Patents Examined by Allen J. Robinson
  • Patent number: 6150406
    Abstract: A method for suppressing plant damage by nematodes which comprises the concurrent administration, to the locus, soil or seeds of plants in need of such treatment, of (a) a metabolite of the fungus Myrothecium verrucaria and (b) a chemical pesticide, as well as synergistic nematocidal compositions useful therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Valent BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Prem Warrior, Daniel F. Heiman, Linda A. Rehberger
  • Patent number: 6143745
    Abstract: Compositions for controlling harmful fungi, containing in a solid or liquid carrier pyridaben of the formula: ##STR1## or fenpyroximate of the formula: ##STR2## or tebufenpyrad of the formula: ##STR3## and at least one amide compound of the following formula I:A--CO--NR.sup.1 R.sup.2 (I)where the substituents have the meanings indicated in the description, and methods for controlling harmful fungi using compositions of this type are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Eicken, Eberhard Ammermann, Siegfried Strathmann, Gisela Lorenz, Harald Kohle, Gunter Retzlaff
  • Patent number: 6136840
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fungicidal mixture which comprisesa) a carbamate of the formula I: ##STR1## where X is CH and N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, it being possible for the radicals R to be different if n is 2, or a salt or adduct thereof, andb) tetrachloroisophthalonitrile II: ##STR2## in a synergistically active amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Muller, Hubert Sauter, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann, Maria Scherer, Klaus Schelberger, Joachim Leyendecker
  • Patent number: 6136816
    Abstract: This invention relates to fungicidal active ingredient mixtures comprising at least two active ingredient components together with a suitable carrier material, wherein component I is cyprodinil [=2-anilino-4-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-pyrimidine] and wherein component II is A) myclobutanil [=2-p-chlorophenyl-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)hexanenitrile]; or B) iprodione [=3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-N-isopropyl-2,4-dioxoimidazolidine-1-carboxamide] , and to methods of using such mixtures in crop protection, especially in the control and prevention of disease infestation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Gertrude Knauf-Beiter, Hans Steiner
  • Patent number: 6136802
    Abstract: Fungicidal mixtures, comprisinga) an oxime ether of the formula I ##STR1## where the substituents have the following meanings: X is oxygen or amino (NH);Y is CH or N;Z is oxygen, sulfur, amino (NH) or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylamino (N--C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl);R' is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -haloalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -haloalkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -haloalkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkylmethyl, or is benzyl which can be partially or fully halogenated and/or can have attached to it one to three of the following radicals: cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy and C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio and/orb) a carbamate of the formula II ##STR2## where T is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ruth Muller, Herbert Bayer, Hubert Sauter, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann, Reinhold Saur, Klaus Schelberger, Joachim Leyendecker
  • Patent number: 6133298
    Abstract: Fungicidal mixtures, comprising a) a carbamate of the formula I ##STR1## where T is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C.sub.1 --C.sub.4 --alkyl or C.sub.1 --C.sub.4 --haloalkyl, it being possible for the radicals R to be different when n is 2, and/orb) an oxime ether of the formula II ##STR2## where X is oxygen or amino (NH);Y is CH or N;Z is oxygen, sulfur, amino (NH) or C.sub.1 --C.sub.4 --alkylamino (N--C.sub.1 --C.sub.4 --alkyl);R' is C.sub.1 --C.sub.6 --alkyl, C.sub.1 --C.sub.6 --haloalkyl, C.sub.3 --C.sub.6 --alkenyl, C.sub.2 --C.sub.6 --haloalkenyl, C.sub.3 --C.sub.6 --alkynyl, C.sub.3 --C.sub.6 --haloalkynyl, (C.sub.3 --C.sub.6 --cycloalkyl)methyl, or is benzyl which may be partially or fully halogenated and/or carry one to three of the following radicals: cyano, C.sub.1 --C.sub.4 --alkyl, C.sub.1 --C.sub.4 --haloalkyl, C.sub.1 --C.sub.4 --alkoxy, C.sub.1 --C.sub.4 --haloalkoxy and C.sub.1 --C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Bernd Muller, Hubert Sauter, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann, Klaus Schelberger, Maria Scherer, Dietrich Mappes, Joachim Leyendecker, Herbert Bayer, Ruth Muller
  • Patent number: 6133300
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a broad spectrum antimicrobial composition which comprises a mixture of 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one, or a salt thereof, (BIT) and 1,3-bis(hydroxymethyl)-5,5-dimethylhydantoin (DMH), said mixture provided in an amount to protect a substrate from attack by one or more bacterial organisms. The composition can be used broadly in industrial systems and more particularly with substrates such as paints, coatings, stucco, concrete, stone, cementaceous surfaces, wood, caulking, sealants, textiles, leather, wood, preservatives, metal working fluids, drilling muds, clay slurries, glazes, optical brightness, carpet backing, pigments and as a preservative for other aqueous and wet state products, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Troy Technology Corporation, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Errol Smith, Eric S. Bensaid
  • Patent number: 6130236
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel crop-protecting active ingredient mixtures having synergistically enhanced action, comprising at least two active ingredient components together with a suitable carrier, wherein component I is1-[[2-(2,4-dichorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triaz ole ("propiconazole")and component II is5-methyl-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b][1,3]benzothiazole ("tricyclazole");or in each case a salt or metal complex thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis Finance Corporation
    Inventors: Gertrude Knauf-Beiter, Jurg Speich
  • Patent number: 6130224
    Abstract: The present invention relates to composiitons for controlling harmful fungi which comprise, as active ingredients, fenazaquin and at least one amide compound of the formula IA--CO--NR.sup.1 R.sup.2 Iwhere A, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 have the meanings given in the description. The compositions according to the invention are particularly useful for controlling botrytis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Karl Eicken, Harald Kohle, Gunter Retzlaff, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann
  • Patent number: 6127411
    Abstract: A method for combatting plant fungi in a plant, which comprises applying to the seeds or tubers of the plant, an effective amount of a fungicidal composition comprising a fungicidally effective amount of a 2-alkoxyiminoacetamide compound, optionally in admixture with one or both of an alkylene bis-dithiocarbamate complex salt and a thiophanate compound. Fungicidal compositions comprising a fungicidally effective amount of a 2-alkoxyimino-acetamide compound, an alkylene bis-dithiocarbamate complex salt, and a thiophanate compound, are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2000
    Assignee: Gustafson, Inc.
    Inventor: Jennifer Lynn Riggs
  • Patent number: 6124335
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture comprising, as active components, an oxime ether carboxylate of the formula I, ##STR1## and an oxime ether carboxamide of the formula II, ##STR2## and also an azole of the formula III ##STR3## in a synergistically active amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann, Reinhold Saur, Klaus Schelberger, Anne van Gastel
  • Patent number: 6124326
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of flupirtine or its salts for the production of a medicament for the prophylaxis and therapy of disorders which accompany an unphysiologically high cell death rate. Of particular importance here is the treatment of organ disorders with cell-destroying processes, such as myocardial infarct, shock kidney, shock lung, senile macular degeneration or traumas as a result of mechanical, thermal, radiation or toxic influences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: ASTA Medica Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gabriele Pergande, Werner E. Muller, Neville Osborne, Heinz Ulrich
  • Patent number: 6121197
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a biocidal composition for inhibiting fungal and algae growth which comprises a mixture of tetrachloroisophthalonitrile and N-cyclopropyl-N'(1,1 -dimethylethyl)-6-(methylthio)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-dismine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Creanova Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Winkowski, Techen Tsao
  • Patent number: 6121198
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a biocidal composition for inhibition fungal, bacterial and algae growth which comprises a mixture of tetrachloroisophthalonitrile and 3-iodo-2-propynly butyl carbamate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Assignee: Creanova Inc.
    Inventors: Karen Winkowski, Techen Tsao
  • Patent number: 6117892
    Abstract: Plant-protecting mixtures of active ingredients having a synergistically increased action, wherein component I is a compound having a plant-immunizing action of the formula I ##STR1## in which Z is CN, COOH or a salt thereof, CO--OC.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or CO--SC.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl;and wherein component II is a compound selected from the group consisting of propiconazole, difenoconazole, penconazole, fenpropimorph, fenpropidine, cyprodinil, metalaxyl, R-metalaxyl and pyroquilon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis Finance Corp.
    Inventors: Wilhelm Ruess, Gertrude Knauf-Beiter, Ruth Beatrice Kung, Helmut Kessmann
  • Patent number: 6114340
    Abstract: An improved fungicidal composition is a mixture of (a) fungicide used to combat phytopathogenic fungi and (b) at least one phosphonate or phosphinate of formula R.sup.1 R.sup.2 P(O)OR.sup.3 where R.sup.1 is C.sub.6-20 alkyl, C.sub.6-20 alkoxy or optionally substituted phenyl, R.sup.2 is benzyl, C.sub.6-20 alkyl optionally interrupted by NH or O, di-C.sub.6-20 alkylamino or the group --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --R.sup.1 P(O)OR.sup.3, and R.sup.3 C.sub.6-20 alkyl. Some of the compounds of formula (I) are novel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: AgrEvo UK Limited
    Inventors: Hans-Jerg Kleiner, Martin Mach, Heinz Hagemeister, Dieter Regnat, Herbert Buschhaus, Hans-Peter Jende, David Stock, Geoffrey Gower Briggs
  • Patent number: 6114378
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture comprisinga) an oxime ether of the formula I ##STR1## where the substituents have the following meaning: X is oxygen or amino (NH);Y is CH or N;Z is oxygen, sulfur, amino (NH) or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylamino (N--C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl);R' is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -haloalkyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -haloalkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -alkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -haloalkynyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 -cycloalkylmethyl, or benzyl which may be partially or fully halogenated and/or may carry one to three of the following radicals: cyano, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -haloalkoxy and C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Ruth Muller, Herbert Bayer, Hubert Sauter, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann, Klaus Schelberger, Maria Scherer
  • Patent number: 6114362
    Abstract: Compositions which contain compounds of the general formula (I) ##STR1## in which X represents .dbd.CH-- or .dbd.N--,E represents an electron-withdrawing radical,R represents optionally substituted hetarylalkyl,A represents hydrogen, alkyl, or a bifunctional group which is linked to the radical Z,Z represents alkyl, --NH--alkyl, --N(alkyl).sub.2 or a bifunctional group which is linked to the radical A,in mixtures with fungicidal active compounds, excluding cyclopropylcarboxamide derivatives and azolylmethylcycloalkanes. These compositions are useful to control fungi and insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Dutzmann, Christoph Erdelen, Wolfram Andersch, Heinz-Wilhelm Dehne, Jurgen Hartwig, Klaus Stenzel, Wolfgang Kramer
  • Patent number: 6114366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions containing a preservative system containing a two biocidal components, a first component comprising a formaldehyde donor compound, and the second component comprising one or more isothiazolone compounds, where the weight ratio of the first component to the second component ranges from about 1:1 to about 10,000:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Lonza Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Lutz, John Gerald Maroski
  • Patent number: 6110904
    Abstract: A method for suppressing plant damage by nematodes which comprises the concurrent administration, to the locus, soil or seeds of plants in need of such treatment, of (a) a metabolite of the fungus Myrothecium verrucaria and (b) a chemical pesticide, as well as synergistic nematocidal compositions useful therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Valent BioSciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Prem Warrior, Daniel F. Heiman, Linda A. Rehberger