Patents by Inventor Alaric James Avery

Alaric James Avery 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: 9808003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): wherein the substituents 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: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Alaric James Avery, John Benjamin Taylor, Russell Colin Viner, Jeffery Steven Wailes, Ian Stuart Cloudsdale, John Kenneth Dickson, Jr., Ian Henry Aspinall, Janice Black, Emma Briggs, Shuji Hachisu, Simon Hardy
  • Publication number: 20160081334
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): wherein the substituents 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: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: SYNGENTA LIMITED
    Inventors: Alaric James Avery, John Benjamin Taylor, Russell Colin Viner, Jeffery Steven Wailes, Ian Stuart Cloudsdale, John Kenneth Dickson, JR., Ian Henry Aspinall, Janice Black, Emma Briggs, Shuji Hachisu, Simon Hardy
  • Patent number: 9107415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): wherein: X is methyl or chlorine; R1 is methyl or chlorine; R2 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl, ethynyl, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methoxy, ethoxy or fluoromethoxy; and G, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein; 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: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignees: Syngenta Particpations AG, Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Alaric James Avery, Mangala Mahadev Phadte, James Nicholas Scutt, John Benjamin Taylor, Russell Colin Viner, Jeffrey Steven Wailes
  • Patent number: 8962628
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) wherein R4 is of sub-formula (a) or (b) and wherein the other substituents are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are potentially useful as herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Alaric James Avery, Alain De Mesmaeker, Nicholas Phillip Mulholland, Nigel James Willetts, Paul Anthony Worthington
  • Publication number: 20140323303
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): wherein: X is methyl or chlorine; R1 is methyl or chlorine; R2 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, cyclopropyl, vinyl, ethynyl, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, methoxy, ethoxy or fluoromethoxy; and G, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein; 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: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: Syngenta Participations AG, Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Alaric James Avery, Mangala Mahadev Phadte, James Nicholas Scutt, John Benjamin Taylor, Russell Colin Viner, Jeffrey Steven Wailes
  • Publication number: 20130303370
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) wherein R4 is of sub-formula (a) or (b) and wherein the other substituents are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are potentially useful as herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicants: SYNGENTA LIMITED, SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Alaric James Avery, Alain De Mesmaeker, Nicholas Phillip Mulholland, Nigel James Willetts, Paul Anthony Worthington
  • Patent number: 8569301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 6,6-dioxo-6-thia-1,4-diaza-naphthalene derivatives of formula (I) where R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4 and R5 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and to methods of using compounds of formula (I) to control plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Nigel James Willetts, Nicholas Phillip Mulholland, Paul Anthony Worthington, Alaric James Avery
  • Patent number: 8461083
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel herbicidal [1,8]-naphthyridines of Formula (Ia) or (Ib), or an agronomically acceptable salt of said compound wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, n, m, X and Q are as defined herein. The invention further relates to processes and intermediates for the preparation of the [1,8]-naphthyridines, to compositions which comprise the herbicidal compounds, and to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Glynn Mitchell, David Phillip Bacon, Ian Henry Aspinall, Emma Briggs, Alaric James Avery, James Alan Morris, Claire Janet Russell, Roger Salmon
  • Publication number: 20120115726
    Abstract: The present invention relates to 6,6-dioxo-6-thia-1,4-diaza-naphthalene derivatives of formula (I) where R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4 and R5 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and to methods of using compounds of formula (I) to control plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION LLC
    Inventors: Nigel James Willetts, Nicholas Phillip Mulholland, Paul Anthony Worthington, Alaric James Avery
  • Publication number: 20110021352
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel herbicidal [1,8]-naphthyridines of Formula (Ia) or (Ib), or an agronomically acceptable salt of said compound wherein R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, n, m, X and Q are as defined herein. The invention further relates to processes and intermediates for the preparation of the [1,8]-naphthyridines, to compositions which comprise the herbicidal compounds, and to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: Glynn Mitchell, David Phillip Bacon, Ian Henry Aspinall, Emma Briggs, Alaric James Avery, James Alan Morris, Claire Janet Russell, Roger Salmon