Hydration maintenance apparatus and method
AssigneeAquasmart Enterprises, LLC
InventorTommy K. Thrash
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Abstract
A material may include a substrate, such as sand, treated with a binder, for securing a layer of hydrating particles thereto. Typical binders may include lignicite, or other naturally occurring materials such as sugars, molasses, corn syrup, gelatin, water, a combination, or the like. Substrates may include natural organic materials or inorganic materials. Various materials can serve as a powdered, polymeric coating. Commonly called acrylamides or polyacrylamides by industrial suppliers, certain polymers have been found to serve well by being comminuted to powder and adhered to the substrate granules.
Claims19
A method comprising:
- providing a substrate of a first material as granules;
- coating the granules individually with a binder;
- providing a powder formed from a second material, being solid and hydrophilic;
- adhering the powder to the granules individually, after the binder is already coated on the granules;
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- introducing the granules below the surface of the ground.
A method for introducing synthetic polymers beneath the ground, the method comprising:
- providing a carrier comprising granules distinct from one another, each having a first effective diameter, and being formed of a material distinct from that of the naturally occurring soil at a location below which the granules are to be introduced;
- selecting an absorber formed as a powder having a second effective diameter less than the first diameter, and formed of a material distinct from the carrier and the soil;
- selecting a binder;
- coating at least a portion of each granule of the carrier with the binder;
- adhering the powder to the binder already on each granule;
- selecting a location on the surface of the ground and
- introducing the granules below the surface.
A method comprising:
- providing a substrate of a first material as granules;
- coating the granules individually with a binder;
- providing a powder, selected as a second material to be hydrophilic;
- coating the binder, already on the individual granules, with the powder;
- selecting a location on the surface of the earth
- introducing the granules below the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.