Abstract: Insecticidal sulfoximines are produced efficiently and in high yield by the oxidation of the corresponding sulfilimine with ruthenium tetraoxide or an alkali metal permanganate.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 9, 2007
Date of Patent:
March 31, 2009
Assignee:
Dow AgroSciences LLC
Inventors:
Kim E. Arndt, Douglas C. Bland, David E. Podhorez, James R. McConnell
Abstract: A process is provided for determining the amount of sulfuryl fluoride in the atmosphere of an enclosed area that has been fumigated with sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2). This process comprises: (A) sampling said atmosphere of said enclosed area to obtain a gaseous sample; (B) selectively removing water from said gaseous sample by passing said gaseous sample through a perevaporation zone to obtain a perevaporated sample, wherein said perevaporation zone comprises a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoro-3,6-dioxa-4-methyl-7-octene-sulfonic acid; and (C) analyzing said perevaporated sample in a sulfuryl fluoride detector to determine the amount of sulfuryl fluoride in said perevaporated sample.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 31, 2002
Date of Patent:
May 6, 2008
Assignee:
Dow AgroSciences LLC
Inventors:
Malcolm Wayne Warren, James Lawrence Witt
Abstract: A pest control system (20) includes pest control devices (110) installed about an area or building (22). These devices (110) each include a bait member and a communication circuit. The communication circuit may be in the form of a passive RF tag that transmits information indicative of bait status and an identifier unique to each pest control device (110). A hand held interrogator (30) is provided to locate and communicate with the pest control devices (110) via the communication circuit. A data collection unit (40) to accumulate data gathered from the pest control devices (110) may alternatively or additionally be utilized. The bait member may be configured with a magnetic component to provide a magnetic signature indicative of the bait consumption behavior of targeted varieties of pest. The devices optionally include one or more environmental sensors to evaluate and predict pest behavior.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 20, 2001
Date of Patent:
March 25, 2008
Assignee:
Dow AgroSciences LLC
Inventors:
Daniel Barber, James King, Sterett Robertson, Scott Ray, Malcolm Warren, Anton Arnoldy, Mick A. Trompen, Stanley M. Gorgacz, Dennis Wujek
Abstract: A pest control system (20) includes pest control devices (110) installed about an area or building (22). These devices (110) each include a bait member and a communication circuit. The communication circuit may be in the form of a passive RF tag that transmits information indicative of bait status and an identifier unique to each pest control device (110). A hand held interrogator (30) is provided to locate and communicate with the pest control devices (110) via the communication circuit. A data collection unit (40) to accumulate data gathered from the pest control devices (110) may alternatively or additionally be utilized. The device (110) includes a sensor that has an electrically conductive pathway comprised of a nonmetallic material. Other pest control devices to detect varying nonzero levels of pest activity are also disclosed. Still another device includes one or more environmental sensors to further evaluate and predict pest behavior.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 18, 2002
Date of Patent:
July 5, 2005
Assignee:
Dow AgroSciences LLC
Inventors:
Daniel T. Barber, Don Black, James Edward King, A. Sterett Robertson, Mick A. Trompen