Patents by Inventor Michael J. Kisenwether

Michael J. Kisenwether 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).

  • Publication number: 20170238536
    Abstract: A method of spray applying an agricultural pesticide composition through an induction flat spray tip nozzle, wherein the agricultural pesticide composition comprises: a liquid medium; at least one pesticide dissolved or dispersed in the liquid medium; and a guar or a guar derivative, wherein at least a portion of the guar or guar derivative, typically a cationic guar, is in the form of particles and at least a portion of the particles are dispersed in the liquid medium, wherein the induction flat spray tip nozzle comprises: a spray tip nozzle body comprising: a first end capable of being connected to a liquid supply, a venturi compartment; and a discharge orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Rajesh GOYAL, Neal RYAN, Hong LIU, Krish SHANMUGA, Michael J. KISENWETHER, Marc BALASTRE
  • Patent number: 8877682
    Abstract: A substantially dry, flowable adjuvant compositions comprising, based on 100 parts by weight (“pbw”) of the adjuvant composition: (a) from about 25 pbw to about 75 pbw of a polysaccharide and (b) from about 75 pbw to about 20 pbw of a salt composition. In one embodiment, the salt composition is diammonium hydrogen phosphate, sodium carbonate or a combination thereof, and the polysaccharide is a derivatized guar. Also disclosed are methods of preparing such agricultural compositions comprising adding, to a heel solution, (a) a water dispersible adjuvant composition, in an amount effective to provide deposition and/or drift control properties, comprising, based on 100 pbw of the adjuvant composition: (i) from about 25 pbw to about 75 pbw of a polysaccharide, and (ii) from about 75 pbw to about 20 pbw of a salt composition, wherein an aqueous solution of the adjuvant composition has a pH value of between about 7 and about 12, and (b) an effective amount of an active.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Rhodia Operations
    Inventors: Dan Wu, Michael J. Kisenwether, Krishnamurthy Shanmuganandamurthy
  • Patent number: 8841235
    Abstract: A pesticide composition contains, based on 100 parts by weight (“pbw”) of the composition: (a) from about 15 to about 65 pbw of one or more pesticide compounds, (b) from greater than 0 to about 10 pbw of one or more fatty acid (C1-C3) esters, and (c) optionally, up to about 20 pbw of one or more surfactants, wherein the surfactant component typically comprises: (i) one or more betaine surfactants, (ii) one or more glycoside surfactants, (iii) one or more amine oxide surfactants, (iv) one or more fatty (ether) amine alkoxylate surfactants, or (v) a surfactant mixture comprising at least one surfactant from each of at least two of the surfactant categories (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv). A method for controlling a target pest, includes the steps of diluting the above described pesticide composition with a diluent comprising water and applying the diluted pesticide composition to the target pest and/or to the environment of the target pest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Rhodia Operations
    Inventors: Michael J. Kisenwether, Michelle McKnight, Krishnamurthy Shanmuganandamurthy, Valerio Bramati, Thierry Sclapari
  • Publication number: 20120040833
    Abstract: A pesticide composition contains, based on 100 parts by weight (“pbw”) of the composition: (a) from about 15 to about 65 pbw of one or more pesticide compounds, (b) from greater than 0 to about 10 pbw of one or more fatty acid (C1-C3) esters, and (c) optionally, up to about 20 pbw of one or more surfactants, wherein the surfactant component typically comprises: (i) one or more betaine surfactants, (ii) one or more glycoside surfactants, (iii) one or more amine oxide surfactants, (iv) one or more fatty (ether) amine alkoxylate surfactants, or (v) a surfactant mixture comprising at least one surfactant from each of at least two of the surfactant categories (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv). A method for controlling a target pest, includes the steps of diluting the above described pesticide composition with a diluent comprising water and applying the diluted pesticide composition to the target pest and/or to the environment of the target pest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONS
    Inventors: Michael J. Kisenwether, Michelle McKnight, Krishnamurthy Shanmuganandamurthy, Valerio Bramati, Thierry Sclapari
  • Publication number: 20090298695
    Abstract: A substantially dry, flowable adjuvant compositions comprising, based on 100 parts by weight (“pbw”) of the adjuvant composition: (a) from about 25 pbw to about 75 pbw of a polysaccharide and (b) from about 75 pbw to about 20 pbw of a salt composition. In one embodiment, the salt composition is diammonium hydrogen phosphate, sodium carbonate or a combination thereof, and the polysaccharide is a derivatized guar. Also disclosed are methods of preparing such agricultural compositions comprising adding, to a heel solution, (a) a water dispersible adjuvant composition, in an amount effective to provide deposition and/or drift control properties, comprising, based on 100 pbw of the adjuvant composition: (i) from about 25 pbw to about 75 pbw of a polysaccharide, and (ii) from about 75 pbw to about 20 pbw of a salt composition, wherein an aqueous solution of the adjuvant composition has a pH value of between about 7 and about 12, and (b) an effective amount of an active.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: Rhodia Inc.
    Inventors: Dan Wu, Michael J. Kisenwether, Krishnamurthy Shanmuganandamurthy