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US 12,110,443 B2Granted
Infused salt and manufacturing methods
OwnerAndrew Blankinventor
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Abstract
A method of infusing salt can include heating salt to a temperature above the boiling point of water. The method can also apply a liquid additive solution to the heated salt to create an infused salt. The temperature of the heated salt can be sufficiently high that the salt remains above the boiling point of water for a first period of time after the liquid additive solution is applied thereto.
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A method of infusing natural rock salt, comprising:
- heating natural rock salt to a temperature above the boiling point of water to define a heated rock salt;
- applying a liquid additive solution to the heated rock salt to create an infused rock salt;
- wherein the temperature of the heated rock salt is sufficiently high that the rock salt remains above the boiling point of water for a first period of time after the liquid additive solution is applied thereto.
A method of infusing salt, comprising:
- heating a salt crystal having a diameter of at least about 3 mm to a temperature above the boiling point of water;
- applying a liquid additive solution to the heated salt crystal to create an infused salt crystal;
- wherein the temperature of the heated salt crystal is sufficiently high that the salt crystal remains above the boiling point of water for a first period of time after the liquid additive solution is applied thereto.
A method of infusing salt, comprising:
- heating salt to a temperature of at least about 110° C.;
- applying a liquid additive solution to the heated salt to create an infused salt;
- wherein the temperature of the heated salt is sufficiently high that the salt remains above the boiling point of water for a first period of time after the liquid additive solution is applied thereto.
An ice melting composition comprising:
- a plurality of infused natural rock salt crystals having a diameter of between about 3 mm and about 7 mm, each of the infused natural rock salt crystals having additive infused therein, wherein the additive is a dye, corrosion inhibitor, and/or chemical deicer, the plurality of infused natural rock salt crystals configured so that the plurality of infused natural rock salt crystals do not clump together or melt when exposed to atmosphere for 1 month.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.