Patents by Inventor Brandon M. Downer

Brandon M. Downer 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).

  • AMINE AND AMINE OXIDE SURFACTANTS FOR CONTROLLING HERBICIDE SPRAY DRIFT
    Publication number: 20140179529
    Abstract: Spray drift during the application of an aqueous mixture of glyphosate and an auxinic herbicide is reduced by incorporating certain tertiary amine or tertiary amine oxide surfactants into the aqueous solution or mixture to be sprayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Brandon M. Downer, Mei Li, Lei Liu, Kuide Qin, Holger Tank, Stephen L. Wilson, Hong Zhang
  • Microencapsulated oils for controlling pesticide spray drift
    Patent number: 8501208
    Abstract: Spray drift during the application of agricultural chemicals is reduced by incorporating microencapsulated oils into the aqueous solution or mixture to be sprayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC.
    Inventors: Stephen L. Wilson, Brandon M. Downer, Kuide Qin, Lei Liu, Holger Tank, Mei Li, David G. Ouse, Hong Zhang
  • HERBICIDAL CAPSULE SUSPENSIONS OF ACETOCHLOR CONTAINING REDUCED AMOUNTS OF SAFENER
    Publication number: 20120129694
    Abstract: Aqueous herbicidal capsule suspensions of acetochlor, containing microcapsules of defined size, shell wall composition, and thickness which contain acetochlor and reduced levels of herbicide safener are provided. The aqueous herbicidal capsule suspensions of acetochlor provide commercially acceptable weed control and selectivity in corn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Scott Ditmarsen, Douglas J. Linscott, Stephen L. Wilson, Phillip J. Howard, David G. Ouse, Brandon M. Downer, Eric Scherder, Joey Cobb, Mark Woodruff, Ricardo Boeker, Samuel M. Ferguson, Courtney Gallup
  • AMINE AND AMINE OXIDE SURFACTANTS FOR CONTROLLING HERBICIDE SPRAY DRIFT
    Publication number: 20120065068
    Abstract: Spray drift during the application of an aqueous mixture of glyphosate and an auxinic herbicide is reduced by incorporating certain tertiary amine or tertiary amine oxide surfactants into the aqueous solution or mixture to be sprayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Brandon M. Downer, Mei Li, Lei Liu, Kuide Qin, Holger Tank, Stephen L. Wilson, Hong Zhang
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE COMPATIBILITY OF WATER SOLUBLE HERBICIDE SALTS
    Publication number: 20120053056
    Abstract: The compatibility of aqueous herbicide solutions containing water soluble salts of 2,4-D and glyphosate in the presence of inorganic cations is improved by the addition of polyethylenimine or polyvinylamine crystallization inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Lei Liu, Hong Zhang, Alex Kennedy, Holger Tank, Mei Li, Kuide Qin, David G. Ouse, Stephen L. Wilson, Brandon M. Downer
  • MICROENCAPSULATED OILS FOR CONTROLLING PESTICIDE SPRAY DRIFT
    Publication number: 20110301033
    Abstract: Spray drift during the application of agricultural chemicals is reduced by incorporating microencapsulated oils into the aqueous solution or mixture to be sprayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Stephen L. Wilson, Brandon M. Downer, Kuide Qin, Lei Liu, Holger Tank, Mei Li, David G. Ouse, Hong Zhang