Patents by Inventor Douthitt Pruitt Merritt

Douthitt Pruitt Merritt 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).

  • Patent number: 7238645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surfactant system for general use in agricultural compositions, including, but not limited to herbicidal, fungicidal and insecticidal formulations comprised of two components: an alkoxylated polyarylphenol phosphate ester surfactant in combination with an alkoxylated lignosulfonate salt surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Shui-Chiu Chow, Douthitt Pruitt Merritt, Lear Michael Haulsee
  • Publication number: 20030060496
    Abstract: An inoculant tolerant, aqueous fungicidal composition, is provided which is substantially free of organic solvents, comprising a fungicidally effective amount of at least one fungicidally active compound; a stabilizing effective and nitrogen-fixing bacteria tolerant amount of a preservative; and at least one anionic surfactant. The composition is tolerant to nitrogen-fixing bacteria such as Rhizobium spp. when applied concurrently or sequentially to plant propagation materials such as seeds; the inventive compositions are storage stable, ready-to-apply (RTA), ecologically and toxicologically favorable and have good fungicidal efficacy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Douthitt Pruitt Merritt, Christian Schlatter