ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,525, issued on July 29.
"Almond hull and/or shell absorbent and method of use" was invented by Halbert W. Charter (Arbuckle, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An absorbent meal is provided which is formed of ground up almond hull and almond shell. The almond hull and almond shell can be residue of an almond fruit extraction process. A spontaneous combustion inhibitor is optionally added to the absorption meal. Particle size for the absorption meal is less than about 5 mm. In one embodiment, the absorbent meal is greater than about 15% almond shell before any spontaneous combustion inhibitor is added."
The patent was filed on Dec...