Patents Assigned to Idemitsu Kosen Company, Ltd.
  • Thiono-thiochroman and -dihydrobenzothiophene compounds as herbicidal agents
    Patent number: 6413913
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula I: wherein X is O or S(O)n; n is zero, 1 or 2; and Y is CR7R8, CHOR9, C(OR9)2, C═NOR10 or C═NNR20R21. Compounds of formula I are useful as herbicidal agents, particularly as agents for the control of undesirable plant species in the presence of a cereal crop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignees: BASF Corporation, Idemitsu Kosen Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Stephen S. Szucs