Patents Represented by Attorney Stanford M. Back
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Patent number: 5502054Abstract: An insecticidal composition comprising, in admixture with an agriculturally acceptable carrier, an insecticidally effective amount of a 1,2,4-triazine compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein m is 0 to 12; n is 0 or 1; T is CH.sub.2, CH.dbd.CH, or C.tbd.C; X is Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2, C(CH.sub.3).sub.2, CH(CH.sub.3), or O; or R is methyl, vinyl, cyclopentyl, phenyl, naphthyl, or a substituted phenyl of the formula: ##STR2## wherein Q, U, W, Y, Z, and R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 are as defined herein; and methods of using the same.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 1995Date of Patent: March 26, 1996Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Clinton J. Peake, Thomas G. Cullen
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Patent number: 5449784Abstract: A method for preparing an alkoxyethylidene-substituted aryl hydrazine having the formula ##STR1## and thereafter cyclizing the same with a cyanate salt under mildly acidic conditions in the presence of an organic solvent, optionally in the presence of a cyclization-aiding amount of water, to form an aryl triazolinone of the formula ##STR2## wherein X is independently hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, nitro, hydroxy, --NHSO.sub.2 R.sup.1, --NR.sup.1 SO.sub.2 R.sup.1, or --N(SO.sub.2 R.sup.1).sub.2, where R.sup.1 is lower alkyl; R is lower alkyl, and each R is the same; and n is an integer of from 1-3, which triazolinones are useful as intermediates for preparing herbicides.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1994Date of Patent: September 12, 1995Assignee: FMC CorporationInventor: Jaidev S. Goudar
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Patent number: 5300503Abstract: Insects, and particularly the larvae of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, are controlled by application of 4,6-diamino-1,2-dihydro-dihydro-1,3,5-trazine derivatives, and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof, having the following structure; ##STR1## when they are admixed with a compatible agricultural vehicle; additionally, certain related novel heterocyclyl, phenyl, and naphthyl triazines and their substituted counterparts are also taught.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 1991Date of Patent: April 5, 1994Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Clinton J. Peake, Thomas G. Cullen, Albert C. Lew
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Patent number: 5217520Abstract: A herbicidal compound which is a Q-substituted 1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazol-5(1H)-one in which the Q-substituent is bonded to the ring-carbon atom at the 5-position of the phenyl group and in which:Q is --CH(R.sup.2)C(R.sup.3) (R.sup.4)Q' or --CH.dbd.C(R.sup.4)Q';R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each, independently, H or halogen;R.sup.4 is H or lower alkyl;Q' is COOH, COOZ, COOR.sup.5, CON(R.sup.6) (R.sup.7), CN, CHO or C(O)R.sup.5 ;Z is a salt-forming group;R.sup.5 is alkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, cycloalkyl or aralkyl;each of R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 is, independently, a radical which is alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, phenyl, benzyl or SO.sub.2 R.sup.6 or is one of said radicals substituted by halogen, alkyl or cyano; said compound being one whose 5-Methoxy Analogs and 5-Propargyloxy Analog are herbicides.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1992Date of Patent: June 8, 1993Assignee: FMC CorporationInventor: Kathleen M. Poss
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Patent number: 5214154Abstract: Herbicidal compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which, for example, X is Br, Cl or F; Y is Cl or Br, R.sup.2 is CHF.sub.2, R.sup.3 is CH.sub.3, R is alkyl, dialkylamino, carboxymethyl, hydroxy, haloalkyl, or aryl, and R.sup.1 is H, Na, lower alkyl or --SO.sub.2 R.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 1992Date of Patent: May 25, 1993Assignee: FMC CorporationInventor: George Theodoridis
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Patent number: 5208212Abstract: This invention relates to compositions comprising 1-aryl-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazol-5(1H)-ones (triazolinones) in combination with the herbicide (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4-D), or like substituted phenoxyalkanoic acids, or esters, or alkali metal or ammonium salts thereof; or with certain herbicidal sulfonylureas, or mixtures of these classes of compounds, to provide herbicidal compositions which are highly effective against a broad array of crop weeds, particularly broadleaf weeds, in crops such as wheat.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1992Date of Patent: May 4, 1993Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Kathleen M. Poss, Frederick W. Hotzman, Jacques Meyer
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Patent number: 5192569Abstract: Microcrystalline cellulose intimately admixed with a galactomannan gum such as guar gum, in an aqueous medium and then dried, preferably by spray drying, forms a novel aggregate comprising a powder whose particles are spheroidal in shape. The resulting material may be used e.g., as a low-calorie fat-like material in certain foods. Optionally, a third, edible, component such as a lipophilic material, or a hydrophilic material, such as a proteinaceous material or a polysaccharide, or mixtures thereof, may be incorporated in this composition to enhance taste and/or other desired properties. When this composition, in colloidal form, is added to such foods as salad dressings or dairy products as a fat substitute, it imparts a fat-like mouth feel and consistency without the caloric value of fat.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1991Date of Patent: March 9, 1993Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Emanuel J. McGinley, Domingo C. Tuason, Jr.
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Patent number: 5177242Abstract: The reaction time and ease of handling of reactants in the known process of forming optically active (S)-cyanohydrins by reacting aldehydes with hydrocyanic acid in the presence of the enzyme S-oxynitrilase and a solvent may be significantly improved over the known methods when the solution of aldehydes and acid is passed through a porous membrane comprising a polymeric resinous binder having finely divided filler particles dispersed throughout the binder to which the S-oxynitrilase enzyme has been chemically bound.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1991Date of Patent: January 5, 1993Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Stephen W. Andruski, Bruce Goldberg
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Patent number: 5174809Abstract: Herbicidal compounds of the formula ##STR1## in which, for example, X is Br, Cl or F; Y is Cl or Br, R.sup.2 is CHF.sub.2, R.sup.3 l is CH.sub.3, R is alkyl, dialkylamino, carboxymethyl, hydroxy, haloalkyl, or aryl, and R.sup.1 is H, Na, lower alkyl or --SO.sub.2 R.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 1991Date of Patent: December 29, 1992Assignee: FMC CorporationInventor: George Theodoridis
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Patent number: 5136868Abstract: Herbicidal aryltetrazolinones and thiones of the formula ##STR1## in which W is oxygen or sulfur; R is alkyl, fluoroalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, cyanoalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, haloalkoxyalkyl, trifluoromethylthio or alkoxyalkyl; one of X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 is fluorine, chlorine, or bromine and the other is fluorine, chlorine, bromine, alkyl, nitro or haloalkyl; and Z is a group selected from a variety of substituents including 2-propynyloxy as disclosed and exemplified.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 1989Date of Patent: August 11, 1992Assignee: FMC CorporationInventor: George Theodoridis
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Patent number: 5128497Abstract: Crystalline pyrethroid isomers or enantiomer pairs are converted to more pesticidally active isomers by contacting a hydrocarbon slurry of the starting isomers with an epimerization agent selected from the group consisting of 1,1,3,3-tetramethylguanidine and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene, agitating the slurry while maintaining a temperature effective for conversion, and recovering the resulting isomers. The process typically is effective for enriching cypermethrin, and cyfluthrin.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 1990Date of Patent: July 7, 1992Assignee: FMC CorporationInventor: John W. Ager
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Patent number: 5125958Abstract: A herbicidal compound which is a Q-substituted 1-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4-triazol-5(1H)-one in which the Q-substituent is bonded to the ring-carbon atom at the 5-position of the phenyl group and in which:Q is --CH(R.sup.2)C(R.sup.3) (R.sup.4)Q' or --CH.dbd.C(R.sup.4)Q';R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each, independently, H or halogen;R.sup.4 is H or lower alkyl;Q' is COOH, COOZ, COOR.sup.5, CON(R.sup.6) (R.sup.7), CN, CHO or C(O)R.sup.5 ;Z is a salt-forming group;R.sup.5 is alkyl, alkoxycarbonylalkyl, cycloalkyl or aralkyl;each of R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 is, independently, a radical which is alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, phenyl, benzyl or SO.sub.2 R.sup.6 or is one of said radicals substituted by halogen, alkyl or cyano;said compound being one whose 5-Methoxy Analogs and 5-Propargyloxy Analog are herbicides.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1991Date of Patent: June 30, 1992Assignee: FMC CorporationInventor: Kathleen M. Poss
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Patent number: 5105012Abstract: There is provided an improved process for the reduction of optionally substituted dinitrobenzenes to the corresponding nitroanilines with high yields which comprises contacting the dinitrobenzene with hydrogen in an acidic medium in the presence of a catalytic amount of a combination of a noble metal hydrogenation catalyst, and iron or an iron salt. Isomer specific reductions may be achieved with those compounds containing suitable directing substituents.The 2-halo-5-nitroanilines which may be produced in this process may be converted via a multi-step synthesis to useful 1-aryl-4-substituted 1,4-dihydro-5H-tetrazol-5-one herbicides.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 1990Date of Patent: April 14, 1992Assignee: FMC CorporationInventor: George Theodoridis
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Patent number: 5073383Abstract: Aggregation of fluorocarbon emulsion particles, which occurs when the emulsion mixes with blood, is reduced by the addition of relatively large amounts of phosphate.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 1989Date of Patent: December 17, 1991Assignee: Affinity Biotech, Inc.Inventor: Robert T. Lyons
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Patent number: 5047581Abstract: The treatment of isomeric mixtures of cis/trans -3-(2,2-dihalo-3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid esters with excess base at elevated temperatures hydrolyzes the ester, dehydrohalogenates the side chain, and thereafter selectively converts the resulting unsaturated side chain of the corresponding trans-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid to an acetyl byproduct, from which may be readily separated and recovered an enriched concentration of the desired cis-2-halo-1-propenylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid, together with minor amounts of the corresponding transacid.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 1989Date of Patent: September 10, 1991Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Raymond M. Palmere, Thomas E. Guralski
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Patent number: 5035740Abstract: A herbicidal compound of the formula ##STR1## in which Q is --CR.sup.1 (R.sup.2)C(R.sup.3)(R.sub.4)Q' or --CR.sup.1 .dbd.C(R.sup.4)Q';R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are each, independently, hydrogen, halogen, or lower alkyl;R.sup.4 is hydrogen or lower alkyl;Q' is COOH, COOZ, COOR.sup.5, CON (R.sup.6)(R.sup.7), CN, CHO or C(O)R.sup.5 ;Z is a salt-forming cation;R.sup.5 is alkyl, cycloalkyl or aralkyl;each of R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 is, independently, hydrogen alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, phenyl, benzyl, or SO.sub.2 R.sup.8 or is one of said radicals substituted by halogen, alkyl, or cyano, R.sup.8 being the same as R.sup.6 other than hydrogen or SO.sub.2 R.sup.8 ;NHet is a monovalent nitrogen-containing organic group; andNHet, X and Y are such that the Methoxy Analog or Propargyloxy Analog of said compound is a herbicide.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 1989Date of Patent: July 30, 1991Assignee: FMC CorporationInventor: Kathleen M. Poss
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Patent number: 4982012Abstract: 2-Methallyloxyphenol is produced selectively in good yield, high purity and without having to separate and recycle large amounts of catechol, in the reaction of methallyl chloride with catechol, by forming a substantially non-aqueous mixture of an alkali metal catecholate and a molar excess of methallyl chloride perferably in a polar organic solvent in which the methallyl chloride is substantially insoluble, agitating the mixture to produce a two-phase system comprising an organic first phase containing product 2-methallyloxyphenol dissolved in methallyl chloride and a polar second phase containing unreacted catecholate, and recovering product 2-methallyloxyphenol from the first plase. The presence of a quaternary ammonium or phosphonium catalyst in the reaction mixture further reduces undesired ring-alkylated by-products.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 1987Date of Patent: January 1, 1991Assignee: FMC CorporationInventor: John W. Ager, Jr.
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Patent number: 4980193Abstract: A dry powder stabilizing agent useful for suspending cocoa solids in dry mix instant chocolate drink formulations that are reconstituted with hot water. The stabilizing agent is a coprocessed, codried powdered composition containing colloidal microcrystalline cellulose, a minor amount of starch, and a non-thickening water-soluble diluent such as maltodextrin, whey or non-fat dry milk.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 1989Date of Patent: December 25, 1990Assignee: FMX CorporationInventors: Domingo C. Tuason, Jr., Emanuel J. McGinley
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Patent number: 4952580Abstract: Polyhaloalkene compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is sulfur, oxygen, or nitrogen, Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2 are fluorine, Z is hydrogen or the same as Y.sup.1 and Y.sup.2, and n is 1-4; provided that:(A) when X is sulfur, Z is fluorine and R is thienyl or substituted thienyl, thianaphthyl or substituted thianaphthyl, thiazolinyl or substituted thiazolinyl, oxadiazolyl or substituted oxadiazolyl, 3,4,4-trifluoro-3-butenyloxycarbonylmethyl, thiadiazolyl substituted by halogen or R.sup.2 S, wherein R.sup.2 is 3,4,4-trifluoro-3-butenyl or R.sup.2 is phenylmethyl or phenylthiomethyl each optionally substituted by halogen or nitro; or R is thiadiazolyl substituted by R.sup.3, wherein R.sup.3 is substituted aryl, arylalkyl, aryloxyalkyl, alkylthio, haloalkylthio, haloarylthio, cyanoalkylthio, arylalkylthio, aryloxyalkylthio, arylthioalkylthio, heterocycloalkylthio, alkenylthio, haloalkenylthio, halocycloalkylalkenylthio, wherein said aryl or heterocyclic groups of R.sup.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 1988Date of Patent: August 28, 1990Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Anthony J. Martinez, Thomas G. Cullen
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Patent number: H1229Abstract: A stabilizing agent for dry mix food products in powder form, the individual particles of which consist essentially of microcrystalline cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, and maltodextrin.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 1990Date of Patent: September 7, 1993Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Emanuel J. McGinley, Domingo C. Tuason, Gregory R. Krawczyk