Patents Examined by Alton N. Pryor
  • Citrus disease cure formulation and method of treatment
    Patent number: 11553720
    Abstract: An anti-bacterial composition for plants including garlic oil; cinnamon oil; yucca stem oil; oleic acid; hemp seed oil; and dimethyl sulfoxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: POUCH PAC INNOVATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: R. Charles Murray, John Harlin
  • Method and composition for regulating plant architecture
    Patent number: 11553657
    Abstract: A method for regulating plant architecture includes applying a composition containing ?-Aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamic acid and choline chloride to a plant. The composition for regulating plant architecture is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CH BIOTECH R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Liu, Cho-Chun Huang, Gui-Jun Li, Kai Xia
  • Plant growth promoter
    Patent number: 11547119
    Abstract: The present invention is a plant growth promoter containing one or more seed shell components of plant selected from Palmae Elaeis, Leguminosae Faboideae, Juglandaceae, Rosaceae Prunus, and Oleeae.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Akihiro Tanoue, Yuji Maruno
  • Natural pesticides, substances and methods of fabrication thereof
    Patent number: 11547118
    Abstract: Methods of fabricating a natural substance may include obtaining a particulate silica including perlite, preparing a liquid formula having at least one essential oil and preparing the natural substance by applying the liquid formula to the particulate silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventors: Elbert Lawrence, Ronald D. Guthrie, Richard L. Fewell, Jr.
  • Substituted pyrimidinium compounds and derivatives for combating animal pests
    Patent number: 11542280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted pyrimidinium compounds of formula (I), to the stereoisomers, salts, tautomers and N-oxides thereof and to compositions comprising such compounds. The invention also relates to methods and uses of these substituted pyrimidinium compounds and of compositions thereof, for combating and controlling animal pests. Furthermore the invention relates also to pesticidal methods of applying such substituted pyrimidinium compounds. The substituted pyrimidinium compounds of the present invention are defined by the following general formula (I) wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, A and R3 are defined as in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Joachim Dickhaut, Ashokkumar Adisechan, Gopal Krishna Datta, Olesya Kuzmina
  • Treating water stress in plants
    Patent number: 11533913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and uses of photo-labile compounds which are trehalose-6-phosphate or trehalose-6-phosphonate or agriculturally acceptable salts thereof in the treatment of water stress in plants. The invention also concerns methods and the use of the compounds for resurrection of water stressed plants, and for improvement of yield of crop plants under water stressed conditions compared with untreated plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Rothamsted Research Limited
    Inventors: Matthew Jeremy Paul, Cara Ashleigh Griffiths
  • Colonoscopy—preparation
    Patent number: 11529368
    Abstract: The invention provides a colon cleansing solution comprising: a) 300 to 2000 mmol per litre ascorbate anion provided by ascorbic acid, one or more salts of ascorbic acid, or a mixture thereof; and h) 10 to 200 g per litre polyethylene glycol. The invention also provides methods and kits associated with, or making use of the solutions. The invention also provides a method of cleansing the colon of a subject comprising: —administering to the subject an effect amount of a first cleansing solution; and then after a time interval—administering to the subject an effective amount of a second cleansing solution, wherein the two cleansing solutions are as described in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: NORGINE BV
    Inventors: Marc Halphen, Hans-Jurgen Gruss, Ian Cox, Alasdair Cockett, Peter Stein, Alex Ungar
  • Bacillus having effect of inducing corn to resist northern corn leaf blight () of corn and application
    Patent number: 11525118
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to bacillus having an effect of inducing corn to resist Northern leaf blight and applications of the bacillus. The bacillus having an effect of inducing corn to resist Northern corn leaf blight is Bacillus megaterium which was deposited on Apr. 16, 2019 with a deposit number of CGMCC No. 17573. The Bacillus megaterium of the disclosure can induce corn to generate resistance to Northern corn leaf blight during seed germination and corn growth to activate the immune response of corns and stimulate immune control of Northern leaf blight of corn. The method described herein is long in coming does not pollute environment and soil, is a green, simplified and new control method of Northern leaf blight of corn, and has wide application and popularization prospect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Shenyang Agricultural University
    Inventors: Yuxi Duan, Ning Liu, Lijie Chen, Xiaofeng Zhu, Haiyan Fan, Yuanyuan Wang, Xiaoyu Liu, Jichen Yan
  • Multi-component, soil-applied, pesticidal compositions
    Patent number: 11517013
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes compositions and methods for agricultural production. The formulations described herein enable to combine several active compounds, and are compatible with fertilizers, in particular, liquid fertilizers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Vive Crop Protection Inc.
    Inventors: Darren J. Anderson, Caleigh Buchanan Irwin, Gary Tin-Kei Poon, Kelly Laura Skye Greig
  • Method of controlling weeds
    Patent number: 11517017
    Abstract: A method of controlling a weed including applying trifludimoxazin and glyphosate potassium salt to the weed or a habitat of the weed, wherein an application rate of trifludimoxazin is approximately 6.25 to 12.5 g per 10000 m2 and an application rate of glyphosate potassium salt is approximately 1540 g per 10000 m2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshinao Sada, Yoshinobu Jin
  • Pyrethroid formulations
    Patent number: 11503825
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides formulations of pyrethroid compounds comprising nanoparticles of polymer-associated pyrethroid compounds along with various formulating agents. The present disclosure also provides methods for producing and using these formulations. The disclosure describes various formulations and formulating agents that can be included in the formulations. Additionally, the disclosures describes application to various plants and pests as well as advantages of the disclosed formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Vive Crop Protection Inc.
    Inventors: Danielle Norton, Nikolai Loukine, Rachel Gong, Henry Galas, Jose Amado Dinglasan, Anjan Kumar Das, Darren J. Anderson
  • Stable inoculant compositions and methods for producing same
    Patent number: 11472981
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides stable inoculant compositions and methods for enhancing the survival and/or stability of microorganisms in an inoculant composition. In some embodiments, the microorganisms in an inoculant compositions are stabilized by the presence of one or more maltodextrins having a dextrose equivalent value of about 15 to about 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES BIOAG A/S
    Inventors: Kenneth Edmund Kellar, Yaowei Kang, Claire Pelligra, Emily Barnett, Caitlin Burklew, Anna Wysinski, Jarrod E. Leland, Ben Doughan, Michael Harrison Fethe, Ashley Delanie Trahan, David Greenshields, Kristi Woods
  • Enhanced microbial and biorational control of nematode pests of plants
    Patent number: 11464227
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a biological system of plant growth promotion, pest resistance and disease resistance by application of strains of T. viride, Trichoderma harzianum K2, Bacillus amyloliquifaciens AS2, Bacillus amyloliquifaciens AS3, or a combination thereof. These strains can be used in conventional or organic agriculture for the promotion nematode resistance when applied topically as a foliar spray or as a seed coating. The highly active strains also are expected to increase plant productivity and improve quality of fruits, vegetables, flowers or other plant products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANCED BIOLOGICAL MARKETING, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Harman, Molly Cadle-Davidson, Walid Nosir
  • Lipo-chitooligosaccharide compositions for enhancing plant growth
    Patent number: 11464230
    Abstract: Disclosed are compositions for enhancing plant growth, comprising at least one lipo-chitooligosaccharide (LCO) compound; and at least one agriculturally beneficial agent selected from the group consisting at least one pesticide, at least one beneficial microorganism, and combinations thereof. Methods for enhancing plant growth and treating seeds with the compositions provided herein are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: NOVOZYMES BIOAG A/S
    Inventors: Ahsan Habib, Kristi Woods, Michael Frodyma, Shawn Semones
  • Liquid sulfonylurea- and li-salt containing herbicidal compositions
    Patent number: 11464225
    Abstract: This invention relates to a liquid herbicidal composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent system, at least one sulfonylurea herbicide and at least one inorganic or C1-C12 organic lithium salt. The invention also relates to the use of an inorganic or C1-C12 organic lithium salt to improve chemical stabilisation of a sulfonylurea herbicide in a liquid composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: Battelle UK Limited, Mitsui AgriScience International S.A./N.V.
    Inventors: Andrew Goldsmith, John Groome
  • Enema for rectal application
    Patent number: 11464733
    Abstract: Provided is an enema for rectal application containing budesonide as an active ingredient in order to treat an inflammatory bowel disease, or to prevent a relapse. The enema for rectal application contains budesonide as the active ingredient, in which 1.5 to 2.5 mg of budesonide per dose is administered twice a day for 12 weeks in order to treat an inflammatory bowel disease, or to prevent a relapse. The enema for rectal application comprises several doses whereby the most preferable dose of budesonide is 2.0 mg per dose. The enema for rectal application is taken in order to treat ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, or to prevent a relapse; has a foamy, more rigid to a more liquid, gel-like structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: DR. FALK PHARMA GMBH
    Inventors: Shoji Kondo, Morio Iwasaki, Yoji Yamada
  • Adjuvant compositions for plant treatment chemicals
    Patent number: 11457624
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an adjuvant premix composition for use with plant treatment chemicals. The adjuvant premix composition includes a thickener, a water soluble divalent salt, a foam control agent, a complexing agent, and a film forming agent. The present invention also relates to adjuvant compositions for use with plant treatment chemicals, plant treatment chemical formulations, methods of treating plants or plant seeds using the compositions of the present invention, and methods of treating a plant seed or growing plant using a plant treatment chemical and a coating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: CORBET SCIENTIFIC, LLC
    Inventors: James Holt Lefiles, Bill Davis
  • (S)-5-ethynyl-anabasine, derivatives thereof, and related compositions and methods of making and using
    Patent number: 11452293
    Abstract: (S)-5-ethynyl-anabasine and derivatives thereof; composition comprising same and a carrier; methods of treating an animal; method of protecting a plant from a pest; and methods of making compound and derivatives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Martin, Alan P. Robertson, Brett VanVeller, Xiangwei Du, Fudan Zheng
  • Use of tebuconazole for annual bluegrass () control in turfgrasses
    Patent number: 11452294
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods for selectively controlling or modifying the growth of Poa annua in a turfgrass using a composition comprising an herbicidally-effective amount tebuconazole, or a salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: North Carolina State University, Clemson University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Fred H. Yelverton, Lambert McCarty
  • Glyphosate formulations containing amidoalkylamine surfactants
    Patent number: 11452289
    Abstract: An herbicidal composition comprising (a) glyphosate or a derivative thereof, (b) an amidoalkylamine surfactant of formula (1): wherein R1 is a hydrocarbyl having from about 1 carbon atoms to about 22 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are each independently hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and R4 is hydrocarbylene or substituted hydrocarbylene having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms and (c) a co-surfactant component comprising at least one co-surfactant selected from, for example, alkoxylated tertiary amine oxides, amidoamine alkoxylates, and betaines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: John W. Hemminghaus, Andrew D. Dyszlewski, Mojahedul Islam, Shawn Zhu, Hua Yu