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[compost_tea] Re: Paten5



Perry, I have personally seen this brewer and asked Ted hun about 
it.He feels it works well but when I asked for his test results from 
SFI he did not have any nor did he offer to leave the "percolator" 
for us to try. The ironic part of this is that ted is a senior sales 
specialist for BASF chemical co. 

--- In compost_tea@yahoogroups.com, "Perry Clutts" <addy@d...> wrote:
> Interesting how this can happen with patents, huh? In conventional 
ag. similar things are happening with mixing more than one chemical.. 
and you have to pay extra for that knowledge that the "tank mix" will 
be more effective than a solo chemical. I hope compost tea doesn't go 
the same direction!!
> 
> I started making teas after hearing Elaine at the PASA 
(Pennsylvania Assoc. of Sustainable Agriculture) conference 4 maybe 5 
years ago. I started using her bucket method with an aquarium pump.. 
still do for the garden and at my folks house. They love it!! So she 
must have documents that can date that.. when was the first manual 
published? The 2000 edition has photos and descriptions of several 
brewers... 
> 
> It will be very interesting to hear what Bob's attorney has to say. 
He should be able to tell us how to send comments to the Patent 
Office.
> 
> Did you read about the Compost tea percolator, by THEODORE C. HUHN?
> http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?
Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/search-
bool.html&r=3&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1='compost+tea'&OS="compost+tea
"&RS="compost+tea
> 
> Sounds like an air lift pump (compressed air to move water up to 
the basket). That's what I use, except that compost is free form in 
the tank. I heard about this method from a friend in Long Island!!! 
Then found lots of info on the web about how to design air lift 
pumps. I suppose it can be patented because the use in compost tea 
has not been challenged.  
> 
> This is more of what Elaine was talking about the other day.... 
we're spending too much time on things that do not promote the 
benefits of compost tea..... what a shame.. but important!!!!
> 
> Perry
> addy@d...
> 
>    we need to show the patent office. Anyone making teas 5 years 
ago? 10 years ago? Using bubbles?  Let us know!
> 
>   Jeff L


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