Patents Examined by Monica A Shin
  • Antimicrobial compositions for use in wound care products
    Patent number: 10016525
    Abstract: Compositions having antimicrobial activity contain surface functionalized particles comprising an inorganic copper salt which has low water solubility. These types of inorganic salts may also be introduced in porous particles to yield antimicrobial compositions. The compositions may optionally comprise additional antimicrobial agents, salts with high water solubility, organic acids, salts of organic acids and their esters. The above compositions can be incorporated in a variety of wound care products to provide antimicrobial properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Agienic, Inc.
    Inventors: Lori L. Adams, Nicholas R. Krasnow, Anoop Agrawai, Donald R. Uhlmann
  • Plant control composition containing peptide enhancing agent
    Patent number: 10010076
    Abstract: A plant or algae control composition is disclosed. The composition contains a herbicide and/or algaecide combined with an amplifying agent. The amplifying agent may comprise a polypeptide, such as a protein. The amplifying agent is added in an amount sufficient for the efficacy of the herbicide and/or algaecide to be improved. For instance, the presence of the amplifying agent allows for the herbicide and/or algaecide to be used at lower concentrations but have the same potency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Arch Chemicals, Inc.
    Inventors: William Alexander Ratajczyk, Ryan M. Wersal, John Weber
  • Method for the surface application of chemical compounds to both synthetic and natural fibers and a system for same
    Patent number: 9995002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface treatment and a method for its application for the introduction of a wide variety of differentiating properties to fibersin sliver form through a surface treatment of said fibers. The system can accommodate chemical processes, sonochemical processes, and acoustic cavitation processes whereby the fibers are speckled or plated with at least one predetermined compound in a liquid medium to impart at least one desired property to the fibers and for the orderly inclusion of such treated fibers in sliver form having such properties in yarns, woven, knit, or non-woven textiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: ARGAMAN TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventor: Jerry Greenwald
  • Weed control composition
    Patent number: 9980488
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising crystal of flumioxazin which shows a powder X-Ray diffraction pattern having diffraction peaks with 2? values)(°) shown in Table 1 of the specification, the pattern being obtained by CuK? rays diffraction analysis, and one or more herbicidal compounds selected from the group B-1, B-2, B-3, B-4, B-5, B-6, B-7, B-8, B-9, B-10, B-11 and B-12 described in the specification. According to the present invention, a wide range of weeds can be controlled in a crop field, land under perennial crops, or non-crop land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Hajime Ikeda
  • Herbicide-safener compositions containing N-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)aryl carboxylic acid amides
    Patent number: 9968090
    Abstract: What are described are herbicide-safener compositions comprising active herbicidal ingredients from the group of the N-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)arylcarboxamides and safeners. These herbicide-safener compositions are particularly suitable for use against harmful plants in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Arnim Koehn, Christopher Hugh Rosinger, Elmar Gatzweiler, Hartmut Ahrens, Simon Doerner-Rieping, Christian Waldraff, Ralf Braun, Ines Heinemann
  • Coating compositions for pathogen control in cotton
    Patent number: 9961894
    Abstract: Coating compositions for cotton plant seed, wherein the coating composition comprises an organic carrier material and one or more biological agents that are active against one or more pathogens cotton plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Exosect Limited
    Inventor: Nicholas Hugh Hylton Jessop
  • Coating composition for pathogen control in soybean
    Patent number: 9955685
    Abstract: Coating composition for soya bean seed from which roots and shoots are capable of growing, wherein the coating composition comprises an organic carrier material and one or more biological agents that possess an activity against at least one or more pathogens of the soybean plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Exosect Limited
    Inventor: Nicholas Hugh Hylton Jessop
  • Coating composition for pathogen control in vegetables
    Patent number: 9955684
    Abstract: Coating composition for applying to a vegetable plant structure such as a seed of a vegetable plant from which roots and shoots are capable of growing, wherein the said coating composition comprises an organic carrier material in particulate form and one or more biological agents that possess an activity against at least one or more pathogens of the said vegetable plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Exosect Limited
    Inventor: Nicholas Hugh Hylton Jessop
  • Antimicrobial articles of manufacture produced from masterbatches
    Patent number: 9913476
    Abstract: The invention relates to use of masterbatches containing high concentrations of antimicrobial materials such as copper salts, particularly copper iodide. These masterbatch compositions are added to other materials which are used to form various articles of manufacture with antimicrobial properties. The copper salts may be incorporated in the masterbatches as surface functionalized particles or the salts may be incorporated into porous particles prior to the formation of masterbatches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Agienic, Inc.
    Inventors: Anoop Agrawal, Donald R. Uhlmann, Nicholas R. Krasnow
  • Modulators of and methods of making and using thereof
    Patent number: 9896450
    Abstract: The subject matter disclosed herein generally relates to modulators of Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, derivatives thereof, formulations thereof, coated seeds, and methods of using such compounds to treat diseases such as bacterial canker in plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Ohio State Innovation Foundation
    Inventors: Gireesh Rajashekara, James R. Fuchs, Sally Miller, Corey Nislow, Xiulan Xu
  • Process for preparing therapeutic nanoparticles
    Patent number: 9877923
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a process for preparing therapeutic nanoparticles, where the process includes combining a therapeutic agent with an organic acid. The therapeutic nanoparticles may have, for example, improved drug loading and/or drug release properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Figueiredo, Erick Peeke, David Dewitt, Christina Van Geen Hoven, Greg Troiano, James Wright, Young-Ho Song, Hong Wang
  • Composition and method for tissue preservation and embalming
    Patent number: 9861094
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a composition comprising 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol for tissue preservation and more particularly for the preservation of bodies and anatomical parts or for carrying out embalming procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: OGF
    Inventors: Dominique Dissard, Jean-Charles Jay, Denis Gilotin, Henri Graugnard, Nabil Berka
  • Peroxide dispersions
    Patent number: 9861119
    Abstract: The viscosity of aqueous dispersions of normally solid organic peroxides may be advantageously lowered through the use of surfactants which are polyglyceryl esters of C6-C12 fatty acids. The reduction in viscosity facilitates milling the peroxides to reduce particle size and also provides dispersions of small particle size peroxides which may be readily poured or pumped. The aqueous dispersions are useful as components of pharmaceutical, personal care, and cleaning products and the like and are effective decolorizing agents for food products, industrial products and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Arkema Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas H. Kozel, Joseph M. Gravelle, Timothy Belford, Tomas Salvador, Marina Despotopoulou
  • Sweetener
    Patent number: 9854827
    Abstract: A low or zero calorie sweetener composition with sweetness synergy, providing a reduction in off-taste and a desirable temporal profile. The sweetener composition is suitable for use as a substitute for high calorie sugars. The sweetener composition is for use in food and beverage products, pharmaceutical products, nutritional products, and cosmetic products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS LLC
    Inventors: Ryan D. Woodyer, Jason C. Cohen, John R. Bridges
  • Methods for rendering micellar coordination complexes safe for the treatment of plants and formulations for same
    Patent number: 9828299
    Abstract: Methods for rendering micellar coordination complexes for the treatment of plants, comprising the steps of mixing one or more ketoesters with other nutrients resulting in water-borne availability; applying a suitable volume of the resulting mixture to one or more plants; delivery to green plants; nutrimentally based growth of crops; and compositions for the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Innovation Hammer, LLC
    Inventor: Arthur M. Nonomura
  • High UV protection alcohol-free emulsion system, that is clear on application
    Patent number: 9820920
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a sunscreen composition comprising: a. an aqueous phase; b. an oil phase comprising at least one cosmetically acceptable oil; c. at least one sunscreen active; and d. up to about 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of an emulsifier system comprising; i. at least one ionic surfactant; ii. at least one nonionic surfactant having an HLB of greater than or equal to about 14; and iii. at least one nonionic surfactant having an HLB of less than or equal to about 10; wherein the composition is an oil-in-water emulsion containing oil droplets having an average particle size of from about 100 to 150 nm, is alcohol-free, and appears semi-transparent to transparent upon application onto an end-user's skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Kevin Nikitczuk, Anil Shah, Susan Halpern Chirch, Jean-Thierry Simonnet
  • Potentiation of glucose elimination
    Patent number: 9801925
    Abstract: Methods related to the treatment of diabetes and improving the efficiency of insulin utilization are provided. The method enables effective control of prandial glucose levels while reducing the risk of postprandial hypoglycemia. In particular, methods of potentiating the activity of endogenous insulin in type 2 diabetics and exogenous long-acting insulin in diabetics requiring basal insulin replacement are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: MannKind Corporation
    Inventors: Anders Hasager Boss, Solomon S. Steiner, Rodney J. Woods, Joseph W. Sulner
  • Compounds for alleviating phosphate starvation symptoms in plants
    Patent number: 9801373
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to plant additives capable of alleviating phosphate starvation symptoms in plants and promoting the growth of phosphate deprived plants. These plant additives are molecules comprising the group of formula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Laurent Nussaume, Carole Arnaud, Mathilde Clement, Thierry Desnos
  • Ternary fungicidal and pesticidal mixtures
    Patent number: 9775351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel mixtures, to processes for preparing these compounds, to compositions comprising these mixtures, and to the use thereof as biologically active compounds, especially for control of harmful microorganisms or pests in crop protection and in the protection of materials and for enhancing plant health.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG
    Inventors: Haruko Sawada, Stefan Herrmann, Heiko Rieck, Christophe Dubost
  • Binary fungicidal or pesticidal mixture
    Patent number: 9775349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel mixtures, to processes for preparing these compounds, to compositions comprising these mixtures, and to the use thereof as biologically active compounds, especially for control of harmful microorganisms or pests in crop protection and in the protection of materials and as plant growth regulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG
    Inventors: Haruko Sawada, Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann, Elke Hellwege, Heiko Rieck, Stefan Herrmann