Patents Assigned to Victorian Chemicals International Pty Ltd
  • Patent number: 7357819
    Abstract: There is provided a diesel fuel blend comprising one or more commercially available diesel fuels; ethanol and a coupling agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2008
    Assignee: Victorian Chemicals International Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Robert William Killick, Andrew Robert Killick, Peter William Jones, Peter Ronald Wrigley, John David Morrison
  • Patent number: 7314848
    Abstract: According to the invention an adjuvant for use with a chemical used in agriculture is provided comprising: (a) not in excess of about 75% by weight of one or more lipophilic solvents; (b) not in excess of about 50% by weight of one or more plant nutrients (e.g. ammonium salts of inorganic anions); and (c) not in excess of about 50% of a mixture of one or more cationic emulsifiers including surfactants which exhibit cationic characteristic in acidic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignee: Victorian Chemicals International Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert W. Killick, Andrew R. Killick, Peter W. Jones, Peter R. Wrigley, John D. Morrison
  • Patent number: 7060659
    Abstract: There is provided an essentially non-aqueous homogeneous liquid herbicide composition comprising: a) a lipophilic solvent soluble complex comprising the reaction product of: i) not in excess of about 35% by weight of one or more lipophobic herbicides having an acidic moiety; and ii) not in excess of about 99% by weight of one or more tertiary dimethylamines of the structure (CH3)2N—R wherein R contains an alkyl group of at least 8 carbon atoms and may contain other chemical moieties and wherein is at least one mole equivalent of such amine to each mole of lipophobic herbicide; b) not in excess of about 60% by weight of one or more essentially non-aqueous polar solvents having low volatility; c) not in excess of about 90% by weight of one or more additional solvents selected from the group consisting of low to medium HLB surfactants; and d) not in excess of about 99% by weight of one or more lipophilic carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Victorian Chemicals International Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Robert William Killick, Andrew Robert Killick, Peter William Jones, Peter Ronald Wrigley, John David Morrison
  • Patent number: 6756344
    Abstract: A plant growth promoter composition is provided comprising: (a) not in excess of 20% by weight of one or more gibberellins; and (b) an essentially non-aqueous solvent system comprising: (i) 30 to 99% by weight of one or more lipophilic solvents; (ii) at least an equivalent molar amount to the gibberellins of one or more lipophilic alkaline coupling agents which enable the gibberellins to form a lipophilic solvent soluble complex; (iii) 1 to 50% by weight of one or more emulsifiers which blend with the lipophilic solvent(s) to form a homogeneous product and enable dispersion of the composition into water for application; and (iv) optionally, not in excess of 15% by weight of one or more viscosity reducing co-solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Victorian Chemicals International Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Robert William Killick, Andrew Robert Killick, Peter William Jones, Peter Ronald Wrigley, John David Morrison
  • Patent number: 6589913
    Abstract: An agrochemical composition with enhanced activity and phase stability is provided comprising: a) glyphosate present in an amount which is not in excess of about 25% b) one or more lipophilic solvents present in an amount which is not in excess of about 80% c) one or more lipophobic plant nutrients present in an amount which is not in excess of about 50% d) one or more oil soluble bases present in an amount which is not in excess of about 50% wherein the oil soluble base forms a lipophilic solvent soluble complex with glyphosate which is capable of coupling or assisting coupling of the lipophobic plant nutrients with the lipophilic solvents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Victorian Chemicals International Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert W. Killick, Andrew R. Killick, Peter W. Jones, Peter R. Wrigley, John D. Morrison
  • Patent number: 5942542
    Abstract: A pyrethroid insecticide adjuvant composition includes one or more alkyl estes of fatty acids having a level of unsaturation of at least 40% or one or more alkyl esters of dibasic acids and one or more non-ionic emulsifier(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Victorian Chemical International Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert William Killick, Andrew Robert Killick, Peter Ronald Wrigley, Peter William Jones
  • Patent number: 5720784
    Abstract: A miscible fuel blend composition consisting of a diesel fuel oil and a C.sub.3 (excluding n-propanol) - C.sub.22 organic alcohol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1998
    Assignee: Victorian Chemical International Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert William Killick, Lawrence Harold Parnaby, Peter Ronald Wrigley
  • Patent number: 5631205
    Abstract: An adjuvant composition for use with a herbicide, crop desiccant, or defoliant consisting essentially of an ethyl ester of a fatty acid with an unsaturation level of at least 40% and a non-ionic ionic emulsifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignees: Victorian Chemical International Pty. Ltd., Wilbur-Ellis Company
    Inventors: Robert W. Killick, Peter R. Wrigley, Peter W. Jones, David T. Schulteis