US Patent Issued to Nant Holdings IP, Calcean Minerals and Materials on March 3 for "Aragonite based ground covering" (Alabama, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,740, issued on March 3, was assigned to Nant Holdings IP LLC (Culver City, Calif.) and Calcean Minerals and Materials LLC (Gadsden, Ala.).

"Aragonite based ground covering" was invented by Harold Meherg (Wilsonville, Ala.), Anthony Myers (Gadsden, Ala.) and Patrick Soon-Shiong (Culver City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and methods are presented in which aragonite, and especially oolitic aragonite particles are used as infill material in an artificial turf structure or as sub-growth substrate for natural grass. Advantageously, oolitic aragonite particles provide: a superior microporous surface for effective water...