Patents by Inventor Peter Maienfisch

Peter Maienfisch 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: 20130310399
    Abstract: An insecticidal acaricidal and nematicidal composition of formula I Y is a single bond, C?O, C?S or S(O)m where m is 0, 1 or 2; the ring is a 6 membered aromatic ring or is a 5 or 6 membered heteroaromatic ring; Z and provided that both are not N; R1, R2, R3, R3a, R4, R8 and Ra are specified organic groups and n and p are independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; or salts or N-oxides thereof or compositions containing them in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs. Novel compounds are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Peter Maienfisch, Louis-Pierre Molleyres, Jerome Cassayre, Fredik Cederbaum, Camilla Corsi, Thomas Pitterna
  • Patent number: 8586593
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I) wherein A, p, R1, R3, R4, R5, and R8 are as defined in claim 1. Furthermore, the present invention relates to intermediates used to prepare compounds of formula (I), to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests and to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Yves Cassayre, Thomas Pitterna, Camilla Corsi, Peter Maienfisch
  • Patent number: 8563744
    Abstract: A compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) where W is C—R3; X is C—R4; Y is C—R5; R1 and R6, independently of each other, is, for example, H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl or C1-C6-alkyl-C(?O); R2 is H; and R3, R4 and R5, independently of each other, are, for example, H, halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C6-alkyl, or C1-C6-haloalkyl; provided that in formula II R1 is H and R6 is as defined above; and in formula I that (a) at least one of R1 and R3 to R6 is other than hydrogen, (b) R3 or R4 is other than C1 when in each instance the remaining five groups of R1 to R6 are hydrogen, and (c) (i) R3 is other than methyl, (ii) R4 is other than C1, (iii) R5 is other than C1 and (iv) R3 is not C1 when R5 is methoxy, when in each instance (i) to (iv) R1 is H, R6 is MeC(?O), and remaining groups of R2 to R5 are hydrogen; and/or salts thereof; and their use as as pesticidal agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
    Inventors: Werner Zambach, Ottmar Franz Hueter, Peter Renold, Thomas Pitterna, Peter Maienfisch
  • Patent number: 8546569
    Abstract: The use of a compound of formula I Y is a single bond, C?O, C?S or S(O)m where m is 0, 1 or 2; the ring is a 6 membered aromatic ring or is a 5 or 6 membered heteroaromatic ring; Z and Z? are provided that both are not N; R1, R2, R3, R3a, R4, R8 and Ra are specified organic groups and n and p are independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; or salts or N-oxides thereof or compositions containing them in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs. Novel compounds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Maienfisch, Louis-Pierre Molleyres, Jerome Cassayre, Fredrik Cederbaum, Camilla Corsi, Thomas Pitterna
  • Publication number: 20130231334
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of controlling aphids that are resistant to neonicotinoid insecticides, using a trifluoromethylpyri(mi)dine derivative in free form or in agrochemically acceptable salt form as well as the use of compositions comprising said compound to control neonicontinoid resistant insects. In particular the methods relate to controlling neonicotinoid resistant insects in the Aphididae family, that are resistant to one or more neonicotinoid insecticides. Methods of the invention find particular use in controlling neonicotinoid resistant insects in crops of useful plants. Furthermore, the invention extends to methods of controlling plant viruses spread by neonicotinoid resistant insects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION LLC
    Inventors: Russell Slater, Peter Maienfisch, Patrik Hoegger, Alfred Rindlisbacher
  • Patent number: 8524896
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I) where, for example, W, X and Y are each CH; R1 and R6 together with the adjacent nitrogen forms a 3 to 10-membered saturated ring, wherein the ring may contain, in addition to the nitrogen and carbon ring members, 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms and/or heteroatom groups as ring members, independently of one another, selected from the group consisting of sulfur, CO, SO, SO2 and N—R7 and/or the ring may carry 1, 2 or 3 radicals, independently of one another, each selected, for example, from the group consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, amino, and C1-C6-alkyl. R2 is, for example, halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy or C1-C6-alkoxy-C1-C6-alkoxy, and R7 is for example, R10C(?O), C1-C6 alkyl or C1-C6-haloalkyl; and/or salts thereof; and their use as pesticidal agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Peter Maienfisch, Ottmar Hueter, Peter Renold, Werner Zambach, Thomas Pitterna
  • Patent number: 8518971
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): wherein A, p, R1, R3, R4, R5, R6, m, R7, n and R8 are as defined in claim 1. Furthermore, the present invention relates to intermediates used to prepare compounds of formula (I), to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests and to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Pitterna, Jerome Yves Cassayer, Camilla Corsi, Peter Maienfisch
  • Patent number: 8466180
    Abstract: Novel compounds of formula (I): wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, R1, R2, G1, G2, Q1 and Q2 are as defined in claim 1; or salts or N-oxides thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising them and to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Pierre Joseph Marcel Jung, Stephan Trah, Christopher Richard Ayles Godfrey, William Lutz, Peter Maienfisch, Werner Zambach
  • Patent number: 8455399
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel triazole-substituted benzamide derivatives, to processes and intermediates for preparing them, to methods of using them to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests, and to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising them. Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Peter Maienfisch, Christopher Richard Ayles Godfrey, Pierre Joseph Marcel Jung
  • Patent number: 8431514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bis-amide derivatives of formula (I), to processes and intermediates for preparing them, to methods of using them to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests, and to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Pierre Joseph Marcel Jung, Christopher Richard Ayles Godfrey, Ottmar Franz Hueter, Peter Maienfisch
  • Patent number: 8420855
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I), wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, R1, R2, G1, G2, Q1 and Q2 are as defined in claim 1; or salts or N-oxides thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising them and to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Peter Maienfisch, Werner Zambach, Pierre Jung, William Lutz, Thomas Pitterna, Peter Renold
  • Patent number: 8415369
    Abstract: A compound of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in the claims, is useful as a pesticide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Werner Zambach, Ottmar Franz Hueter, Jean Wenger, Marcela Goeghova, Thomas Pitterna, Peter Maienfisch, Michel Muehlebach
  • Patent number: 8389766
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I): wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, R1, R2, G1, G2, Q1 and Q2 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising them and to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Pierre Jung, Christopher Richard Syles Godfrey, William Lutz, Peter Maienfisch, Andre Stoller, Werner Zambach
  • Patent number: 8389767
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of using certain compounds of formula (I), (II) and (III) in the synthesis of an insecticide intermediate of formula (IV), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, to processes for preparing these compounds, to processes which use these compounds to prepare insecticide intermediates, and to certain novel compounds of formula (II?) and (III?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Andre Denis Stoller, Pierre Joseph Marcel Jung, Christopher Richard Ayles Godfrey, Peter Maienfisch, Werner Zambach
  • Publication number: 20130023571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel triazole-substituted benzamide derivatives, to processes and intermediates for preparing them, to methods of using them to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests, and to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising them. Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION LLC
    Inventors: Peter Maienfisch, Christopher Richard Ayles Godfrey, Pierre Joseph Marcel Jung
  • Patent number: 8354423
    Abstract: An insecticidal compound of formula I wherein X is O or NR11 where R11 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; Y is a single bond, C?O, C?S or S(O)m where m is 0, 1 or 2; R1, R2, R3, R4, R8 and Ra are specified organic groups and p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 provided that p+q is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or salts or N-oxides thereof; compositions containing them and their using in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Jérôme Cassayre, Louis-Pierre Molleyres, Peter Maienfisch, Fredrik Cederbaum
  • Patent number: 8338443
    Abstract: The use of a compound of formula I wherein Y is a single bond, C?O, C?S or S(O)m, where m is 0, 1 or 2; the ring is a 6-membered aromatic or is a 5 or 6 membered heteroaromatic ring; Z and Z? are joined by a single or a double bond and are ?C— or —N— provided that both are not N; Ra, R1, R2, R3, R3a, R4 and R8 are specified organic groups; n is 2, 3 or 4 and p is 0-4; or salts or N-oxides thereof or compositions containing them in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs. Novel compounds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Jérôme Cassayre, Peter Maienfisch, Fredrik Cederbaum, Louis-Pierre Molleyres
  • Publication number: 20120295907
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bis-amide derivatives of formula (I), to processes and intermediates for preparing them, to methods of using them to control insect, acarine, nematode and mollusc pests, and to insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal and molluscicidal compositions comprising them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Maienfisch, Christopher Richard Ayles Godfrey, Pierre Joseph Marcel Jung, Ottmar Franz Hueter, Peter Renold
  • Patent number: 8309567
    Abstract: An insecticidal compound of formula (I), wherein Y is a single bond, C?O, C?S or S(O)m where m is 0, 1 or 2; R1, R2, R3, R4, R8 A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2, B3 and B4 are specified organic groups or salts or N-oxides thereof; compositions containing them and their using in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Jérôme Cassayre, Louis-Pierre Molleyres, Peter Maienfisch, Fredrik Cederbaum
  • Patent number: 8299058
    Abstract: The use of a compound of formula I, wherein Y is a single bond, C?O, C?S or S(O)m where m is 0, 1 or 2; R?, R2, R3, R4, R8 and Ra are specified organic groups and p is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; q is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; provided that when p is 2 then q is not 2; p+q is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; or salts or N-oxides thereof or compositions containing them and their using in controlling insects, acarines, nematodes or molluscs. Novel compounds are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Jérôme Cassayre, Louis-Pierre Molleyres, Peter Maienfisch, Fredrik Cederbaum