Patents Assigned to Aventis CropScience
  • Active-substance vector multiparticulate system, production and use thereof
    Patent number: 6916481
    Abstract: The invention relates to an active substance vector multiparticulate system and to the production and use thereof. The object of the invention is an active-substance vector multiparticulate system comprising one or several active substances included in a hydrophilic organic matrix comprising at least one hydrosoluble and/or hydrodispersable anionic polymer which is insolubilized by a metallic cation. The invention can be specifically used in the food industry, detergents and agrochemistry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignees: Aventis CropScience
    Inventors: Christian Prud'Homme, Etienne Fleury, Jean-Paul Michalon, Robert Zerrouk
  • Nucleic acid sequences coding for thanatin and transformed plants containing them
    Patent number: 6770798
    Abstract: The invention concerns a nucleic acid sequence coding for thanatin, a vector containing it for transforming a host, and plants and plant cells transformed by the nucleic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Aventis Cropscience
    Inventors: Georges Freyssinet, Richard Derose, Jules Hoffmann
  • Herbicidal compositions
    Patent number: 6770594
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a herbicidal composition comprising a) one or more herbicidal active substances, b) one or more surfactants other than silicone surfactants, and c) one or more humectants. The composition according to the invention is outstandingly suitable for controlling a variety of harmful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Aventis CropScience
    Inventors: Udo Bickers, Hermann Bieringer, Gerhard Frisch, Erwin Hacker, Hans Philipp Huff
  • Bacillus thuringiensis strains and their insecticidal proteins
    Patent number: 6143550
    Abstract: The present invention relates to transformed microrganisms comprising DNA molecules encoding Bacillus thuringiensis proteins with insecticidal activity. The invention relates more particularly to transformed microrganisms comprising DNA molecules encoding the protease resistant toxins BTS02618Aa or BTS02618Ab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Aventis CropScience
    Inventors: Bart Lambert, Stefan Jansens, Katrien Van Audenhove, Marnix Peferoen, Jeroen Van Rie, Roel Van Aarssen