Patents Assigned to FMC Corporation
  • Co-attrited stabilizer composition having superior gel strength
    Patent number: 9828493
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a co-attrited stabilizer composition comprising: a) microcrystalline cellulose in an amount of from 20%-90% by weight of the composition; b) a hydrocolloid in an amount of from 5%-50% by weight of the composition, wherein the hydrocolloid is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of carboxymethyl cellulose having a degree of substitution of at least 0.95, pectin, alginate, carrageenan, xanthan gum, agar gum, wellan gum, or gellan gum; and c) a starch in an amount of from 5%-50% by weight of the composition, wherein the stabilizer composition has a gel strength (G?) of at least 25 Pa when measured after 24 hours in a 2.6% solids water dispersion at 20° C. The composition is useful as a stabilizer, particularly in food and beverage products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Zheng Tan, Michael Sestrick, Nadia Yaranossian, Jeremy Ondov
  • Stabilizer composition of microcrystalline cellulose and carboxymethylcellulose, method for making, and uses
    Patent number: 9826763
    Abstract: The subject matter of this invention is a composition and method of making a water-dispersible, stabilizing colloidal microcrystalline cellulose:xarboxymethylcellulose composition. The method of making the composition does not require a salt solution as an anti-slip agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Zheng Tan, Maurice Gerard Lynch, Michael Sestrick, Nadia Yaranossian
  • Use of 3-isoxazolidinones as selective herbicides in grass and brassica crops
    Patent number: 9814237
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of at least one 3-isoxazolidone herbicide selected from the group consisting of 2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)methyl-4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidone and 2-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)methyl-4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidone as a selective herbicide in a grass or brassica crop selected from the group consisting of corn, rice, sorghum, barley, rye, and canola.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Paul Nicholson, Sandra L. Shinn, Robert F. Pepper, David A. Brain
  • Formulations of clomazone
    Patent number: 9801377
    Abstract: New formulations of clomazone are provided, as well as new methods for making formulations of clomazone. The new formulations provide improved efficacy, decreased volatility, and/or increased loading of clomazone over the clomazone formulations in the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Liu, Michael R. Welch, Paul Nicholson, Jeffrey A. Cook, Catherine Ranin, Sandra L. Shinn, Robert F. Pepper
  • Suspoemulsion of fomesafen and fluthiacet-methyl
    Patent number: 9770030
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel synergistic herbicidal suspoemulsion compositions of fomesafen and fluthiacet-methyl that have superior chemical and physical stability and increased herbicidal action when compared to tank mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Martin, Shiv D. Sharma, Sandra Shinn
  • Stabilized Lithium Metal Powder for Li-Ion Application, Composition and Process
    Publication number: 20170149052
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lithium metal powder protected by a substantially continuous layer of a polymer. Such a substantially continuous polymer layer provides improved protection such as compared to typical CO2-passivation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: FMC Corporation, Lithium Division
    Inventors: Marina Yakovleva, Yuan Gao, Kenneth Brian Fitch, Prakash Thyaga Palepu, Yangxing Li, Christopher Jay Woltermann
  • Controlling red rice with mesotrione
    Patent number: 9635854
    Abstract: Methods for controlling weeds in a crop, comprising applying to the weeds a herbicidally effective amount of a composition comprising a p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitor are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Sandra L. Shinn, Gurinderbir S Chahal, Frank J. D'Amico, Jr.
  • Microbial compositions and methods of use for benefiting plant growth and treating plant disease
    Patent number: 9622484
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for a combination of a new strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens RTI301 and a new strain of Bacillus subtilis RTI477, the combination having growth promoting activity and activity against plant pathogens. The compositions containing the RTI301 and RTI477 strains are useful for benefiting plant growth and/or conferring protection against a pathogenic infection when applied to plant roots, seeds, callus tissue, grafts, and cuttings. Synergistic results are observed for the combination of the strains, and the combination of strains is useful to increase yield in crops including soybean and corn. The compositions containing the combination of strains can be applied alone or in combination with other microbial, biological, or chemical insecticides, fungicides, nematicides, bacteriocides, herbicides, plant extracts, plant growth regulators, and fertilizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Safiyh Taghavi, Daniel van der Lelie, Roderick McLeod, Kevin R. Brost, John E. Kibbee
  • Insecticidal and miticidal mixtures of bifenthrin and cyano-pyrethroids
    Patent number: 9596857
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel insecticidal composition comprising bifenthrin and a cyano-pyrethroid which exhibit an unexpected increase in insecticidal activity as compared to the insecticidal activity of the individual components. The present invention is also directed to a novel insecticidal composition comprising bifenthrin and a cyano-pyrethroid in admixture with at least one agriculturally acceptable extender or adjuvant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Robert M. Herrick, Mark Walmsley, Charles A. Staetz, Hui S. Yang, D. Craig Heim, Hylsa Garcia, Nancy Hilton
  • Liquid termiticide compositions of pyrethroids and neonicitinoids
    Patent number: 9585395
    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 bather of a termiticide in soil surrounding and beneath a structure in a locus where termites are suspected or known to exist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: James B. Ballard, Cristi L. Palmer, Kim Watson
  • 6-acyl-1,2,4-triazine-3,5-dione derivative and herbicides
    Patent number: 9573909
    Abstract: Disclosed are triazine derivative compounds exhibiting sufficient herbicidal activity at low application dosage when they are applied to soils and foliage, and an agrochemical composition using the same, in particular herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Shibayama, Ryu Kajiki, Masami Kobayashi, Takashi Mitsunari, Atsushi Nagamatsu
  • Compositions and methods for use of insecticide with sp. D747
    Patent number: 9565859
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for benefiting plant growth. In particular aspects, the compositions contain a biologically pure culture of Bacillus sp. D747 strain (deposited as FERM BP-8234) and an insecticide in a formulation suitable for dissolution in a liquid fertilizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy M. Martin
  • Carrageenan products and method for their production and use
    Patent number: 9555269
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a carrageenan product comprising a semi-refined, alkali treated iota carrageenan wherein the semi-refined, alkali treated iota carrageenan has: (i) a viscosity of 18 cP to 83 cP, (ii) a particle size of at least 90% passing through a #100 US sieve mesh and at least 20% passing through a #230 US sieve mesh, and (iii) a fraction of sodium cations of at least 35%, wherein the fraction of sodium cations is determined by the weight of sodium cations divided by the sum of the weight of sodium cations and potassium cations. This invention is also directed to toothpaste compositions comprising the carrageenan product of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Sewall, Vinayak B. Randive, Vijay K. Gadkari
  • Nematode repellent composition
    Patent number: 9526242
    Abstract: In one aspect, this invention relates to a nematode repellent composition comprising an effective nematode repellent amount of a fatty acid and an anthranilate ester. In another aspect, this invention relates to a method of repelling nematodes employing such composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce C. Black, Linda Varanyak
  • Insecticidal compositions and method for insect control
    Patent number: 9480251
    Abstract: An environmentally safe, non-phytotoxic pesticidal composition comprising natural plant oils geraniol and cedar oil and methods of controlling insects is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: James F. Walter, Reid M. Ipser
  • Liquid-fertilizer ready formulations of bifenthrin
    Patent number: 9481613
    Abstract: Insecticidal compositions suitable for use in preparation of insecticidal liquid fertilizers are disclosed. The compositions include bifenthrin, a polymeric dispersant, a suspension agent, a freeze-thaw stabilizer, and optionally a preservative.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventor: Timothy M. Martin
  • Methods for improving plant growth
    Patent number: 9462811
    Abstract: Methods of improving the growth of a plant by applying a plant growth effective amount of a plant growth composition that includes 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 to plant propagation material in the absence of insect pest pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy M. Martin, Frank Zawacki
  • Method for controlling weeds using formulations containing fluthiacet-methyl and HPPD herbicides
    Patent number: 9439435
    Abstract: Methods for controlling weeds in a crop by applying to weeds having an average height ranging from about 4 inches to about 8 inches a herbicidally effective amount of a composition that includes (a) fluthiacet-methyl and (b) a p-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitor are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Shiv D. Sharma, Gail G. Stratman, Kumar Vankayala, Sarwar Rahi
  • Agricultural tank
    Patent number: D795930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Lamar Buckelew, David Wheeler, Neil Destefano, Timothy M. Martin, Adam Prestegord, Shawn Grant, Gary Grant
  • Agricultural tank
    Patent number: D802711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: FMC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lamar Buckelew, David Wheeler, Neil Destefano, Timothy M. Martin, Adam Prestegord, Shawn Grant, Gary Grant