US Patent Issued to The Mosaic on July 22 for "Compacted muriate of potash fertilizers containing micronutrients and methods of making same" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,637, issued on July 22, was assigned to The Mosaic Co. (Tampa, Fla.).

"Compacted muriate of potash fertilizers containing micronutrients and methods of making same" was invented by Del Ferguson (Moose Jaw, Canada), Ronald Olson (Valrico, Fla.) and Carey Heinbigner (Moose Jaw, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A granular cohered MOP fertilizer having one or more micronutrients, and one or more binding ingredients. The fertilizer is prepared by compacting MOP feed material with a source of zinc and one or more optional binders to form a cohered MOP composition. The cohered MOP composition is then further processed, such as by crush...