# US 11,299,437 B2 · Nutritional compositions for plants and soils > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,299,437 B2 - Document ID: US11299437B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/063,962 - Filed: 2016-12-19 - Published: 2019-06-27 - Granted: 2022-04-12 - Earliest claimed: 2015-12-20 - Assignees: EnviroKure, Incorporated - Applicants: Envirokure, Incorporated - Inventors: Sushil K. Bhalla; Devon K. Hooper; Michael A. Laughlin; Jonathan Casassa - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11299437B2 ## CPC - C05F 3/00: Fertilisers from human or animal excrements, e.g. manure - A01N 63/10: Animals; Substances produced thereby or obtained therefrom - C05F 17/10: Addition or removal of substances other than water or air to or from the material during the treatment (for activating or stimulating the treatment C05F17/20) - C05F 17/15: {the material being gas} - C05F 17/40: Treatment of liquids or slurries - C05G 5/23: Solutions - Y02A 40/20: Fertilizers of biological origin, e.g. guano or fertilizers made from animal corpses - Y02P 20/145: the feedstock being materials of biological origin - Y02W 30/40: Bio-organic fraction processing; Production of fertilisers from the organic fraction of waste or refuse - C05F: ORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C, e.g. FERTILISERS FROM WASTE OR REFUSE - A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS - C05G: MIXTURES OF FERTILISERS COVERED INDIVIDUALLY BY DIFFERENT SUBCLASSES OF CLASS C05; MIXTURES OF ONE OR MORE FERTILISERS WITH MATERIALS NOT HAVING A SPECIFIC FERTILISING ACTIVITY, e.g. PESTICIDES, SOIL-CONDITIONERS, WETTING AGENTS (organic fertilisers containing added bacterial cultures, mycelia, or the like C05F11/08; organic fertilisers containing plant vitamins or hormones C05F11/10); FERTILISERS CHARACTERISED BY THEIR FORM - Y02A: TECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE - Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS - Y02W: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT ## Abstract The current application relates to a liquid fertilizer composition for application to plants and soils, comprising an autothermal thermophilic aerobic bioreaction product from a liquid fraction of poultry manure and further to a method of improving health and productivity of a plant or crop using said composition and to a method of conditioning soil using said composition. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of conditioning a selected soil, comprising: a) selecting a soil for which conditioning is sought; b) treating the soil with a liquid composition comprising an autothermal thermophilic aerobic bioreaction product from a liquid fraction of poultry manure slurry, the poultry manure slurry comprising at least about 80% by weight moisture content and subjected to an autothermal thermophilic aerobic bioreaction for at least about 1 day, wherein the autothermal thermophilic aerobic bioreaction product endogenously comprises at least one living species of plant growth promoting bacteria or fungi; c) measuring at least one parameter of conditioning in the treated soil, and d) comparing the at least one measured parameter of conditioning in the treated soil with an equivalent measurement in an equivalent soil not treated with the liquid composition, or before treatment with the liquid composition; wherein an improvement in the at least one measured parameter in the treated, as compared with the untreated soil, or with the soil prior to treatment, is indicative of conditioning the selected soil. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the selected soil comprises at least one feature selected from the group consisting of compaction, nutrient deficiency, microbial deficiency, organic matter deficiency, and any combination thereof. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the selected soil is one in which plants or crops are currently planted, or will be planted. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one parameter of conditioning the soil is selected from the group consisting of soil organic matter, microbial diversity, nutrient profile, bulk density, porosity, water permeation, and any combination thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one measured parameter in the treated soil is compared with an equivalent parameter prior to treatment of the same soil. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one measured parameter in the treated soil is compared with an equivalent parameter in an equivalent untreated soil in substantially the same location or in a different location. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the autothermal thermophilic aerobic bioreaction product endogenously comprises at least one biostimulant. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the biostimulant is selected from the group consisting of amino acids, bacteria, fungi and combinations thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one living species of plant growth promoting bacteria comprises Bacillus spp, Ureibacillus spp, or both. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the autothermal thermophilic aerobic bioreaction product endogenously comprises at least one non-living substance that promotes plant growth selected from the group consisting of citramalic acid, salicylic acid, pantothenic acid, indole-3-acetic acid, 5-hydroxy-indole-3-acetic acid, galactinol, and any combination thereof. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the non-living substance is selected from the group consisting of salicylic acid, 5-hydroxy-indole-3-acetic acid, or both salicylic acid and 5-hydroxy-indole-3-acetic acid. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the poultry manure is chicken manure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the autothermal thermophilic aerobic bioreaction product endogenously comprises less than 0.5 wt % phosphorus. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the liquid composition comprises at least one additive. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the additive is selected from the group consisting of a macronutrient, a micronutrient, a biostimulant, a biocontrol agent, and any combination thereof. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the treating of the selected soil is done as a remediation to damaged or polluted soil. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the treating of the selected soil is done to improve chemical properties of the treated soil. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the treating of the selected soil is done to improve biological properties of the treated soil. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of e) planting plants or crops in the treated soil following treatment.