ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,436, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to PHOSPHOLUTIONS INC. (State College, Pa.).

"Agglomerated dispersible granules, methods for amending soil, and activated alumina suspensions" was invented by Hunter R. Swisher (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Aaron Waltz (Rockford, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Agglomerated dispersible granules are disclosed including activated alumina particles and phosphate particles. The activated alumina particles have a porous structure and a plurality of electrically-charged binding sites disposed within the porous structure. The activated alumina particles and the phosphate particles are present in the agg...