Patents by Inventor Michelle McKnight
Michelle McKnight 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).
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Patent number: 11214527Abstract: An inhibitor composition contains dicyandiamide as a nitrification inhibitor, alkyl thiophosphoric triamide as a urease inhibitor, or a combination thereof, dissolved in a liquid medium comprising an organic solvent selected from, among others, one or more polar aprotic solvents, including one or more organophosphates, amine solvents, heterocyclic alcohol solvents, and mixtures thereof, is useful in making fertilizer compositions and in a method of fertilizing target plants.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michelle McKnight, Antoine Vielliard, Marivi Ortiz-Suarez, Samantha Armisen, Chloe Moreau
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Patent number: 10947168Abstract: An inhibitor composition contains dicyandiamide as a nitrification inhibitor, alkyl thiophosphoric triamide as a urease inhibitor, or a combination thereof, dissolved in a liquid medium comprising an organic solvent selected from, among others, one or more polar aprotic solvents, including one or more organophosphates, amine solvents, heterocyclic alcohol solvents, and mixtures thereof, is useful in making fertilizer compositions and in a method of fertilizing target plants.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michelle McKnight, Antoine Vielliard, Marivi Ortiz-Suarez, Samantha Armisen, Chloe Moreau
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Publication number: 20200231514Abstract: An inhibitor composition contains dicyandiamide as a nitrification inhibitor, alkyl thiophosphoric triamide as a urease inhibitor, or a combination thereof, dissolved in a liquid medium comprising an organic solvent selected from, among others, one or more polar aprotic solvents, including one or more organophosphates, amine solvents, heterocyclic alcohol solvents, and mixtures thereof, is useful in making fertilizer compositions and in a method of fertilizing target plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: July 23, 2020Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michelle McKNIGHT, Antoine VIELLIARD, Marivi ORTIZ-SUAREZ, Samantha ARMISEN, Chloe MOREAU
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Patent number: 10654760Abstract: An inhibitor composition contains dicyandiamide as a nitrification inhibitor, alkyl thiophosphoric triamide as a urease inhibitor, or a combination thereof, dissolved in a liquid medium comprising an organic solvent selected from, among others, one or more polar aprotic solvents, including one or more organophosphates, amine solvents, heterocyclic alcohol solvents, and mixtures thereof, is useful in making fertilizer compositions and in a method of fertilizing target plants.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michelle McKnight, Antoine Vielliard, Marivi Ortiz-Suarez, Samantha Armisen, Chloe Moreau
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Publication number: 20190367427Abstract: An inhibitor composition contains dicyandiamide as a nitrification inhibitor, alkyl thiophosphoric triamide as a urease inhibitor, or a combination thereof, dissolved in a liquid medium comprising an organic solvent selected from, among others, one or more polar aprotic solvents, including one or more organophosphates, amine solvents, heterocyclic alcohol solvents, and mixtures thereof, is useful in making fertilizer compositions and in a method of fertilizing target plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michelle McKNIGHT, Antoine VIELLIARD, Marivi ORTIZ-SUAREZ, Samantha ARMISEN, Chloe MOREAU
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Patent number: 10440948Abstract: A concentrated adjuvant composition comprises an incompletely hydrated water-soluble polymer suspended in a liquid medium, a suspension agent and a hydration inhibitor component.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michelle McKnight, Leahann Iannotta, Thomas Ruch, Marc Balastre
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Publication number: 20190106363Abstract: An inhibitor composition contains dicyandiamide as a nitrification inhibitor, alkyl thiophosphoric triamide as a urease inhibitor, or a combination thereof, dissolved in a liquid medium comprising an organic solvent selected from, among others, one or more polar aprotic solvents, including one or more organophosphates, amine solvents, heterocyclic alcohol solvents, and mixtures thereof, is useful in making fertilizer compositions and in a method of fertilizing target plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michelle McKNIGHT, Antoine VIELLIARD, Marivi ORTIZ-SUAREZ, Samantha ARMISEN, Chloe MOREAU
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Patent number: 10196322Abstract: An inhibitor composition contains dicyandiamide as a nitrification inhibitor, alkyl thiophosphoric triamide as a urease inhibitor, or a combination thereof, dissolved in a liquid medium comprising an organic solvent selected from, among others, one or more polar aprotic solvents, including one or more organophosphates, amine solvents, heterocyclic alcohol solvents, and mixtures thereof, is useful in making fertilizer compositions and in a method of fertilizing target plants.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michelle McKnight, Antoine Vielliard, Marivi Ortiz-Suarez, Samantha Armisen, Chloe Moreau
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Publication number: 20180027803Abstract: The invention relates to a non-aqueous, emulsifiable and pourable concentrate formulation comprising: (a) at least 20% by weight of at least one non-ionic surfactant chosen from polyethylene glycol esters of fatty acids surfactants, relative to the total weight of the concentrate formulation; (b) a liquid medium wholly or partly formed from at least one non esterified vegetable oil or mixtures thereof; (c) at least one phyllosilicate, said phyllosilicate being present in a content of less than or equal to 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the concentrate formulation; and (d) at least one activator of said phyllosilicate. The invention also relates to the use of such a concentrate formulation for preparing a liquid aqueous emulsion, a suspoemulsion or an agricultural oil dispersion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: February 1, 2018Inventors: Valerio BRAMATI, Michelle MCKNIGHT, Marc BALASTRE
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Publication number: 20170172143Abstract: A concentrated adjuvant composition comprises an incompletely hydrated water-soluble polymer suspended in a liquid medium, a suspension agent and a hydration inhibitor component.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michelle McKNIGHT, Leahann Iannotta, Thomas Ruch
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Patent number: 9609862Abstract: A concentrated adjuvant composition comprises an incompletely hydrated water-soluble polymer suspended in a liquid medium, a suspension agent and a hydration inhibitor component.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Rhodia OperationsInventors: Michelle McKnight, Leahann Iannotta, Thomas Ruch
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Publication number: 20160107947Abstract: An inhibitor composition contains dicyandiamide as a nitrification inhibitor, alkyl thiophosphoric triamide as a urease inhibitor, or a combination thereof, dissolved in a liquid medium comprising an organic solvent selected from, among others, one or more polar aprotic solvents, including one or more organophosphates, amine solvents, heterocyclic alcohol solvents, and mixtures thereof, is useful in making fertilizer compositions and in a method of fertilizing target plants.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michelle McKNIGHT, Antoine VIELLIARD, Marivi ORTIZ-SUAREZ
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Publication number: 20160000070Abstract: A concentrated adjuvant composition comprises an incompletely hydrated water-soluble polymer suspended in a liquid medium, a suspension agent and a hydration inhibitor component.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2015Publication date: January 7, 2016Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michelle McKNIGHT, Leahann IANNOTTA, Thomas RUCH
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Patent number: 8841235Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 9, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Rhodia OperationsInventors: Michael J. Kisenwether, Michelle McKnight, Krishnamurthy Shanmuganandamurthy, Valerio Bramati, Thierry Sclapari
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Publication number: 20130123104Abstract: An agricultural adjuvant composition includes (a) one or more first nonionic surfactants selected from the group consisting of fatty acid glycol ester surfactants, polyalkoxylated triglyceride surfactants, alkoxylated fatty alcohol surfactants, and sorbitan fatty acid ester surfactants, (b) at least one of: (b)(i) one or more second nonionic surfactants selected from the group consisting of polyalkoxylated alkylphenol surfactants, polyalkoxylated alkarylphenol surfactants, amine oxide surfactants, alkanolamide surfactants, glycoside surfactants, and ethylene/propylene block copolymers, and (b)(ii) one or more anionic components selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants and polyanionic polymers, (c) optionally, a liquid medium comprising one or more fatty acid (C1-C3)alkyl esters, optionally, one or more water soluble deposition aid polymers, and (e) optionally, one or more thickening agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michelle McKnight, Rajesh Goyal, Krish Murthy Shanmuga
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Publication number: 20120040833Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2011Publication date: February 16, 2012Applicant: RHODIA OPERATIONSInventors: Michael J. Kisenwether, Michelle McKnight, Krishnamurthy Shanmuganandamurthy, Valerio Bramati, Thierry Sclapari