Claims
- 1. A mass of milled sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat comprising a multitude of sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat particles substantially all of which have a size less than about 850 microns.
- 2. A mass of milled sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat as set forth in claim 1 wherein substantially all of the particles have a size less than about 300 microns.
- 3. A mass of milled sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat as set forth in claim 2 wherein the particles are essentially exclusively milled sphagnum moss particles.
- 4. A mass of milled sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat as set forth in claim 2 wherein the particles are a mixture of two or more of the group consisting of sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and sphagnum peat.
- 5. A mass of milled sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat as set forth in claim 1 wherein the particles are essentially exclusively milled sphagnum moss particles.
- 6. A mass of milled sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat as set forth in claim 1 wherein the particles are a mixture of two or more of the group consisting of sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and sphagnum peat.
- 7. A method of processing harvested organic matter from the group consisting of sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat comprising performing one or more processes on the harvested organic matter to create a mass of particles of the organic matter substantially all of which have a size less than about 850 microns.
- 8. A method as set forth in claim 7 wherein the step of performing one or more processes on the harvested organic matter comprises cleaning, drying, and milling steps.
- 9. A method as set forth in claim 8 wherein the milling step itself directly yields the mass of particles substantially all of which have a size less than about 850 microns.
- 10. A method as set forth in claim 9 wherein the milling step itself directly yields a mass of particles substantially all of which have a size less than about 300 microns.
- 11. A method as set forth in claim 8 including a further step of screening particles resulting from the milling step by size to yield the mass of particles substantially all of which have a size less than about 850 microns.
- 12. A method as set forth in claim 11 including a further step of screening particles resulting from the milling step by size to yield a mass of particles substantially all of which have a size less than about 300 microns.
- 13. A method of absorbing fluid that comprises:
providing a mass of sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat substantially all of which have a size less than about 850 microns; and placing the mass in contact with a fluid to be absorbed.
- 14. A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein the step of placing the mass in contact with a fluid to be absorbed comprises placing the mass in contact with a gaseous fluid.
- 15. A method as set forth in claim 13 wherein the step of placing the mass in contact with a fluid to be absorbed comprises placing the mass in contact with a non-gaseous fluid.
- 16. A method of making multiple masses of milled sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat, each mass comprising a multitude of sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat particles, the method comprising milling harvested sphagnum, sphagnum moss, and/or sphagnum peat and separating the milled particles into multiple masses each having particles within a certain size range.
- 17. A method as set forth in claim 16 wherein the step of separating the milled particles into multiple masses each having particles within a certain size range comprises successively screening the milled particles to create the multiple masses.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS AND PRIORITY CLAIMS
[0001] This non-provisional patent application claims the priority of the following commonly owned co-pending patent applications of the same inventor bearing the same title: provisional applications Ser. No. 60/447,992, filed 18 Feb. 2003, and Ser. No. 60/448,243, filed 19 Feb. 2003.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60447992 |
Feb 2003 |
US |
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60448243 |
Feb 2003 |
US |