providing a first component and a second component wherein first component is coconut coir and said second component is wood fiber;
b) breaking said first component into a plurality of first fragments such that each of said first fragments of said first component has a particle size, a pH value that does not exceed 6.8 and wherein a pH of a totality of all the fragments is not less than 5.5;
c) drying said second component and breaking the second component into a plurality of second fragments, said plurality of said second fragments having a pH of no less than 4.1 and no greater than 4.9;
d) combining said first component and said second component; and
e) compressing said first component and said second component into a shape and size using heat and pressure simultaneously or substantially simultaneously.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising confirming said first component has an electrical conductivity (EC) value less than 0.800 S/m.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising confirming said coconut coir has a specific moisture content value, wherein said specific moisture content value is less than twenty (20) percent.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising confirming a mass ratio of the said first component to said second component is 20/80 percent.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 further comprising adding one or more additives to said second component.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein said second component is selected from a group consisting of fibers from hardwood trees and fibers from softwood trees.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein combining said first component and, said second component further comprises mixing with at least one sterilized stirring device.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 farther comprising placing said growing medium after compressing in a sterile container.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising vacuum sealing said container.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising placing said growing medium into a compressible repository after compressing, wherein, said compressible repository is sterile and can withstand a set amount of pressure.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises providing at least a third component prior to processing the first and the second components such that the third component is an activated carbon component.