Patents Examined by Andriae M Holt
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Patent number: 12239129Abstract: An antimicrobial coating is disclosed that provides fast transport rates of biocides for better effectiveness to deactivate SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses or bacteria on common surfaces. Some variations provide an antimicrobial structure comprising: a solid structural phase comprising a solid structural material; a continuous transport phase that is interspersed within the solid structural phase, wherein the continuous transport phase comprises a solid transport material; and an antimicrobial agent contained within the continuous transport phase, wherein the solid structural phase and the continuous transport phase are separated by an average phase-separation length from about 100 nanometers to about 500 microns. The antimicrobial structure is capable of destroying at least 99.99% of bacteria and/or viruses in 10 minutes of contact. Many options are disclosed for suitable materials to form the solid structural phase, the continuous transport phase, and the antimicrobial agent.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: HRL Laboratories, LLCInventors: Adam Gross, Andrew Nowak, Ashley Dustin, Jason Graetz, John Vajo
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Patent number: 12161122Abstract: Disclosed is a two-part pesticide formulation and methods of making and using. The pesticide formulation comprises a first part comprising a glucosinolate concentrate, and a second part comprising a plant material comprising myrosinase. The parts may be stored and transported in inactive form, and are activated upon application to a substrate requiring pesticide treatment.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: MustGrow Biologics Corp.Inventor: James Robinson
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Patent number: 12144785Abstract: Vitamin K is effective in counteracting cardiovascular disorders such as the reduction in arterial elasticity normally associated with the aging process. A pharmaceutical composition or nutritional formulation comprising vitamin K can be used to combat age-related stiffening of the arteries, and the consequences thereof, namely pulmonary congestion, hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy, congestive (right sided) heart failure, left sided or left ventricular failure, chronic cardiac failure, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, Mönckeberg's sclerosis and stroke. In various embodiments, vitamin K can also be used to reduce or reverse calcification of a blood vessel in pre-existing cardiovascular disorders such as arteriosclerosis.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: NATTOPHARMA ASInventor: Cees Vermeer
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Patent number: 12144342Abstract: A fungicidal oil liquid formulation comprising: a) at least one dithiocarbamate fungicide; b) at least one co-fungicide selected from the group consisting of triazole fungicides and strobilurin fungicides; and c) an agrochemically acceptable non-aqueous liquid carrier; wherein the dithiocarbamate fungicide is suspended in the liquid carrier; wherein the triazole fungicide and the strobilurin fungicide are dissolved in the liquid carrier; and wherein the liquid carrier optionally comprises an adjuvant.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: ADAMA MAKHTESHIM LTD.Inventors: Silvio Luiz Machado, Ernesto Benetti, Luiz Fernando Colla
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Patent number: 11641852Abstract: The present invention generally relates to non-aqueous solutions of plant growth regulator(s) and polar and/or semi-polar organic solvent(s), methods for making said non-aqueous solution, and methods for improving the growth and crop productivity of plants using said non-aqueous solution.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2021Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Stoller Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Jerry H. Stoller, Ritesh Sheth
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Patent number: 11432549Abstract: The invention relates to herbicidal active compound combinations comprising, carbamoyltriazolinones, and herbicidally active compounds, which combinations are suitable for controlling weeds.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: ARYSTA LIFESCIENCE CORPORATIONInventors: Hideo Nakatani, Noel Burchell Leibbrandt, Joao M. Miyasaki
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Patent number: 11395486Abstract: Provided is an antibacterial and antifungal composition, including: (A) at least one kind of 1,2-alkanediol having a linear alkyl group containing 6 to 8 carbon atoms; (B) at least one kind of monoalkyl glyceryl ether having a linear alkyl group containing 6 to 8 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group containing 6 to 8 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group containing 6 to 8 carbon atoms; and (C) at least one kind of aromatic alcohol represented by the following general formula (1): wherein n represents a natural number of from 1 to 4.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: ADEKA CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Tsushima, Hiroshi Suzuki, Makiko Yazawa, Shotan Yamashita
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Patent number: 11390603Abstract: The invention provides crystalline forms of biphenyl-2-ylcarbamic acid 1-(2-{[4-(4-carbamoylpiperidin-1-ylmethyl)benzoyl]methylamino}ethyl)piperidin-4-yl ester, and pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof. The crystalline form can be a freebase, or a salt such as a diphosphate, monosulfate or dioxalate salt. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these crystalline compounds or prepared using these compounds; processes and intermediates for preparing the crystalline compounds; and methods of using these compounds to treat a pulmonary disorder.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA R&D IP, LLCInventors: Sabine Axt, Timothy J. Church
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Patent number: 11384332Abstract: Provided are bioactive compositions and metabolites derived from Bacillus and particularly Bacillus megaterium cultures responsible for controlling pests as well as their methods of use for controlling pests. Further provided are pesticidal Bacillus megaterium strains.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC.Inventors: Ratnakar Asolkar, Ana Lucia Cordova-Kreylos, Margarita Rodriguez, Carly Todd, Debora Wilk, Pamela G. Marrone
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Patent number: 11375716Abstract: Provided herein are compounds that exhibit activity as acetyl-CoA carboxylase modulators (e.g., inhibitors) and are useful, for example, in methods for the control of fungal pathogens in plants.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Urszula Slomczynska, Matthew W. Dimmic, William P. Haakenson, Jr., Jennifer L. Bennett, Barry J. Shortt, Christina M. Taylor, Deryck Jeremy Williams, Martin Slater
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Patent number: 11363817Abstract: The present invention can provide a method having superior safety for protecting determinate soybean from damage by a plant pathogen. The method includes a step of applying mefentrifluconazole to foliage of determinate soybean, seeds of determinate soybean or a soil of the cultivation area of determinate soybean, wherein the application rate of mefentrifluconazole is 20 to 500 g per hectare of cultivation area.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventor: Yoshinao Sada
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Patent number: 11352303Abstract: The present invention relates to increasing and/or maintaining nitrogen content in soil by administration of granular or powdered nitrification inhibitors coated with urease inhibitors. In one embodiment, urease inhibitors are dispersed in an improved organo liquid delivery system at concentration levels of 50-90%. In another embodiment, urease inhibitors were applied in a non-aqueous, organo liquid delivery system coating solid nitrification inhibitors utilizing simple blending equipment at temperatures of 20°-70° C. Another embodiment discloses a dry, flowable additive containing a nitrification inhibitor coated with a urease inhibitor which can be administered directly to the soil, to a dry natural and/or a manmade fertilizer or to a liquid fertilizer which provides for the reduction of nitrogen loss from the soil.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: WORLD SOURCE ENTERPRISES, LLCInventors: Gary David McKnight, Randall Linwood Rayborn, Charles J. Barber, Wei Xu
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Patent number: 11330822Abstract: The present invention is directed to agricultural compositions containing clothianidin, at least one dispersant selected from the group consisting of sodium alkyl naphthalene sulfonate condensate, alkyl polyglycoside and a mixture thereof, an inorganic compound selected from the group consisting of attapulgite, magnesium aluminum silicate, silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide and glycerol. The present invention is further directed to compositions containing clothianidin, at least one dispersant selected from the group consisting of sodium alkyl naphthalene sulfonate condensate, alkyl polyglycoside and a mixture thereof, an inorganic compound selected from the group consisting of attapulgite, magnesium aluminum silicate, silicon dioxide and aluminum oxide, glycerol and at least one liquid fertilizer.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: VALENT U.S.A., LLCInventors: Xiaomeng Liu, Xiaonan Duan, Alice Wei
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Patent number: 11324159Abstract: Methods and systems to improve application of seed applied components to seeds are disclosed. Environmentally controlled enclosures to test, evaluate and develop seed treatment solutions for certain geographical locations are provided. Controlled environments during seed treatment application process in a production location improves the overall seed treatment efficiency and uniformity.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Inventors: Michael Dammen, Jeffrey Lee Daniels, William L Geigle, Sean Fuller McCaffery, Randy Seaba
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Patent number: 11304417Abstract: The present invention can provide a method having superior safety for protecting determinate soybean from damage by a plant pathogen. The method includes a step of applying mefentrifluconazole to foliage of determinate soybean, seeds of determinate soybean or a soil of the cultivation area of determinate soybean, wherein the application rate of mefentrifluconazole is 20 to 500 g per hectare of cultivation area.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventor: Yoshinao Sada
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Patent number: 11297833Abstract: Adjuvant compositions for use with agrochemical solutions is provided; more specifically adjuvant compositions that may be used to prepare agrochemical formulations used in the field to control weeds, pests and plant pathogens that adversely affect crop production. The adjuvants improve coverage of the target foliage and exposure of the targeted weed, pest or plant pathogen to the active ingredient of the formulations without the need for increasing the amount of active ingredient applied while reducing spray drift and off-target application.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Attune Agriculture, LLCInventors: Michael S. Flemmens, Claire Lotz, Victoria Gray, Maureen Akins, Marceliano Nieto
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Patent number: 11297832Abstract: A granular composition comprising a pesticide, 0.1 to 10 wt % of a nonionic amphiphilic polyalkoxylate, at least 20 wt % of a solid water-soluble anionic dispersant, at least 5 wt % of a sugar, which is a mono- or disaccharide, or a mixture thereof, and a polyvinylpyrrolidone is provided. Methods for the preparation of the granular composition including the steps of (i) providing an aqueous suspension comprising the pesticide, the polyalkoxylate, the dispersant and the sugar, (ii) drying the aqueous suspension, and (iii) granulating the aqueous or dried suspension, and wherein the polyvinylpyrrolidone is added in step (i) and/or step (iii) are further provided. Methods for controlling at least one of phytopathogenic fungi, plant growth, attack by insects or mites, and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein the composition is allowed to act on the particular pests, their habitat, the undesired or useful plants, and/or the soil are further provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Claude Taranta, Thomas Bork, Hans-Michael Fricke, Thorsten Mattil
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Patent number: 11278590Abstract: A method of treating bacterial or fungal nail infections may include mixing an antibiotic or antifungal injectable medication and a diluent to formulate a topical nail composition. The topical nail composition may be administered directly to a nail affected by the bacterial or fungal infection.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: CMPD LICENSING, LLCInventor: Jay Richard Ray, II
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Patent number: 11278029Abstract: Compositions comprising Methylobacterium with anti-fungal activity, methods for controlling plant pathogenic fungi, and methods of making the compositions are provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: NewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc.Inventor: Renée Rioux
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Patent number: 11272705Abstract: The present invention is directed to an aqueous herbicidal composition containing flumioxazin, pyroxasulfone, hydroxyethyl cellulose, and magnesium aluminum silicate. The present invention is further directed to a method of controlling weeds by applying compositions of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: VALENT U.S.A., LLCInventor: Takuya Tanaka