Patents Assigned to E. I. du Pont de Nemours
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Publication number: 20210309621Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a compound of Formula C, Formula D, or Formula F: wherein each R1, R2, and R3 is independently H, SF5, N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), C(?S)N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), SO2N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), OSO2(C1-C8 alkyl), OSO2N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), N(C1-C8 alkyl)SO2(C1-C8 alkyl), or C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C8 haloalkyl, C2-C8 alkenyl, C2-C8 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C3-C10 halocycloalkyl, C4-C10 alkylcycloalkyl, C4-C10 cycloalkylalkyl, C6-C14 cycloalkylcycloalkyl, C5-C10 alkylcycloalkylalkyl, C3-C8 cycloalkenyl, C1-C8 alkoxy, C1-C8 haloalkoxy, C3-C8 cycloalkoxy, C3-C8 halocycloalkoxy, C4-C10 cycloalkylalkoxy, C2-C8 alkenyloxy, C2-C8 alkynyloxy, C1-C8 alkylthio, C1-C8 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C8 alkylsulfonyl, C3-C8 cycloalkylthio, C3-C8 cycloalkylsulfinyl, C3-C8 cycloalkylsulfonyl, C4-C10 cycloalkylalkylthio, C4-C10 cycloalkylalkylsulfinyl, C4-C10 cycloalkylalkylsulfonyl, C2-C8 alkenylthio, C2-C8 alkenylsulfinyl, C2-C8 alkenylsulfonyl, C2-C8 alkynylthio, C2-C8 aType: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: ALBERT LOREN CASALNUOVO, TY WAGERLE, JUN YAN, ERIN DEMKO, MATTHEW RICHARD OBERHOLZER, RAFAEL SHAPIRO
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Patent number: 11105099Abstract: A drainage component having a continuous, extruded mat having an upper face and a lower face. The mat includes a plurality of patterned three-dimensional structures, each structure spaced from all adjacent structures, and the plurality of patterned three-dimensional structures are provided in a plurality of linear rows or columns in a first direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignees: LOW & BONAR INC., E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Lori C. Hascher, James E. Mathis, W Allan Wingfield, Wazir Nobbee, Rupa Kibbe
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Publication number: 20210254095Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: JENNIFER KARA BARRY, KEVIN HAYES, LU LIU, ERIC SCHEPERS, NASSER YALPANI
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Patent number: 11078315Abstract: Provided herein are copolymers that comprise copolymerized residues of a perfluorotrivinyltriazine monomer of Formula 1. Preferred Rf groups include, without limitation, —(CF2)n— (n=1-6); —(CF2)m—[OCF(CF3)CF2]p— (m=1-4, p=1-4); and —[(CF(CF3)—O)x—(CF2)k]— (x=1-3, k=1-5). Preferred comonomers for copolymerization with the perfluorotrivinyltriazine monomer (1) include, without limitation, tetrafluoroethylene (TFE); vinylidene fluoride (VF2); hexafluoropropylene (HFP); vinyl fluoride (VF); EVE; PSEPVE; perfluoro-(long chain vinyl ethers); E; P; PFBE; PEVE; EVE-OH; EVE-P; PDD; and the cure-site monomers BTFB, ITFB, 8-CNVE, 8-SAVE, and the like. Also provided are methods of synthesizing the copolymers and articles comprising the copolymers.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Ming-Hong Hung, Phan Linh Tang, Donald F. Lyons, Xudong Chen
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Patent number: 11078546Abstract: Compositions and methods related to transgenic glyphosate tolerant Brassica plants are provided. Specifically, the present invention provides Brassica plants having a DP-073496-4 event which imparts tolerance to glyphosate. The Brassica plant harboring the DP-073496-4 event at the recited chromosomal location comprises genomic/transgene junctions within SEQ ID NO: 2 or with genomic/transgene junctions as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12 and/or 13. The characterization of the genomic insertion site of the event provides for an enhanced breeding efficiency and enables the use of molecular markers to track the transgene insert in the breeding populations and progeny thereof. Various methods and compositions for the identification, detection, and use of the event are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignees: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: David George Charne, Wenpin Chen, Chadwick Bruce Koscielny, Zhongsen Li, Jayantilal Devabhai Patel, Ferdinand Thoonen, Lomas Tulsieram, Yongping Zhang
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Publication number: 20210230618Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of plant molecular biology, more particularly to regulation of gene expression in plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: ANDREW CARL CROW, SCOTT HENRY DIEHN, ALBERT LAURENCE LU, CARL ROBERT SIMMONS, LYNNE EILEEN SIMS
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Patent number: 11072715Abstract: This disclosure relates to a conductive paste comprising a fine silver particle dispersion and a glass frit, wherein the fine silver particle dispersion comprising: (1) 65 to 95.4% by weight of fine silver particles which have average primary particle diameter of 10 to 190 nm and which comprise 25% by number or less of silver particles having primary particle diameter of 100 nm or larger, (2) 4.5 to 34.5% by weight of a solvent, (3) 0.1 to 1.0% by weight of ethyl cellulose having weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 120,000. Also provided are: a method of manufacturing an electrically conductive thick film comprising steps of: (a) applying said fine silver particle dispersion on a substrate, and (b) heating the applied fine silver particle dispersion at 80 to 1000° C.; and an electrical device comprising a conductive thick film made with the foregoing paste.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Dave Hui, Michael Stephen Wolfe, Howard David Glicksman, Haixin Yang, Takashi Hinotsu, Shingo Teragawa
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Publication number: 20210186013Abstract: The disclosure relates to systems, compositions and methods for providing nutrients, root proliferants, crop protection agents and other crop inputs for a plant. The disclosure also relates to methods for increasing the uptake of a crop active compound into a growing plant.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: MARIOS AVGOUSTI, ROBERT RAY BURCH, JOHN D EVERARD, RAJEEV L GOROWARA, GARY DELMAR JAYCOX, SHANE FRANCIS KENDRA, JACY CAMERON MACCHIA, NING WANG, JIHUA ZHANG
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Patent number: 11043605Abstract: The present invention provides a thick-film paste for printing the front-side of a solar cell device having one or more insulating layers. The thick-film paste comprises an electrically conductive metal, and a lead-tellurium-oxide dispersed in an organic medium.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Alan Frederick Carroll, Kenneth Warren Hang, Brian J Laughlin, Kurt Richard Mikeska, Carmine Torardi, Paul Douglas Vernooy
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Publication number: 20210180077Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for the introduction and the regulated expression of genes in plants. Compositions include promoter constructs that provide a level of activity useful for the regulated expression of site-specific recombinases, while avoiding premature excision. Further provided are isolated polynucleotides encoding novel babyboom polypeptides, expression cassettes, and plants comprising the same. Methods for the introduction of genes into plants are provided, including methods for plastid transformation and methods for the transformation of tissues from mature seeds and leaves.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2021Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: WILLIAM JAMES GORDON-KAMM, THEODORE M KLEIN, KEITH S LOWE, KEVIN E MCBRIDE, CHRISTOPHER J SCELONGE, NING WANG
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Patent number: 11021606Abstract: In a first aspect, a multilayer film includes a first outer layer including a first thermoplastic polyimide, a core layer including a polyimide, and a second outer layer including a second thermoplastic polyimide. The polyimide of the core layer includes a first aromatic dianhydride including 3,3?,4,4?-biphenyl tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a first aromatic diamine including p-phenylenediamine. The multilayer film has a total thickness in a range of from 5 to 150 ?m. A thickness of the core layer is in a range of from 35 to 73% of the total thickness of the multilayer film. A minimum peel strength for at least one of the first and second outer layers, when adhered to copper foil and tested following ASTM method IPC-TM-650, method No. 2.4.9B, is greater than 0.9 kgf/cm (0.88 N/mm). In a second aspect, a metal-clad laminate includes the multilayer film of the first aspect and a first metal layer adhered to an outer surface of the first outer layer of the multilayer film.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Kostantinos Kourtakis, Rosa Irene Gonzalez, Herbert W Lim
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Publication number: 20210145009Abstract: Entomopathogenic fungal strains, compositions, and methods of using the strains for reducing overall insect damage.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: DENNY JOSEPH BRUCK, FREDERICK C. BURNS, II, JAMES KEVIN PRESNAIL
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Publication number: 20210139927Abstract: A nuclear maize gene is mutated to result in dominant male sterility. Two mutants are provided which impact signal peptide processing. Restoration constructs and methods are provided for use of the dominant male-sterile mutants in producing hybrid seed for male-sterile hybrid plants. Other signal-peptide modifications are provided. Orthologs of the wild type or mutated gene in various species are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: MARC C ALBERTSEN, TIM FOX, APRIL L LEONARD, BAILIN LI, BRIAN R LOVELAND, MARY TRIMNELL
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Publication number: 20210139930Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: JENNIFER KARA BARRY, RYAN MICHAEL GERBER, LU LIU, AMY LUM, ERIC SCHEPERS, NASSER YALPANI, GENHAI ZHU
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Publication number: 20210062201Abstract: Methods for producing in a plant a complex transgenic trait locus comprising at least two altered target sequences in a genomic region of interest are disclosed. The methods involve the use of two or more double-strand-break-inducing agents, each of which can cause a double-strand break in a target sequence in the genomic region of interest which results in an alteration in the target sequence. Also disclosed are complex transgenic trait loci in plants. A complex transgenic trait locus comprises at least two altered target sequences that are genetically linked to a polynucleotide of interest. Plants, plant cells, plant parts, and seeds comprising one or more complex transgenic trait loci are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicants: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: ANDREW MARK CIGAN, SAVERIO CARL FALCO, HUIRONG GAO, MICHAEL LASSNER, DEREK JANTZ, ZHONGSEN LI, ZHAN-BIN LIU, SERGEI SVITASHEV, JAMES JEFFERSON SMITH
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Publication number: 20210062209Abstract: Recombinant DNA constructs comprising the soybean sucrose synthase promoter operably linked to polynucleotides encoding transcription factors such as ODP1, Lec1 and FUSCA3 are disclosed. These constructs are used for increasing oil content while maintaining normal germination in oilseed plants. Methods to increase oil content in the seeds of an oilseed plant using this construct are also disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Applicants: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: HOWARD GLENN DAMUDE, BRYCE REID DAINES, KNUT MEYER, KEVIN G RIPP, KEVIN L STECCA
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Publication number: 20210051958Abstract: The present invention provides a method for preparing a compound of Formula B, Formula C, or Formula D: wherein Q is a 3- to 10-membered ring system containing ring members selected from carbon atoms and up to 4 heteroatoms independently selected from up to 2 O, up to 2 S, and up to 4 N, wherein up to 3 carbon atom ring members are independently selected from C(?O) and C(?S) and such ring system is optionally substituted with up to 5 substituents independently selected from RA; each RA is independently halogen, hydroxy, SF5, C(O)(C1-C8 alkyl), C(O)O(C1-C8 alkyl), N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), C(O)N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), C(?S)N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), SO2N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), OC(O)(C1-C8 alkyl), OC(O)O(C1-C8 alkyl), OC(O)N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), N(C1-C8 alkyl)C(O)O(C1-C8 alkyl), N(C1-C8 alkyl)C(O)N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), OSO2(C1-C8 alkyl), OSO2N(C1-C8 alkyl)(C1-C8 alkyl), N(C1-C8 alkyl)SO2(C1-C8 alkyl), or C1-C8 alkyl, C1-C8 haloalkyl, C2-C8 alkenyl, C2-C8 alkynyl, C3-C10 cycloalkylType: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: DONALD J. DUMAS, JUNBAE HONG
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Patent number: 10912298Abstract: Disclosed are single liquid-phase herbicide compositions comprising by weight, from 0.1 to 20% of one or more sulfonylurea herbicides, from 0 to 40% of one or more biologically active agents other than sulfonylurea herbicides, from 0.1 to 20% of one or more lignosulfonates, from 0 to 99.8% of one or more fatty acid esters of C1-C4 alkanols, and from 0 to 50% of one or more additional formulating ingredients.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: George B. Beestman, James J. Reap
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Publication number: 20200404911Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formulae 1, 1a, 1b and 2, wherein R1, R1a, R1b, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formulae 1, 1a and 1b, and methods for controlling a parasitic nematode comprising contacting the parasitic nematode or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or composition of Formulae 1, 1a, 1b and 2.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: GEORGE PHILIP LAHM, ANDREW JON DEANGELIS, MATTHEW JAMES CAMPBELL
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Patent number: 10876132Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with one or more nucleic acid sequence encoding insecticidal protein(s) and one or more silencing element(s). In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The molecular and breeding stacks find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignees: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANYInventors: Scott Henry Diehn, Xu Hu, Albert L. Lu, Lu Liu, James Kevin Presnail, Gary A. Sandahl, Ute Schellenberger, Gusui Wu