Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
169 words
A method of facilitating the rapid decomposition of organic matter to be composted, said method comprising: preparing a mixture of a quantity of microorganisms for digesting the organic material, said microorganisms including both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, and a quantity of enzymes for breaking down the cell structure of the organic material to enable it to be digested by the microorganisms which is many times that which is inherently otherwise present in organic material to be composted, including in said mixture a quantity of materials rich in proteins and carbohydrates which quantity is many times the combined quantities of microorganisms and enzymes, said materials being in a proportion to provide a ratio of one to from three to four parts of protein by weight to carbohydrate to facilitate the rapid reproduction of the microorganisms prior to the time that the enzymes have broken down the cell structure of the organic material, adding said mixture to the material to be composted, and periodically adding water to the material being composted.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
169 words
A method of facilitating the rapid decomposition of organic matter to be composted, said method comprising: preparing a mixture of a quantity of microorganisms for digesting the organic material, said microorganisms including both aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, and a quantity of enzymes for breaking down the cell structure of the organic material to enable it to be digested by the microorganisms which is many times that which is inherently otherwise present in organic material to be composted, including in said mixture a quantity of materials rich in proteins and carbohydrates which quantity is many times the combined quantities of microorganisms and enzymes, said materials being in a proportion to provide a ratio of one to from three to four parts of protein by weight to carbohydrate to facilitate the rapid reproduction of the microorganisms prior to the time that the enzymes have broken down the cell structure of the organic material, adding said mixture to the material to be composted, and periodically adding water to the material being composted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 in which the organic material being composted is agitated from time to time to admit oxygen to the material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 in which the enzymes include a hemicellulase, a cellulase, a protease, an amylase, and lipase.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 in which the materials rich in proteins and carbohydrates include durum wheat flour.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 in which the materials rich in proteins and carbohydrates include Torula yeast and starch.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 in which the materials rich in proteins and carbohydrates include blood meal and starch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1 in which the microorganisms have the property of rapidly producing enzymes in addition to those originally present in the mixture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 in which the microorganisms and enzymes together constitute about 5 percent of the mixture.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 in which the microorganisms are in a class consisting of arthrobacter, clostridium, achromobacter, bacillus and actinomycetes types.