Patents by Inventor Alan Morris

Alan Morris has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • HERBICIDES
    Publication number: 20210127673
    Abstract: The present invention relates to herbicidally active pyridino-/pyrimidino-pyridine derivatives. The invention further provides processes and intermediates used for the preparation of such derivatives. The invention further extends to herbicidal compositions comprising such derivatives, as well as to the use of such compounds and compositions in controlling undesirable plant growth: in particular the use in controlling weeds, in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Neil Brian CARTER, Emma BRIGGS, James Alan MORRIS, Melloney MORRIS, Joseph Andrew TATE, Jeffrey Steven WAILES, John WILLIAMS
  • Herbicides
    Patent number: 10986838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to herbicidally active pyridino-/pyrimidino-pyridine derivatives, as well as to processes and intermediates used for the preparation of such derivatives. The invention further extends to herbicidal compositions comprising such derivatives, as well as to the use of such compounds and compositions in controlling undesirable plant growth: in particular the use in controlling weeds, in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Neil Brian Carter, Emma Briggs, Kenneth Ling, James Alan Morris, Melloney Morris, Jeffrey Steven Wailes, John Williams
  • PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20210078979
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nitro-vinyl-pyrazole compounds of formula (B) wherein ring A, RB2 and RB3 are as defined in claim 1, as well as the manufacture of such compounds and their subsequent use in the production of agrochemicals and/or pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: James Alan MORRIS, Sally Elizabeth RUSSELL, Sean NG
  • Enantioselective process for the manufacture of lactam carboxylate derivatives
    Patent number: 10947219
    Abstract: The present invention relates an enantioselective process for the manufacture of a compound of formula (D) wherein ring A, RB2 and RB3 are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: James Alan Morris, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Sean Ng
  • Herbicidal compounds
    Patent number: 10905123
    Abstract: The present invention relates to herbicidally-active pyridino-/pyrimidino-pyrazole derivatives, as well as to processes and intermediates used for the preparation of such derivatives. The invention further extends to herbicidal compositions comprising such derivatives, as well as to the use of such compounds and compositions in controlling undesirable plant growth: in particular the use in controlling weeds, in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Susan Patricia Barnett, Neil Brian Carter, Alison Clare Elliott, Derek McCormack, Matthew Murdoch Woodhead McLachlan, James Alan Morris, Anne Mary Seville, Matthew John Webber
  • Pyrazole derivatives
    Patent number: 10882846
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nitro-vinyl-pyrazole compounds of formula (B) wherein ring A, RB2 and RB3 are as defined in claim 1, as well as the manufacture of such compounds and their subsequent use in the production of agrochemicals and/or pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: James Alan Morris, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Sean Ng
  • Enantioselective process for manufacture
    Patent number: 10865197
    Abstract: The present invention relates an enantioselective process for the manufacture of a compound of formula (E) wherein ring A, RB2 and RB3 are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: James Alan Morris, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Sean Ng
  • PORTABLE SAND PLANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200385955
    Abstract: A portable sand plant may include portable equipment disposed at a site adjacent to a fines recovery pit and a main mine pit. In addition, timber or composite matting may be laid on a surface of the site. The portable equipment is placed to form a portable wet plant and a portable dry plant directly on the surface of the site, or the timber or composite matting, or the combination thereof. Further, some of the portable equipment may be skid mounted. Furthermore, the portable sand plant may also include one or more relocatable sand storage buildings formed on the site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Guidon Holdings, LLC
    Inventor: Alan Morris
  • Pyrazole derivatives
    Patent number: 10851085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (C) (C), wherein ring A, RB2 and RB3 are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: James Alan Morris, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Sean Ng
  • SUBSTITUTED CYCLIC AMIDES AND THEIR USE AS HERBICIDES
    Publication number: 20200347017
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, N-oxides of the compounds and salts of the compounds and N-oxides: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q1, Q2, J, Y1, and Y2 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds, N-oxides and salts, and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of such a compound, N-oxide, salt or composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Duncan SATTERFIELD, Matthew James CAMPBELL, James Francis BEREZNAK, William Guy WHITTINGHAM, Glynn MITCHELL, Christopher John MATHEWS, James Nicholas SCUTT, James Alan MORRIS, Jonathan Wesley Paul DALLIMORE, Katharine Mary INGRAM, Timothy Robert DESSON, Kenneth LING
  • Pyrazole derivatives
    Patent number: 10800759
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (C) (C), wherein ring A, RB2 and RB3 are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: James Alan Morris, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Sean Ng
  • Pyrazole Derivatives
    Publication number: 20200283409
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (C) wherein ring A, RB2 and RB3 are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: James Alan MORRIS, Sally Elizabeth RUSSELL, Sean NG
  • Enantioselective Process For Manufacture
    Publication number: 20200283411
    Abstract: The present invention relates an enantioselective process for the manufacture of a compound of formula (E) wherein ring A, RB2 and RB3 are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: James Alan MORRIS, Sally Elizabeth RUSSELL, Sean NG
  • Enantioselective Process For The Manufacture Of Lactam Carboxylate Derivatives
    Publication number: 20200283410
    Abstract: The present invention relates an enantioselective process for the manufacture of a compound of formula (D) wherein ring A, RB2 and RB3 are as defined in claim 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: James Alan MORRIS, Sally Elizabeth RUSSELL, Sean NG
  • HERBICIDAL MIXTURES
    Publication number: 20200247778
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising (A) a compound of formula (I): wherein R1 is methyl or methoxy, R2 is hydrogen, methyl or ethoxy and A is a substituted heteroaryl group, or an N-oxide or salt form thereof, and (B) one or more further herbicides; as well as the use of such compositions in controlling plants or inhibiting plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Sally Elizabeth RUSSELL, Sean NG, James Alan MORRIS
  • PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20200245625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pyrazole derivatives of formula (X) wherein ring A is a pyrazole and substituents RB1, RB2, n, RQ1, RQ2, RQ3, and RQ4 are as defined in claim 1, their manufacture, and their use in the manufacture of agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Sally Elizabeth RUSSELL, Sean NG, James Alan MORRIS
  • PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVES
    Publication number: 20200247782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to nitro-vinyl-pyrazole compounds of formula (B) wherein ring A, RB2 and RB3 are as defined in claim 1, as well as the manufacture of such compounds and their subsequent use in the production of agrochemicals and/or pharmaceuticals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: James Alan MORRIS, Sally Elizabeth RUSSELL, Sean NG
  • Anode clamping device
    Patent number: 10704154
    Abstract: An anode clamp configured for clamping an anode rod to an anode bus, the anode clamp comprising a first rotating mechanism and a second rotating mechanism. The first rotating mechanism is configured to be rotated by a user and is in contact with the second rotating mechanism. When the first rotating mechanism is rotated, it causes the second rotating mechanism to rotate. The second rotating mechanism as a pawl which is configured for being rotated downwards to apply pressure on an anode rod located below the pawl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Valley West Welding Co., Inc
    Inventor: Alan Morris Scholes
  • Herbicidal compounds
    Patent number: 10653143
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted di-hydro-hydantoin derivatives of the formula (I) wherein X, A, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control or inhibit plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, James Alan Morris, Sally Elizabeth Russell
  • Substituted cyclic amides and their use as herbicides
    Patent number: 10654804
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, N-oxides of the compounds and salts of the compounds and N-oxides: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q1, Q2, J, Y1, and Y2 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds, N-oxides and salts, and methods for controlling undesired vegetation comprising contacting the undesired vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of such a compound, N-oxide, salt or composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Duncan Satterfield, Matthew James Campbell, James Francis Bereznak, William Guy Whittingham, Glynn Mitchell, Christopher John Mathews, James Nicholas Scutt, James Alan Morris, Jonathan Wesley Paul Dallimore, Katharine Mary Ingram, Timothy Robert Desson, Kenneth Ling