Patents Represented by Attorney Allen E. Norris
  • Patent number: 5703248
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a novel process for the selective trihalogenation of ketones employing organic halogen salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Rommel, James T. Traxler, Richard R. Boettcher
  • Patent number: 5674519
    Abstract: Microcapsules formed from urea-, thiourea- and/or melamine-formaldehyde prepolymers which are particularly useful in formulating agrochemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1997
    Assignee: Novartis AG
    Inventors: Ralston Curtis, Rakesh Jain, David C. Creech, William L. Fitch
  • Patent number: 5627137
    Abstract: Substituted phthalides and heterocyclic phthalides and derivatives thereof which are useful as herbicides are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard J. Anderson, Ian S. Cloudsdale, Takeo Hokama
  • Patent number: 5627138
    Abstract: Substituted phthalides and heterocyclic phthalides and derivatives thereof which are useful as herbicides are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard J. Anderson, Ian S. Cloudsdale, Takeo Hokama
  • Patent number: 5561101
    Abstract: Substituted phthalides and heterocyclic phthalides and derivatives thereof which are useful as herbicides are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard J. Anderson, Ian S. Cloudsdale, Takeo Hokama
  • Patent number: 5550228
    Abstract: The hsr203J gene of SEQ ID No. 1 and individual components thereof including its promoter and regulatory regions thereof, its coding region, its gene product; modifications thereto; applications of said gene, promoter region, regulatory region and coding region and modifications thereto; DNA constructs, vectors and transformed plants each comprising the gene or part thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Laurence Godiard, Yves Marco, Dominique Pontier, Dominique Roby
  • Patent number: 5547919
    Abstract: The invention discloses compounds of formula I ##STR1## the use of such compounds for the control of phytopathogens, composition for facilitating such use, and the preparation of the compounds of formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin Eberle, Fritz Schaub, Gerald W. Craig
  • Patent number: 5545663
    Abstract: Agricultural compositions comprising paraesthetic agrochemicals, such as pyrethroids, and an amount of urea effective to reduce the paraesthetic effect of such agrochemicals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventor: Sarangdhar S. Nakat
  • Patent number: 5545607
    Abstract: Co-application of the chloroacetamide herbicide metolachlor with certain triketone herbicides provides improved herbicidal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Theo Quaghebeur, Walter Van Loocke
  • Patent number: 5543531
    Abstract: Processes for the preparation of N-(2,4-dimethylthien-3-yl)-N-(1-methoxyprop-2-yl)-chloroacetamide and of intermediates thereof, and novel intermediates useful for the preparation of N-(2,4-dimethylthien-3-yl)-N-(1-methoxyprop-2-yl)-chloroacetamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter F unfschilling
  • Patent number: 5536703
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel thioether derivatives of substituted benzoyl bicycloalkane diones, their use as herbicides and agricultural compositions comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventor: Shy-Fuh Lee
  • Patent number: 5530181
    Abstract: This invention relates to inbred corn lines having the designation 899 and 901, seeds produced by said lines and hybrid corn seed produced by crossing said inbred corn lines
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventor: Monroe E. Howell
  • Patent number: 5530193
    Abstract: Plants are transformed with the coat protein gene of one of various strains of Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus (MDHV), and are protected from serious disease when challenged with exposure to the virus. The nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of MDMV strains A, B, and KS1 are given, as well as the constructs and vectors used to produce the transformed plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1996
    Inventors: John M. Clark, Jr., Joseph Jilka, Lynn E. Murry, Liliana E. C. Scarafia
  • Patent number: 5525580
    Abstract: Compounds represented by general formula (I), herbicides or selective herbicides for paddy field containing said compounds as active ingredients, method of controlling growth of undesirable plants by applying the herbicides on places where control is desired. ##STR1## wherein A represents a --S(O)nR.sup.1 in which n is 0 or 2 and R.sup.1 represents a (substituted) lower alkyl; a cycloalkyl; a (substituted) benzyl; a (substituted) phenyl; or a --OR.sup.2 in which R.sup.2 represents a (substituted) phenyl;B represents a halogen, a nitro, a lower alkyl, or a lower alkylsulfonyl;D represents a hydrogen, a lower alkyl, a lower alkoxy, a lower alkoxymethyl, or a lower alkoxycarbonyl;E represents a halogen, a (substituted) lower alkoxy, a lower alkylthio, a (substituted) lower alkylsulfonyl, or a lower alkylsulfonyloxy.The herbicides of the present invention can prevent a wide variety of noxious weeds and further selectively prevent weeds on paddy field with considerably reduced phytotoxicities on rice plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: SDS Biotech K.K.
    Inventors: Kenichi Komatsubara, Tadashi Sato, Kenji Mikami, Yuji Yamada
  • Patent number: 5506192
    Abstract: Substituted phthalides and heterocyclic phthalides and derivatives thereof which are useful as herbicides are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard J. Anderson, Ian S. Cloudsdale, Takeo Hokama
  • Patent number: 5506191
    Abstract: N-carbamoyl-2-carboxyaryl-heterocyclic and hydrazinecarboximidamide-hydrazone derivatives, intermediates and processes for their preparation, agricultural compositions containing them and their use as agricultural chemicals, in particular herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Richard J. Anderson, Joe T. Bamberg, Michael M. Leippe
  • Patent number: 5491124
    Abstract: Co-application of certain chloroacetamide herbicides with certain triketone herbicides provides improved herbicidal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Theo Quaghebeur, Walter Van Loocke
  • Patent number: 5482921
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel 2-(2,4,5-substituted phenyl) hydantoin compounds, intermediates therefor, synthesis thereof, and the use of said compounds for combatting weeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1992
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1996
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Karl Seckinger, Karlheinz Milzner, Fred Kuhnen, Sasank S. Mohanty
  • Patent number: 5470735
    Abstract: Novel plectoxins isolated from the Primitive Hunting Spider, Plectreurys tristis are described, and their amino acid sequences are presented. These are toxic to various groups of insects, including Lepidopterans. A particularly potent plectoxin is Plt-VI. The plectoxins may be cloned into a baculovirus vector and hasten its speed of kill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1995
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Leisy, Gary B. Quistad, Wayne S. Skinner
  • Patent number: D365392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1995
    Assignee: Sandoz Ltd.
    Inventors: Douglas N. VanGundy, Lloyd T. Tate, Eric P. Duffey