Patents by Inventor Bruce LAWRENCE

Bruce LAWRENCE 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).

  • Publication number: 20110092544
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein each W and Y is independently CH2, O, C(?O), S(?O)n, NR8 or a direct bond; R4 is H, halogen, cyano, hydroxy, C1-C2 alkyl, C1-C2 haloalkyl, C2 alkenyl, C2 haloalkenyl or C2 alkynyl; m is an integer selected from 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; and R1, R2, R3, R5, R8 and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE nemours and company
    Inventor: Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein
  • Publication number: 20110073729
    Abstract: A ladder storage device includes: a ladder end cradle, adapted to releasably, rotatably receive the top end of the ladder when the ladder is in an lowered orientation. When the ladder is received and rotated into a raised orientation, the ladder end cradle retains the top end of the ladder so that the legs of the ladder may be releasably held to the ceiling, thereby storing the ladder adjacent to the ceiling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventor: Bruce Lawrence DeSautel
  • Publication number: 20110077156
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I, and their N-oxides and agriculturally suitable salts, are disclosed which are useful for controlling undesired vegetation wherein R1 is cyclopropyl optionally substituted with 1-5 R5, isopropyl optionally substituted with 1-5 R6, or phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 R7; R2 is ((O)jC(R15)(R16))kR; R is CO2H or a herbicidally effective derivative of CO2H; R3 is halogen, cyano, nitro, OR20, SR21 or N(R22)R23; R4 is —N(R24)R25 or —NO2; j is 0 or 1; and k is 0 or 1; provided that when k is 0, then j is 0; and R5, R6, R7, R15, R16, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24 and R25 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I and a method for controlling undesired vegetation which involves contacting the vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU POND DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: DAVID ALAN CLARK, Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein, Gregory Russell Armel, Vernon Arie Wittenbach
  • Patent number: 7863220
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I, and their N-oxides and agriculturally suitable salts, are disclosed which are useful for controlling undesired vegetation wherein R1 is cyclopropyl optionally substituted with 1-5 R5, isopropyl optionally substituted with 1-5 R6, or phenyl optionally substituted with 1-3 R7; R2 is ((O)jC(R15)(R16))kR; R is CO2H or a herbicidally effective derivative of CO2H; R3 is halogen, cyano, nitro, OR20, SR21 or N(R22)R23; R4 is —N(R24)R25 or —NO2; j is 0 or 1; and k is 0 or 1; provided that when k is 0, then j is 0; and R5, R6, R7, R15, R16, R20, R21, R22, R23, R24 and R25 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I and a method for controlling undesired vegetation which involves contacting the vegetation or its environment with an effective amount of a compound of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Inventors: David Alan Clark, Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein, Gregory Russell Armel, Vernon Arie Wittenbach
  • Publication number: 20100160385
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein
  • Publication number: 20100150795
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for generating mercury (II) sulfide from elemental mercury. Elemental mercury is injected into a heated and sealed reaction vessel containing vaporized sulfur. The elemental mercury reacts with at least a portion of the vaporized sulfur to form the mercury (II) sulfide within the reaction vessel. The formed mercury (II) sulfide is then unloaded from the reaction vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: Bethlehem Apparatus Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John Boyle, Bruce Lawrence, Scott Schreffler
  • Publication number: 20100120714
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein W is O or S; V is a direct bond or NR3; Q is or CR6aR6b, O, NR7, C?N—O—R7 or C(?O); Y is —C(R5)?N—O—(CR8aR8b)p—X—(CR9aR9b)q—SiR10aR10bR10c; or a phenyl ring substituted as defined in the disclosure; or Z; and R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6a, R7, R8a, R8b, R9b, R10a, R10b, R10c, Z, p and q are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein, Andrew Edmund Taggi, Jefrey Keith Long, Paula Louise Sharpe, Chi-ping Tseng, Stephen Frederick Mccann, Amy X. Ding, Steven Lewis Swann, JR.
  • Publication number: 20100098617
    Abstract: An approach is provided for generating mercury (II) sulfide from elemental mercury. Elemental mercury is injected into a reaction vessel containing vaporized sulfur. The elemental mercury reacts with at least a portion of the vaporized sulfur to form the mercury (II) sulfide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Bethlehem Apparatus Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John BOYLE, Bruce LAWRENCE, Scott SCHREFFLER
  • Patent number: 7629463
    Abstract: This invention pertains to compounds of Formula I, their N-oxides and suitable salts wherein A is O or S; G is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or a 5- or 6-membered nonaromatic heterocyclic ring optionally including one or two ring members selected from the group consisting of C(?O), SO or S(O)2, each ring optionally substituted with from one to four R2; each J is independently a phenyl ring, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused carbobicyclic or heterobicyclic ring system, wherein each ring or ring system is optionally substituted with from one to four R3; and R1, R2, R3, R4 and n are as defined in the disclosure. A composition comprising a compound of Formula I, and a method for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: David Alan Clark, Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein, George Philip Lahm, Thomas Paul Selby, Thomas Martin Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20090269300
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (1), including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein R3 is —C(?B)C(?O)L or —C(R11R12)C(?O)L; R4 is, inter alia, H, C1-C4 alkyl or C2-C6 alkoxycarbonyl; or R3 and R4 are taken together as —C(?O)C(?O)—, —C(?NR13)C(?O)— or —C(R11R12)C(?O)—. B is O, NR13, NOR13 Or NNR14 R15; L is OH or NR14 R15; and X, R1, R2, R11, R12, R13, R14, R15 and J are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula (1) and methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein, Stephen Frederick McCann
  • Patent number: 7560564
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of Formula (I), N-oxides and suitable salts thereof, wherein A and B are independently O or S; each J is independently a phenyl ring, a naphthyl ring system, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused heterobicyclic ring system wherein each ring or ring system is optionally substituted with 1 to 4 R5; K is, together with the two contiguous linking carbon atoms, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring optionally substituted with 1 to 3 R4; and R1 R2, R3, R4, R5 and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), an N-oxide thereof or a suitable salt of the compound (e.g., as a composition described herein).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Gary David Annis, Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein
  • Patent number: 7541377
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of Formula I, and N-oxides and salts thereof wherein A, B, R1 through R5, R7 through R9, X and Y are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I. Also disclosed are compositions for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising the compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein, George Philip Lahm, Stephen Frederick McCann, Thomas Paul Selby, Ying Song, Thomas Martin Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20080132524
    Abstract: This invention pertains to compounds of Formula I, their N-oxides and suitable salts wherein A is O or S; G is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or a 5- or 6-membered nonaromatic heterocyclic ring optionally including one or two ring members selected from the group consisting of C(?O), SO or S(O)2, each ring optionally substituted with from one to four R2; each J is independently a phenyl ring, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused carbobicyclic or heterobicyclic ring system, wherein each ring or ring system is optionally substituted with from one to four R3; and R1, R2, R3, R4 and n are as defined in the disclosure. A composition comprising a compound of Formula I, and a method for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: David Alan Clark, Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein, George Philip Lahm, Thomas Paul Selby, Thomas Martin Stevenson
  • Patent number: 7375232
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I, their N-oxides and salts are disclosed wherein A is O or S; G is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or a 5- or 6-membered nonaromatic heterocyclic ring optionally including one or two ring members selected from C(?O), SO or S(O)2, each ring optionally substituted with one to four R2; each J is independently a phenyl ring, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused carbobicyclic or heterobicyclic ring system, wherein each ring or ring system is optionally substituted with one to four R3; and R1, R2, R3, R4 and n are as defined in the disclosure. A composition comprising a compound of Formula I, and a method for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: David Alan Clark, Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein, George Philip Lahm, Thomas Paul Selby, Thomas Martin Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20070295525
    Abstract: Described is an insulated non-halogenated, heavy metal free vehicular cable comprising an inner core of a copper based metal wire having a cross sectional area of at least about 0.1 mm2, and an outer insulation, covering the length of the inner core, comprised of a thermoplastic polyphenylene ether composition that has no halogen or heavy metal added thereto, the insulated cable capable of meeting the testing standard ISO 6722.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Raman Chiruvella, Leonard Weiner, Eugene Yeager, Daniel Quinlan, Paul Pawlikowski, Edward Monroe, Bruce Lawrence
  • Patent number: 7288554
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, their N-oxides and agriculturally suitable salts (I) wherein J is a phenyl ring, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused carbobicyclic or heterobicyclic ring system wherein each ring or ring system is substituted with from one to four substituents independently selected from R5; and A, B, G, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and n are as defined in the disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2007
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein, George Philip Lahm, Tom Paul Selby, Thomas Martin Stevenson
  • Patent number: 7199138
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of Formula I, N-oxides and salts thereof wherein A, B, R1 through R5, R7 through R9, X and Y are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I. Also disclosed are compositions for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising the compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein, George Philip Lahm, Stephen Frederick McCann, Thomas Paul Selby, Ying Song, Thomas Martin Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20060167400
    Abstract: An extracorporeal blood perfusion system includes a disposable assembly and a control unit having a control interface region. The interface region includes pump assemblies for selective pumping of venous blood, arterial blood, cardioplegia solution, suctioned blood and blood removed from the left ventricle. Valve assemblies control the flow of fluids through the assembly and to/from the patient and sensors monitor various fluid parameters including temperature and pressure within the various fluid circuits. The user interface is a functional screen interface for effecting the operation of the control unit and valve assemblies. The screen interface may be a touch screen having objects that corresponds to the component interface region. The display may be selectively controlled to provide graphic depictions of disposable assembly components with corresponding narrative instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Inventors: Bruce Ellingboe, William Dalke, J Ingebrigtsen, John Kappus, Bruce Lawrence, Mike Schwab, Cary Carson, Kevin Kollar
  • Publication number: 20040242645
    Abstract: This invention pertains to compounds of Formula I, their N-oxides and suitable salts (Formula I) wherein A is O or S; G is a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or a 5- or 6-membered nonaromatic heterocyclic ring optionally including one or two ring members selected from the group consisting of C(═O), SO or S(O)2, each ring optionally substituted with from one to four R2; each J is independently a phenyl ring, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused carbobicyclic or heterobicyclic ring system, wherein each ring or ring system is optionally substituted with from one to four R3; and R1, R2, R3, R4 and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, an N-oxide thereof or a suitable salt of the compound (e.g., as a composition described herein).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: David Alan Clark, Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein, George Philip Lahm, Thomas Paul Selby, Thomas Martin Stevenson
  • Publication number: 20040192731
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, their N-oxides and agricultually suitable salts (I) wherein J is a phenyl ring, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused carbobicyclic or heterobicyclic ring system wherein each ring or ring system is substituted with from one to four substituents independently selected from R5; and A, B, G, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are methods for controlling invertebrate pests comprising contacting the pests or their environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) and compositions containing the compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventors: Bruce Lawrence Finkelstein, George Philip Lahm, Tom Paul Selby, Thomas Martin Stevenson