Patents Examined by John D. Pak
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Patent number: 10111436Abstract: Described are preferred methods and compositions for controlling aquatic weeds that involve the use of an ALS-inhibiting herbicidal agent such as penoxsulam in combination with endothall. Preferred herbicidal combinations allow for enhanced control when treating a body of water to control a target weed population, such as hydrilla.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: SePRO CorporationInventors: Tyler J. Koschnick, David P. Tarver
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Patent number: 10070647Abstract: Disclosed are a single liquid-phase herbicide composition comprising by weight of the composition: (a) from 0.1 to 1% of metsulfuron-methyl; (b) from 1 to 20% of thifensulfuron-methyl; (c) from 30 to 93% of one or more fatty acid esters of C1-C4 alkanols; and (d) from 5 to 25% of one or more surfactants having an emulsifier property, and a process for preparing the composition.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Inventor: John Joseph Bisaha
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Patent number: 10045935Abstract: Disclosed are gel compositions suitable for the topical administration of an active compound having poor solubility and skin penetration, for example, of a COX-2 inhibitor compounds, processes of preparation thereof and methods of use thereof for the treatment of indications treatable by the active compound.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2012Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: EGIS PHARMACEUTICALS PLCInventors: Endre Mikulásik, Tamás Spaits, Ágota Szakályné Sinka
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Patent number: 10045965Abstract: Disclosed are gel compositions suitable for the topical administration of an active compound having poor solubility and skin penetration, for example, of a COX-2 inhibitor compounds, processes of preparation thereof and methods of use thereof for the treatment of indications treatable by the active compound.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: EGIS Pharmaceuticals PLCInventors: Endre Mikulásik, Tamás Spaits, Ágota Szakályné Sinka
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Patent number: 10029127Abstract: The present invention relates to an anhydrous composition in cream form, characterized in that it comprises, in a cosmetically acceptable support: (a) at least one oily phase; (b) at least one non-emulsifying elastomeric organopolysiloxane; (b) a photoprotective system capable of screening out UV radiation; (c) at least one matting agent; (d) at least one non-silicone organic thickener for the oily phase, chosen from: (1) crystalline polymers, preferably semi-crystalline polymers, (2) fatty acid esters of dextrin, (3) hydrophobic-modified polysaccharides, (4) crystalline olefin copolymers, (5) crystalline polycondensates, (6) polymers of lipophilic polyamide type, (7) lipophilic polyureas and polyurethanes, (8) block polymers, (9) cholesterol-based liquid-crystal agents and mixtures thereof; the said composition not comprising any humectant.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2012Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: L'OREALInventors: Anne-Laure Gaudry, Cecile Boschet
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Patent number: 9993002Abstract: Substituted 1,2,3-thiadiazol-5yl-urea derivatives, their use as anti-senescence and anti-stress factors of plant cells, organs and the whole plant, and preparations containing these derivatives.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignees: USTAV EXPERIMENTALNI BOTANIKY AV CR, V.V.I., UNIVERZITA PALACKEHO V OLOMOUCIInventors: Jaroslav Nisler, Marek Zatloukal, Lukas Spichal, Radoslav Koprna, Karel Dolezal, Miroslav Strnad
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Patent number: 5532273Abstract: A control composition which comprises Z,Z/Z,E-7,11-hexadecadienyl acetate and Z,Z/Z,E-7,11-hexadecadienyl alcohol is released into a cotton field in a weight ratio of Z,Z/Z,E-7,11-hexadecadienyl acetate to Z,Z/Z,E-7,11-hexadecadienyl alcohol ranging from 99.2:0.8 to 90:10. The control composition is preferably released in the weight ratio defined above and in a rate ranging from 4 to 80 mg/hr/hectare of field.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1995Date of Patent: July 2, 1996Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kinya Ogawa, Tetsuo Kitagaki, Akira Yamamoto
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Patent number: 5521165Abstract: Described is a method of repelling Musca domestica L. (Diptera:Muscidae), Aedes aegypti, Culex nigripalpus, Aedes atlanticus, Culex salinarius, Aedes vexans, Culex spp., Simulium spp., Psoroferia ferox, Aedes infirmatus, Drosophila melanogaster, Coccinellidae, Anopheles crucians, Psoroferia columbiae, Culicoides spp., and Aedes spp. for a finite period of time from a three-dimensional space inhabitable by these insects consisting essentially of exposing a three-dimensional space to an effective concentration and quantity of geraniol or a geraniol precursor-containing composition consisting essentially of 50-100% geraniol or a geraniol precursor (e.g., geranyloxy-1,3,2-dioxaborinane, digeranyloxydimethylsilane and geranyl glycosides, for example, geranyl 6-O-(alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranoside) with the remainder of the composition (if indeed the composition is not 100% geraniol) being a compound selected from the group consisting of citronellol and nerol.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1995Date of Patent: May 28, 1996Assignees: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., The University of FloridaInventors: Craig B. Warren, Jerry F. Butler, Richard A. Wilson, Braja D. Mookherjee, Leslie C. Smith, Anna B. Marin, Anubhav P. S. Narula, Richard M. Boden
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Patent number: 5518986Abstract: The present invention provides an effective method for controlling foliage and root fungus infection in cultivated crops. A fungicide composition in the form of an aqueous formulation which is applied to pre-harvest crops contains ingredients such as pentachloronitrobenzene, sodium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium oleate, potassium octanoate and xanthan gum. The combination of potassium oleate, potassium octanoate and xanthan gum functions as an effective spreader-sticker medium for forming an adherent coating on plant foliage surfaces, and for saturating ground soil. The coating exhibits both immediate and long duration fungicidal activities.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 1995Date of Patent: May 21, 1996Assignee: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.Inventor: Anthony E. Winston
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Patent number: 5518987Abstract: The present invention provides an effective method for controlling foliage and root fungus infection in cultivated crops. A fungicide composition in the form of an aqueous formulation which is applied to pre-harvest crops contains ingredients such as etridiazole, potassium bicarbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium oleate, potassium caprylate and xanthan gum. The combination of potassium oleate, potassium caprylate and xanthan gum functions as an effective spreader-sticker medium for forming an adherent coating on plant foliage surfaces, and for saturating ground soil. The coating exhibits both immediate and long duration fungicidal activities.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1995Date of Patent: May 21, 1996Assignee: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.Inventor: Anthony E. Winston
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Patent number: 5496568Abstract: The present invention provides an effective method for controlling foliage and root fungus infection in cultivated crops. A fungicide composition in the form of an aqueous formulation which is applied to pre-harvest crops contains ingredients such as propiconazole, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, sodium oleate, sodium caprylate and xanthan gum. The combination of sodium oleate, sodium caprylate and xanthan gum functions as an effective spreader-sticker medium for forming an adherent coating on plant foliage surfaces, and for saturating ground soil. The coating exhibits both immediate and long duration fungicidal activities.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1995Date of Patent: March 5, 1996Assignee: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.Inventor: Anthony E. Winston
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Patent number: 5496566Abstract: A method of installing in a building a suspension containing paramagnetic susceptible elements consisting essentially of:(A) providing in a non-metallic container 5-12 pounds of a composition consisting essentially of (i) 30-99 wt % of a carbonate or a mixture of two or more carbonates selected from the group consisting of magnesium carbonate, calcium carbonate, strontium carbonate, barium carbonate and mixtures thereof, wherein the carbonate or mixture of carbonates are in powder form, (ii) 1-70 wt % of activated carbon in powder form, (iii) 0.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1994Date of Patent: March 5, 1996Inventors: Raymond C. Crippen, Carleton T. Miller
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Patent number: 5490992Abstract: The present invention is generally related to a product and a process to reduce the microbial contamination of processed meat and is particularly related to a product and a process to disinfect poultry carcasses using a disinfectant composition containing a fatty acid monoester, an acid or chelating agent, and a food grade surfactant. These components may be combined in either an aqueous or nonaqueous vehicle as desired. The present combination is effective against pathogenic and undesired bacteria. Advantageously, the present composition does not detrimentally alter the taste, texture, color, odor or appearance of the processed meat.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 1995Date of Patent: February 13, 1996Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Jeffrey F. Andrews, Janet F. Munson
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Patent number: 5482922Abstract: A herbicidal composition which comprises as the active ingredients (a) 2-[7-floro-3,4-dihydro-3-oxo-4-(2-propynyl) -2H-1,4-benzooxazin-6-yl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-isoindol-1,3 (2H)-dione and (b) N-methoxymethyl-2',6'-diethyl-2-chloroacetanilide or 2-chloro-'6-ethyl-N-(2-methoxy-1-methylethyl)Acet-O-toluidide and an inert carrier or diluent, which exerts a synergistically enhanced herbicidal potency.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 1993Date of Patent: January 9, 1996Assignee: Sumitomo Chemical Company LimitedInventors: Ryo Sato, Masako Kataoka
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Patent number: 5478795Abstract: Synergistic herbicidal imidazolinone compositions, and methods for their use in selective postemergence control of undesirable plant species in the presence of crops; particularly for the selective control of undesirable plant species of the genera: Ipomoea, Sorghum and Euphorbia, in the presence of leguminous crops, by the postemergence application to the foliage of said plants of a novel synergistic combination of an imidazolinyl nicotinic acid, ester or salt with (1) a different imidazolinyl nicotinic acid, ester or salt, (2) an imidazolinyl-3-quino-linecarboxylic acid, ester or salt, or (3) an N-(heterocyclicaminocarbonyl)arylsulfonamide.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 1992Date of Patent: December 26, 1995Assignee: American Cyanamid CompanyInventor: Robert M. Watkins, Jr.
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Patent number: 5470585Abstract: A medicinal substance for topical application is disclosed. The substance comprises a water-soluble glass containing silver or a silver compound. Typically, the glass comprises phosphorus pentoxide and contains silver oxide. The substance may be used for the treatment of wounds, catheter and tubing entry points, stoma sites and body passage entrances where bacterial growth and migration are rife. The glass may be in the form of a powder, granules, woven into a dressing form, a sinter shaped in a particular way or used as filler in polymers for surface release.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 1995Date of Patent: November 28, 1995Assignee: Giltech LimitedInventor: Thomas Gilchrist
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Patent number: 5470586Abstract: A method of controlling the attachment of organisms to an underwater surface is disclosed. The method comprises contacting the organisms with a compound of Formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkoxy, halogen, or hydroxyl. Antifouling coatings and cementitious compositions containing a compound of Formula I are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 1994Date of Patent: November 28, 1995Assignee: Duke UniversityInventor: Donald J. Gerhart
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Patent number: 5468738Abstract: A fungicide containing, as an active ingredient, a metal complex of the formula (I),[M{W--Si(OA.sup.1).sub.k A.sub.3-k.sup.2 }.sub.g ]Z.sub.f (I)wherein M, W, A.sup.1, A.sup.2, k, f, g and Z are as defined in the bore formula (I) of claim 1; and use thereof for various fungicidal substances.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1993Date of Patent: November 21, 1995Assignee: Tokuyama CorporationInventors: Minahiro Okabayashi, Zhi-ping Bai
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Patent number: 5468716Abstract: The present invention provides a fungicide composition which contains ingredients which are biocompatible for purposes of agricultural applications, and which are harmless to animals and humans. An invention fungicide composition in the form of a dry blend formulation remains non-caking and free-flowing under storage conditions. Illustrative of an invention fungicide composition is a formulation which has a content of sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, xanthan gum, dialkylsulfosuccinate salt and alkyl sulfate salt surfactants, and magnesium silicate anti-caking ingredient. The xanthan gum and surfactants function as an effective spreader-sticker and film-forming medium when the composition is diluted with water for agricultural applications.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 1994Date of Patent: November 21, 1995Assignee: Church & Dwight Co., Inc.Inventor: Anthony E. Winston
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Patent number: 5468770Abstract: A composition for preventing or limiting the attack and infestation of trees by pine bark beetles, by inhibiting the response of the beetles to their aggregation pheromones. The composition comprises a green leaf volatile selected from six carbon alcohols, aldehydes, their derivatives such as acetates, and mixtures thereof. The green leaf volatile may be employed alone or in combination with an additional, known inhibitor of the pheromone response of the beetle.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 1993Date of Patent: November 21, 1995Assignees: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Texas A&M University SystemInventors: Joseph C. Dickens, Ronald F. Billings, Thomas L. Payne