Patents by Inventor Alan Joseph Hennessy

Alan Joseph Hennessy has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12281081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Elizabeth Pearl Jones, Suzanna Jane Dale, Alexander William Gregory, Ian Thomas Tinmouth Houlsby, Yunas Bhonoah, Julia Comas-Barcelo
  • Patent number: 12250947
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Elizabeth Pearl Jones, Suzanna Jane Dale, Alexander William Gregory, Ian Thomas Tinmouth Houlsby, Yunas Bhonoah, Julia Comas-Barcelo
  • Patent number: 12161115
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), 5 wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Elizabeth Pearl Jones, Suzanna Jane Dale, Alexander William Gregory, Ian Thomas Tinmouth Houlsby, Yunas Bhonoah, Julia Comas-Barcelo
  • Patent number: 12043599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Elizabeth Pearl Jones, Shuji Hachisu, Nigel James Willetts, Suzanna Dale, Alexander William Gregory, Ian Thomas Tinmouth Houlsby, Yunas Bhonoah, Julia Comas-Barcelo
  • Patent number: 11980188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Elizabeth Pearl Jones, Shuji Hachisu, Nigel James Willetts, Suzanna Dale, Alexander William Gregory, Ian Thomas Tinmouth Houlsby, Yunas Bhonoah, Julia Comas-Barcelo
  • Patent number: 11608323
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I) wherein X, R1, R2, R3, Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG, SYNGENTA LIMITED
    Inventors: James Alan Morris, Jutta Elisabeth Boehmer, Ravindra Sonawane, Timothy Robert Desson, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Kenneth Ling, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Matthew Brian Hotson, Adrian Longstaff, Sr., Mangala Phadte, Claire Janet Russell, Jake Goodwin-Tindall
  • Patent number: 11542235
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and G are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Elizabeth Pearl Jones, Shuji Hachisu, Nigel James Willetts, Suzanna Dale, Alexander William Gregory, Ian Thomas Tinmouth Houlsby, Yunas Bhonoah, Julia Comas-Barcelo
  • Patent number: 10653143
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted di-hydro-hydantoin derivatives of the formula (I) wherein X, A, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control or inhibit plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, James Alan Morris, Sally Elizabeth Russell
  • Patent number: 10499640
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted pyrrolone derivatives of the formula (I) wherein X, A, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control or inhibit plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: James Alan Morris, Mangala Phadate, Ravindra Sonawane, Claire Janet Russell, Donn Warwick Moseley, Adrian Longstaff, Matthew Brian Hotson, Alan Joseph Hennessy
  • Patent number: 10301295
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and G are as defined herein; and wherein the compound of formula (I) is optionally present as an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds are thought to be suitable for use as herbicides. The invention therefore also relates to a method of controlling weeds, especially grassy monocotyledonous weeds, in crops of useful plants, comprising applying a compound of formula (I), or a herbicidal composition comprising such a compound, to the plants or to the locus thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Shuji Hachisu, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Jeffrey Steven Wailes, Nigel James Willetts, Christopher John Mathews, Janice Black, Suzanna Jane Dale
  • Publication number: 20190112288
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I) wherein X, R1, R2, R3, Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: James Alan MORRIS, Jutta Elisabeth BOEHMER, Ravindra SONAWANE, Timothy Robert Desson, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Kenneth Ling, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Matthew Brian Hotson, Adrian Longstaff, SR., Mangala Phadte, Claire Janet Russell, Jake GOODWIN-TINDALL
  • Patent number: 10206394
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and G are as defined herein; and wherein the compound of formula (I) is optionally present as an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof. These compounds are suitable for use as herbicides. The invention therefore also relates to a method of controlling weeds, especially grassy monocotyledonous weeds, in crops of useful plants, comprising applying a compound of formula (I), or a herbicidal composition comprising such a compound, to the plants or to the locus thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, Shuji Hachisu, Jeffrey Steven Wailes, Nigel James Willetts, Ian Stuart Cloudsdale, Janice Black, Emma Briggs, Suzanna Jane Dale
  • Patent number: 10098351
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted dihydro-hydantoin derivatives of the formula (I) wherein X, A, R1, R2, R3, Ra and Rb are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control or inhibit plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Donn Warwick Moseley, James Alan Morris, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Alan Joseph Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20180092358
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising (A) a compound of formula (I): wherein R1 is methyl or methoxy, R2 is hydrogen, methyl or ethoxy and A is a substituted heteroaryl group, or an N-oxide or salt form thereof, and (B) one or more further herbicides; as well as the use of such compositions in controlling plants or inhibiting plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: James Alan Morris, Jutta Elisabeth Boehmer, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Timothy Robert Desson, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Claire Janet Russell, Brian Pickett, Nikolaos Kaloumenos, Akos Balogh
  • Publication number: 20170339956
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted dihydro-hydantoin derivatives of the formula (I) wherein X, A, R1, R2, R3, Ra and Rb are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control or inhibit plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Donn Warwick Moseley, James Alan Morris, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Alan Joseph Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20170339954
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted di-hydro-hydantoin derivatives of the formula (I) wherein X, A, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control or inhibit plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, James Alan Morris, Sally Elizabeth Russell
  • Patent number: 9751865
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted dihydro-hydantoin derivatives of the formula (I) wherein X, Ra, Rb, Rc, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds 10 to control or inhibit plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: James Alan Morris, Ravindra Sonawane, Mangala Phadte, Jake Goodwin-Tindall, Jutta Elisabeth Boehmer, Timothy Robert Desson, Claire Janet Russell, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Matthew Brian Hotson
  • Patent number: 9723840
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, Rb, Rc and Rd are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignees: Syngenta Limited, Syngetna Participations AG
    Inventors: Mangala Phadte, Ravindra Sonawane, Adrian Longstaff, Kenneth Ling, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Timothy Robert Desson, Matthew Brian Hotson, Donn Warwick Moseley, Jutta Elisabeth Boehmer, James Alan Morris, Alan Joseph Hennessy
  • Patent number: 9604983
    Abstract: The present invention relates to herbicidal benzyloxy-substituted phenyl-diones and phenyl-dioxo-thiazinones of formula (I), as well as to herbicidal compositions comprising such compounds, and to the use of such compounds or compositions in controlling undesirable plant growth, in particular in controlling weeds, such as broad-leaved dicotyledonous weeds, in crops of useful plants. Formula (I), or a salt or N-oxide thereof, wherein A1 is N or CR1; A3 is C(O) or S(O)2; G is hydrogen or C(O)R6; R1, R3, X and Y are i.a. hydrogen, alkyl or haloalkyl; n is 0-5; each Z is i.a. alkyl, haloalkyl or alkoxy; and R6 is i.a. alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Edward Shanahan, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Timothy Jeremiah Cornelius O'Riordan, Paul Matthew Burton
  • Patent number: 9487502
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I) wherein X, R1, R2, R3, Ra, Rc and Rd are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: Syngenta Limited, Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Mangala Phadte, Ravindra Sonaware, James Alan Morris, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Jutta Elisabeth Boehmer, Adrian Longstaff, Timothy Robert Desson, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Matthew Brian Hotson, Donn Warwick Moseley, Claire Janet Russell, Jake Goodwin-Tindall