Patents Examined by John Pak
  • Patent number: 11832615
    Abstract: A composition for controlling plant diseases comprising Paecilomyces fumosoroseus, and one or more nematicidal active ingredients selected from specific groups has an excellent controlling effect on plant diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryo Ishikawa, Shinji Isayama
  • Patent number: 11827616
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) in which Z, Y, A1, A2, A3, A4, X, R7, R8 and R9 have the meanings mentioned above, and processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and their use for controlling animal pests, in particular insects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: DISCOVERY PURCHASER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Velten, Alexander Arlt, Niels Boehnke, Kerstin Ilg, Sebastian Horstmann, Arnoldus Vermeer, Karin Horn, Ulrich Goergens, Daniela Portz, Andreas Turberg
  • Patent number: 11825838
    Abstract: The invention relates, inter alia, to compounds of general formula (I). The invention also relates to methods for synthesizing the compounds of formula (I). The compounds according to the invention are in particular suitable for controlling insects, arachnids and nematodes in agricultural applications and for controlling ectoparasites in veterinary medicine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Tobias Harschneck, Alexander Arlt, Robert Velten, Michael Maue, Kerstin Ilg, Werner Hallenbach, Ulrich Goergens, Sebastian Horstmann, Peter Loesel, Andreas Turberg
  • Patent number: 11805779
    Abstract: Provided is a plant disease control composition having a broad spectrum against various plant pathogens, and shows excellent controlling effects (synergistic controlling effects) which cannot be expected from a single component alone. The plant disease control composition includes (Group a) at least one quinoline compound represented by the formula: (wherein R1, R2: an alkyl which may be substituted, an aryl which may be substituted, etc.; R3, R4: H, an alkyl which may be substituted, etc.; X: halogen, an alkyl which may be substituted, etc.; Y: halogen, alkyl, etc.; n: 0 to 4; m: 0 to 6) or a salt thereof, and at least one of fungicidal compounds selected from the group consisting of a Strobilurin series compound, a triazole series compound, etc., as effective ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUI CHEMICALS CROP & LIFE SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Yasushi Tamagawa, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Mayumi Takagi, Toshiaki Ohara, Harukazu Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11806790
    Abstract: A method of preparing metal nanoparticles using a fungal extract includes providing an aqueous solution including a metal salt; and combining the fungal extract with the aqueous metal salt solution to produce the metal nanoparticles. The fungal extract can be an aqueous extract of the manglicolous fungi The metal salt can be copper sulfate (CuSO4) and the metal nanoparticles can be copper nanoparticles. The metal nanoparticles can have a mean diameter in the range of from about 5 nm to about 100 nm. The copper nanoparticles can be used as an antimicrobial agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Naiyf Sultan Helial Alaloi Alharbi, Jamal Mohammed Ali Khaled, Mohamed Salah El-Din Hodhud, Shine Moosa Kadaikunnan, Ahmed Saad Alobaidi
  • Patent number: 11771085
    Abstract: A fungicidal composition containing a fungicidally effective amount of the compound of Formula I, (S)-1,1-bis(4-fluorophenyl)propan-2-yl (3-acetoxy-4-methoxypicolinoyl)-L-alaninate, and at least one fungicide selected from the group consisting of tebuconazole, prothioconazole, difenconazole, epoxiconazole, mefentrifluconazole, benzovindiflupyr, penthiopyrad, fluxapyroxad, bixafen, fluopyram, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, azoxystrobin, mancozeb and chlorothalonil, provides synergistic control of selected fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventors: Chenglin Yao, John T Mathieson
  • Patent number: 11732056
    Abstract: A pollen polysaccharide extract prepared by the following method: mixing rape pollen with water, then heating and stirring for extraction, filtering, mixing filtrates, adding chitosan to a resulting filtrate to obtain a liquid to be clarified, keeping the liquid to be clarified at 60-80° C. for at least 1 h, cooling and allowing to stand, and performing solid-liquid separation to obtain a liquid, namely the pollen polysaccharide extract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: CHENGDU NEWSUN CROP SCIENCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiming He, Shaojun Zhan, Jin Huang, Yuzhu Li, Chuting Du, Ke Liu, Huihui Wang, Huilin Li, Yanling Wang, Dan Wu, Dan Huang, Liangzhu Kang, Linfeng Hang, Hao Yin
  • Patent number: 11716991
    Abstract: A biostimulant composition comprising an amino acid, a polysaccharide, a betaine, a polyol, an enzyme and a plant hormone is disclosed herein. The biostimulant compositions are useful for enhancing the biomass of a horticultural, arboricultural or an agricultural crop. The biostimulant compositions are also useful for enhancing at least one of enhancing protein content, sugar content, trace element content, resistance to bruising, or preservation capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: 8874034 Canada Inc.
    Inventor: Redouane Moussaoui
  • Patent number: 11712040
    Abstract: A method of effecting at least one biological process in a plant is disclosed. The method comprises contacting a part of a seed, a plant, or the locus thereof with a mixture comprising an agriculturally acceptable mixture of (i) complex polymeric polyhydroxy acids and (ii) a phytotoxic amount of one or more alkali (earth) salts and/or a synergistic amount of at least one source of an agriculturally acceptable transition metal ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: FBSCIENCES HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Terry J. Hanson, Kenneth Scott Day, Johan Peter Stromberg
  • Patent number: 11690377
    Abstract: Described are herbicidal compositions that contain mesotrione and pyridate, as well as related method to control weeds in crops, such as of maize, sweet corn, oilseed rape, cereals, rice, peanuts, vegetables wheat, barley, rye, rice, maize, sugar beet, cotton and soybeans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Belchim Crop Protection NV
    Inventors: Christian Stratmann, James R. Whitehead, Felix Thurwächter
  • Patent number: 11661413
    Abstract: Disclosed are a pyrazole compound or a salt thereof, a preparation method therefor, a herbicidal composition and use thereof. The pyrazole compound or a salt thereof has a structure as shown in formula (I): wherein, R represents wherein, R?, R?, and R?? represent hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 halogenated alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy or halogen, R?, R?, and R?? may be the same or different; R1 represents C1-C3 alkyl; R2 represents hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl; R3 represents hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted pyridyl, optionally substituted alkenyl, optionally substituted alkynyl, C1-C6 alkyl carbonyl, C1-C6 alkoxyl carbonyl, C1-C6 alkyl carbonyl methyl, etc. A compound having a pyrazole structure not only has excellent herbicidal effect on barnyard grass, but also is safe to rice in post-emergence application. More surprisingly, it also has good control efficacy on barnyard grass resistant to major herbicides, such as penoxsulam, quinclorac, cyhalofop-butyl, propanil, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: QINGDAO KINGAGROOT CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Lian, Yurong Zheng, Song Li, Xuegang Peng, Tao Jin, Qi Cui
  • Patent number: 11653648
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a saturated nonanoic acid or a saturated nonanoic acid salt, at least one monounsaturated nonanoic acid and at least one emulsifying agent, to a process for preparing said composition and to the use of said composition in herbicidal applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NOVAMONT S.P.A.
    Inventor: Angela Sagliano
  • Patent number: 11653647
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a saturated nonanoic acid and/or a saturated nonanoic acid salt, at least one ketoacid and at least one emulsifying agent, to a process for preparing said composition and to the use of said composition in herbicidal applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NOVAMONT S.P.A.
    Inventor: Angela Sagliano
  • Patent number: 11649219
    Abstract: A process for preparing clomazone is provided, the process comprising reacting 4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone with 2-chlorobenzyl chloride in an aqueous medium in the presence of a base, in particular an alkali metal hydroxide. A method for preparing clomazone is also disclosed, the method comprising (a) crystallizing clomazone from solution in an organic solvent; and (b) isolating the resulting crystals. N-benzene is a particularly suitable solvent. Further, there is provided Form I crystalline 2-[(2-chlorophenyl)methyl]-4,4-dimethyl-3-isoxazolidinone (clomazone), wherein the polymorph Form I is characterized by at least one of the following properties: (i) an X-ray powder diffraction pattern having characteristic peaks expressed in degrees 2?(+/?0.20° ?) at one or more of the following positions: about 10.63, 16.07, 18.08, 19.11, 19.34, 21.20, 24.78 and 28.80; and (ii) an infrared (IR) spectrum having a characteristic peak: at about 2967 and 2870 cm?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: ROTAM AGROCHEM INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: James Timothy Bristow
  • Patent number: 11647749
    Abstract: A composition suitable for control of diseases caused by phytopathogens comprising (A) a compound of formula I wherein R1 is difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl and X is chloro, fluoro or bromo; and (B) at least one compound selected from compounds known for their fungicidal activity; and a method of controlling diseases on useful plants, especially rust diseases on soybean plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Hans Tobler, Harald Walter, Ulrich Johannes Haas
  • Patent number: 11641859
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for promoting the yield of a nut-bearing plant, comprising contacting the nut-bearing plant or a part thereof with an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): wherein the variables in Formula I are defined as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: UPL CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventor: Darin Allred
  • Patent number: 11638425
    Abstract: A plant stress tolerance-inducing agent is provided that contains, as an active ingredient, a compound having a specific quinone skeleton. Alternatively, a plant stress tolerance-inducing agent is provided that contains, as an active ingredient, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 1,4-naphthoquinone, 5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2,3-dichloro-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2,3-dichloro-5,8-dihydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2,3-dichloro-5-nitro-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2,3-dichloro-6-nitro-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, 2-amino-3-chloro-1,4-naphthoquinone, a shikonin compound, and an alkannin compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignees: National University Corporation Shizuoka University, Menicon Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimasa Sugie, Naoki Kato, Masakazu Hara
  • Patent number: 11627739
    Abstract: The invention relates to a formulation comprising: 2-undecanone in an amount of about 5% to about 50%; at least one hydrophobic base in an amount of about 5% to about 65%; at least one alcohol in an amount of about 5% to about 50%; and at least one emulsifier in an amount of about 5% to about 15% and methods of repelling insects and ticks by applying to a subject or a substrate a formulation of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignees: North Carolina State University, MIMIKAI
    Inventors: Richard Michael Roe, Stephanie Watson, Heather Beach
  • Patent number: 11618735
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel crystal form of the monosodium salt of foramsulfuron, a method for preparing this crystal form, use thereof in agrochemical formulations and also particular compositions, mixtures or agrochemical formulations comprising this crystal form, and also a novel monomethanol solvate of the monosodium salt of foramsulfuron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Antons, Britta Olenik, Martin Krueger
  • Patent number: 11617368
    Abstract: Stable S-(+)-abscisic acid (S-ABA) non-aqueous liquid solutions are generally achieved without the use of an effective amount of an antioxidant and/or an ultraviolet absorber to S-(+)-abscisic acid. In a preferred embodiment, the stable S-(+)-abscisic acid (S-ABA) nonaqueous liquid solutions includes at least one organic solvent, such as at least one polyethylene glycol, at least one glycol, and/or at least one lactamide and/or at least one pentanoate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Stoller Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Ritesh Bharat Sheth, Maria Dollar, Francisco Javier Maldonado Gonzalez