Patents Assigned to FMC Corporation
  • Formulations of bifenthrin and enriched cypermethrin
    Patent number: 8153145
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel insecticidal compositions comprising bifenthrin and enriched cypermethrin, the compositions are physically stable when diluted with water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Charles A. Staetz, Hui S. Yang, Hylsa Garcia
  • Method and apparatus for the preparation of capsules
    Patent number: 8153037
    Abstract: An apparatus for a continuous encapsulation process is provided. The apparatus is a vibrating tubing used alone, in series, or in combination with an encapsulation apparatus, which is used alone or in series. The vibrating tubing is a flat coil, a standing spiral, or a flume. The encapsulation apparatus includes a winding having coils disposed in an aqueous gelling solution. The winding is rotatable about its longitudinal center axis. The winding has adjacently spaced coils forming a plurality of chambers. Objects to be encapsulated are added to the apparatus such that when the winding is rotated, the chambers transport a volume of objects through the length winding in the aqueous gelling solution in a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Peder Oscar Andersen, Robert Kopesky, Christian Klein Larsen, Olav Gaserod, David Harvey, Sanhuang Tung
  • Combustion flue gas NOtreatment
    Patent number: 8147785
    Abstract: Combustion flue gas containing NOX and SOX is treated to remove NOX in a multistep system in which NOX is reduced in the flue gas stream via selective catalytic reduction or selective non-catalytic reduction with ammonia or an ammonia-forming compound, followed treatment with hydrogen peroxide to remove residual ammonia and, optionally, treatment with an alkali reagent to reduce residual NOX in the flue gas stream. The NOX-depleted flue gas stream may also be subjected to a desulfurization treatment for removal of SOX.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Henry A. Pfeffer, David E. Smith
  • Method of Beneficiating and Drying Trona Ore Useful for Flue Gas Desulfurization
    Publication number: 20120063974
    Abstract: A method of producing trona suitable for flue gas desulfurization comprising mechanically mining a trona ore deposit containing insoluble impurities; crushing the mined trona ore to create a mixture of uncalcined trona-rich particles and impurities-rich particles; beneficiating the crushed uncalcined trona ore to obtain a trona-rich, impurities-depleted ore fraction; and drying the trona-rich ore fraction under non-calcining conditions to yield a dry uncalcined trona ore. A preferred embodiment includes concurrently milling and drying the trona-rich, impurities-depleted ore fraction to recover a low moisture content trona product having a high NaHCO3:Na2CO3 ratio, useful for the efficient dry injection desulfurization of flue gas streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: FMC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jared M. Kropf
  • Liquid termiticide compositions of pyrethroids and neonicitinoids
    Patent number: 8133499
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid termiticide compositions comprising a pyrethroid and a neonicotinoid selected from the group consisting of imidacloprid, nithiazine, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, nitenpyram, thiacloprid and clothianadin, these compositions result in an increase in termite mortality at low application rates and a continuous chemical barrier of a termiticide in soil surrounding and beneath a structure in a locus where termites are suspected or known to exist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Ballard, Cristi L. Palmer, Kim Watson
  • Stable dispersions of sulfentrazone in a continuous phase of aqueous glyphosate salt
    Patent number: 8133846
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel suspension concentrate compositions comprising finely milled crystalline sulfentrazone suspended in an aqueous glyphosate salt phase containing a surfactant component that chemically and physically stabilizes the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Frank J. Dominiani, Jr., Timothy Martin, Janie L. Zitomer
  • Deicing composition
    Patent number: 8128835
    Abstract: A deicing composition is provided. The composition includes a potassium or sodium salt of a carboxylic acid and a lithium salt of a carboxylic acid or lithium nitrate, wherein the molar ratio of lithium to potassium or lithium to sodium is from 10 percent to 80 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignees: FMC Corporation, Lithium Division, Clemson University
    Inventors: David B. Stokes, Daniel Person Johnston, Prasada Rao Rangaraju, Vijay C. Mehta, Claudio E. Manissero
  • Method for control of cyanobacterial algae, mosses, liverworts, hornworts and other bryophytes
    Patent number: 8119567
    Abstract: Protoporphyrinogen oxidase enzyme-inhibiting herbicides are useful in a method for controlling unwanted cyanobacteria algae, mosses, liverworts, hornworts and other bryophytes. Of particular interest is the use of carfentrazone ethyl and certain metabolites thereof for control of unwanted cyanobacteria algae, mosses, liverworts, hornworts and other bryophytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Hashman, Kim Watson, John Long
  • N-substituted azacycles
    Patent number: 8119563
    Abstract: N-substituted azacycle derivative compounds represented by formula (I): wherein m, q, r, t and u are independently selected from 0 or 1; and p is 0, 1, 2, or 3; and A, B, D, X, Y, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 are fully described herein. The compounds being particularly useful in compositions comprising an insecticidally effective amount of at least one compound of formula I, and an insecticidally compatible carrier are also disclosed; along with methods of controlling insects comprising applying said compositions to a locus where insects are present or are expected to be present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: George Theodoridis, David Rosen, Shunxiang Zhang, Walter H. Yeager, Robert N. Henrie, II, Syed Z. Ahmed, Hongbin Men, Stephen Donovan
  • Herbicidal control using sulfentrazone and dithiopyr
    Patent number: 8119565
    Abstract: The present invention provides an herbicidal method for selective pre- and post-emergence control of broadleaf and grass weeds by applying a synergistic herbicidal composition, wherein the composition comprises a mixture of sulfentrazone and dithiopyr.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: James F. Walter, Frank Robert Walls, Jr.
  • Herbicidal control using sulfentrazone and metsulfuron
    Patent number: 8119564
    Abstract: The present invention provides an herbicidal method for selective post-emergence control of broadleaf weeds by applying a synergistic herbicidal composition, wherein the composition comprises a mixture of sulfentrazone and metsulfuron methyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: James F. Walter, Frank Robert Walls, Jr., Jon McDowell
  • Insecticidal compositions for control of general household pests
    Patent number: 8092816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an insecticidal composition comprising a pyrethroid and a second insecticide selected from the group consisting of imidacloprid, nithiazine, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, nitenpyram, thiacloprid, clothianidin and chlorfenapyr, with significantly improved knockdown and mortality characteristics when applied to general household pests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Dina L. Richman, James B. Ballard, Kim Watson, Cristi L. Palmer
  • Insecticidal Compositions Suitable for Use in Preparation of Insecticidal Liquid Fertilizers
    Publication number: 20120004103
    Abstract: Insecticidal compositions suitable for use in preparation of insecticidal liquid fertilizers comprising a pyrethroid, a hydrated aluminum-magnesium silicate, and at least one dispersant selected from the group consisting of a sucrose ester, a lignosulfonate, an alkylpolyglycoside, a naphthalenesulfonic acid formaldehyde condensate and a phosphate ester are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: FMC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Timothy Martin
  • Solid Forms
    Publication number: 20120003304
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a solid form comprising an active ingredient and croscarmellose, wherein: (i) the croscarmellose has a median particle size of ?56 microns, (ii) the croscarmellose is present in an amount of ?4% by weight based on the total weight of the solid form, and (iii) the solid form is a tablet, capsule, caplet, lozenge or granule. The present invention is also directed to a method of decreasing the disintegration time (for example, in water) of a solid form that comprises croscarmellose in an amount ?4% by weight based on the total weight of the solid form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: FMC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yeli Zhang
  • Latex or pseudolatex compositions, coatings and coating processes
    Patent number: 8088414
    Abstract: A composition comprising: (i) at least one latex or pseudolatex water insoluble film former, (ii) at least one permeation enhancing agent and, optionally, (iii) one or more plasticizers. The present invention is also directed to substrates coated with the composition of the invention, films made from the composition and methods for making and using such compositions, coated substrates and films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Juergen Siepmann, Florence Siepmann, Brian A. C. Carlin, Jian-Xin Li
  • Dry Granulation Binders, Products, and Use Thereof
    Publication number: 20110294904
    Abstract: A method for the preparation of microcrystalline cellulose containing tablets by roller compaction followed by tabletting is disclosed. A tablet formulation is converted to a dry granulate by roller compaction, and the dry granulate lubricated dry granulate and compacted to a tablet. The tablet formulation comprises at least one active, an microcrystalline cellulose containing material, and, optionally other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The microcrystalline cellulose containing material has a maximum primary compaction tensile strength of at least 9 MPa or at least 9.5 MPa and a secondary compaction tensile strength of at least 5 MPa, at least 5.5 MPa, or at least 6 MPa. A method for evaluating binders is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: FMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory Thoorens, Bruno Leclercq, Brian Carlin, Peter J. Riley, Miguel Angel Garcia
  • Insecticidal compositions suitable for use in preparation of insecticidal liquid fertilizers
    Patent number: 8029827
    Abstract: Insecticidal compositions suitable for use in preparation of insecticidal liquid fertilizers comprising a pyrethroid, a hydrated aluminum-magnesium silicate, and at least one dispersant selected from the group consisting of a sucrose ester, a lignosulfonate, an alkylpolyglycoside, a naphthalenesulfonic acid formaldehyde condensate and a phosphate ester are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy Martin
  • Rapid dilution of peracid solutions to equilibrated solutions
    Patent number: 8029693
    Abstract: A method for the rapid dilution of an aqueous peracid solution, particularly, peracetic acid, in which a concentrated peracid solution is diluted with an aqueous diluent to produce a more dilute peracid solution in which the solution components are already at equilibrium immediately after dilution. The peracid in a preferred embodiment of this method is peracetic acid, for which the aqueous diluent is acetic acid and water, or hydrogen peroxide and water, or acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide and water, whose relative amounts are selected to produce a diluted aqueous peracid acid solution whose peracetic acid, hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid components are in equilibrium immediately after dilution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Emmanuel A. Dada, Donald S. Lapham, III, Joseph C. Richards
  • Stabilized lithium metal powder for Li-ion application, composition and process
    Patent number: 8021496
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for stabilizing lithium metal powder. The method comprises the steps of heating the lithium metal powder to above its melting point to provide molten lithium metal, dispersing the molten lithium metal, and contacting the dispersed molten lithium metal with a phosphorous-containing compound to provide a substantially continuous protective layer of lithium phosphate on the lithium metal powder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Marina Yakovleva, Yuan Gao, Yangxing Li
  • Method of Extending Tailings Pond Life
    Publication number: 20110220565
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for extending the life of tailings ponds produced from purge streams containing inorganic salts such as sodium carbonate, which method comprises treating such purge stream with gaseous carbon dioxide. This treatment converts the sodium carbonate into sodium bicarbonate. As the pond evaporates, the sodium bicarbonate will take up only about 40 percent of the volume of the sodium carbonate decahydrate that is formed by the drying of sodium carbonate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: FMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary Lee Mortensen, Thomas Richard Findlow