Patents by Inventor M. Steven Lajoie

M. Steven Lajoie 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).

  • Control of soilborne fungi in cultivated crops
    Patent number: 5882689
    Abstract: This invention provides a method for controlling soilborne fungal disease in cultivated field plants such as a peanut crop. Field crop soil is treated with a free-flowing granular fungicide composition which can be applied by aerial means with minimal settling on plant foliage. The granular fungicide composition comprises ammonium bicarbonate and a solid surfactant ingredient, and is effective against soilborne fungi such as a Sclerotinia, Rhizoctonia, Pythium, Fusarium, Phytophthora or Verticillium species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
    Inventors: M. Steven Lajoie, Carl E. Henry