Patents Assigned to Bayer CropScience
  • Patent number: 10221429
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:21-74, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1-20, as well as variants and fragments thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience LP
    Inventors: Rebecca Thayer, Kimberly S. Sampson, Duane Lehtinen, Cheryl Peters, Kira Roberts, Leonardo Magalhaes, Ethan Dunn
  • Publication number: 20190060928
    Abstract: The invention relates to the application of liquid active substances with the aid of a portable spray device. The subject matter of the present invention is a portable device for applying active substances, and a method for applying active substances with the aid of a portable spray device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Volker GUTSMANN, Byron REID
  • Patent number: 10214510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fungicidal N-cycloalkyl-N-(biheterocyclylethylene)carboxamide derivatives and their thiocarbonyl derivatives, their process of preparation and intermediate compounds for their preparation, their use as fungicides, particularly in the form of fungicidal compositions and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi of plants using these compounds or their compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Philippe Desbordes, Philippe Rinolfi
  • Patent number: 10212942
    Abstract: Fungicidal mixtures, comprising 1) a fungicidal strain (I) selected from a) the Bacillus substilis strain with NRRL Accession No. B-21661, and b) the Bacillus pumilus strain with NRRL Accession No. B-30087, or a mutant of these strains having all the identifying characteristics of the respective strain, or a metabolite produced by the respective strain that exhibits activity against plant pathogenic fungi, and 2) at least one chemical compound (II), selected from the active compound groups A) to F): A) azoles; B) strobilurins; C) carboxamides; D) heterocyclic compounds; E) carbamates; F) other fungicides; in a synergistically effective amount, methods for controlling harmful fungi using compositions of components 1) and 2), the use of a component 1) with a component 2) for preparing such compositions, and also fungicidal agents and seed comprising such compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience LP
    Inventors: Ulrich Schoefl, Maria Scherer, Egon Haden
  • Publication number: 20190047982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) in which Q, V, T, W, X, Y and A have the meanings given in the description—and to their use for controlling animal pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes-Rudolf JANSEN, Markus HEIL, Reiner FISCHER, David WILCKE, Matthieu WILLOT, Kerstin ILG, Sascha EILMUS, Peter LÖSEL, Wolfram ANDERSCH
  • Publication number: 20190037827
    Abstract: The invention relates to the application of liquid active substances with the acid of a portable spray device. The subject matter of the present invention is a system comprising a portable spray device and a replaceable cartridge that contains an active substance concentrate. The invention also relates to method for applying a liquid active substance formulation. In addition, the invention discloses a replaceable cartridge that has a memory unit in which information is stored relating to an adjustable dilution ratio for the active substance concentrate contained in the cartridge. The invention also relates to a spray device comprising a control unit that can be read out a memory unit of cartridge attached to the spray device and, on the basis of the read out information, adjust a dilution ratio for the active substance concentrate contained in the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Volker GUTSMANN
  • Publication number: 20190023659
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for preparing polyfluoroalkylated quinolines from ketimines in the presence of fluoroalkylamino reagents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicants: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Sergii PAZENOK, Jean-Pierre VORS, Frédéric R LEROUX, Fallia ARIBI, Etienne SCHMITT, Armen PANOSSIAN
  • Publication number: 20190000066
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the application of liquid active substances. The subject matter of the present invention is a system, a method and a computer program product for the application of an active substance concentrate from a replaceable cartridge in a diluted form onto a target object with the aid of a portable spray device, wherein important parameters of the spray process are exchanged between the cartridge and/or the spray device and/or an external computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Volker GUTSMANN, Byron REID, Chris PIENAAR, Peter JARDINE, Gaelle FAGES, Michael ZIMMERMANN
  • Publication number: 20190000065
    Abstract: The invention relates to the application of liquid active substances with the aid of a portable spray device. The subject matter of the present invention is a portable device for applying active substances, and a method for applying active substances with the aid of a portable spray device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Volker GUTSMANN
  • Patent number: 10165723
    Abstract: A seed treatment apparatus provides for minimal waste of products for treating seeds, in that it is precisely controllable and automatically adjustable. A volume of seeds to be treated and a flow rate of treatment product for treating the seeds can both be sensed. At least one of the flow rate of the treatment product and the volume of seeds can automatically be adjusted if it is determined that a ratio of the flow rate of treatment product to the volume of seeds is not the same as a predetermined flow rate to volume ratio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience LP
    Inventors: Greg A. Reineccius, Steven Schulz
  • Patent number: 10159257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of a fungicidal Paenibacillus sp. strain comprising a variant fusaricidin synthetase lacking a functional adenylation domain in the third module. The present invention also provides a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of a fungicidal Paenibacillus sp. strain or a cell-free extract thereof comprising at least one Paeniserine and at least one Paeniprolixin. Also provided are isolated compounds and methods of treating a plant to control a plant disease with the disclosed compositions and compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience LP
    Inventors: Jeremy Beau, Daniel M. Joo, Patrick Schwientek, Colleen S. Taylor, Bjorn A. Traag
  • Patent number: 10160707
    Abstract: The present invention describes a novel process for preparing 3-chloro-2-vinylphenol which, owing to the chemoselectivity achieved, also allows direct conversion into (3-chloro-2-vinylphenyl)methane-sulphonate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Florian Erver, Mark James Ford
  • Patent number: 10159248
    Abstract: The present invention provides natural and/or simulated, synthetic, synergistic pesticidal compositions comprising terpenes, such as extracts from Chenopodium ambrosioides near ambrosioides, or compositions based on those found in Chenopodium ambrosioides near ambrosioides. The present invention also provides methods of using said compositions to kill, inhibit, prevent and/or repel plant pests from contacting and/or damaging plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience LP
    Inventors: Desmond Jimenez, Giselle Janssen, Dennis Long, Brett Highland, Tara Lu, Gerardo Bueno, Nicholas Wright
  • Publication number: 20180360042
    Abstract: The invention relates to stabilized liquid fungicide-containing formulations based on fatty acid amides as solvents, to a process for production thereof, to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi in crop protection, and to the use thereof as crop protection agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Martin WEIß, Martin STEINBECK, Friedhelm SCHULTZ
  • Publication number: 20180327776
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:4-11, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1-3, as well as variants and fragments thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicants: Bayer CropScience LP, Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventors: Elyse Rodgers-Vieira, Kimberly Sampson, Duane Lehtinen, Nanasaheb Chougule, Peter Loesel, Daniela Portz
  • Patent number: 10125103
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method for preparing 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonyl fluorides by halogen exchange reaction of 5-chloro-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonyl chlorides with alkali metal fluorides, using non-polar solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sergii Pazenok, Hans Martin Thomas, Frank Volz
  • Patent number: 10119147
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Brassica plants comprising mutant phosphatidylcholine:diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase encoding (ROD1) genes, ROD1 nucleic acid sequences and proteins, as well as methods for generating and identifying said plants and alleles, which can be used to plants with increased levels of C18:1 in the seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignees: Washington State University, Bayer CropScience NV
    Inventors: Peter Denolf, Shuangyi Bai, John Browse
  • Publication number: 20180310552
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition, which comprises (A) a compound selected from the group of safeners consisting of mefenpyr, mefenpyr-diethyl, cloquintocet, cloquintocet-mexyl and (B) at least one fungicidally active compound selected from the group consisting of prothioconazole, tebuconazole, difenoconazole, fludioxonil and (C) a compound selected from the group of fungicides consisting of metalaxyl or mefenoxam. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for curatively or preventively controlling the phytopathogenic microorganisms of plants or crops, to a method for improving yield of plants by using of a composition according to the invention, for the treatment of seed, to a method for protecting a seed and to the treated seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Haruko SAWADA, Kelly PATZER, Donald POISSON
  • Publication number: 20180305302
    Abstract: A process for preparing 2-alkyl-4-trifluoromethyl-3-alkylsulfonylbenzoic acids of the formula (I) is described. Here, the substituents are radicals such as alkyl and substituted phenyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian FUNKE, Thomas HIMMLER, Sergii PAZENOK, Christoph SCHOTES, Matthias BELLER, Thomas SCHAREINA, Alexander ZAPF
  • Publication number: 20180295771
    Abstract: A method for operating a harvesting machine for harvesting a crop in a field, at least one operating value for a working part of the harvesting machine being determined in dependence on at least one plant property of the crop. The plant property is mapped in a plant growth model, the plant growth model modelling a development over time of the plant property and determining a predictive value or a predictive characteristic of the plant property for the time of the harvest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Bayer CropScience AG
    Inventor: Ole PETERS