Patents by Inventor Dario MASSA

Dario MASSA 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: 20230036177
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Thomas Mietzner
  • Publication number: 20220315944
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Matthias Witschel, Jens Lerchl, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Thomas Mietzner, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer
  • Patent number: 11441154
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: BASF AGRO B.V.
    Inventors: Jens Lerchl, Stefan Tresch, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Matthias Witschel, Raphael Aponte, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer
  • Patent number: 11306322
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: BASF AGRO B.V.
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Matthias Witschel, Jens Lerchl, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Thomas Mietzner, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer
  • Patent number: 11247980
    Abstract: The present invention relates to uracilpyridines of formula (I) or their agriculturally acceptable salts or derivatives, wherein the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the uracilpyryidines of the formula (I), compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, i.e. for controlling harmful plants, and also a method for controlling unwanted vegetation which comprises allowing a herbicidal effective amount of at least one urycilpyridine of the formula (I) to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Tobias Seiser, Matthias Witschel, Manuel Johannes, Dario Massa, Liliana Parra Rapado, Raphael Aponte, Thomas Mietzner, Trevor William Newton, Thomas Seitz, Richard R. Evans, Andreas Landes
  • Publication number: 20210380999
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Matthias Witschel, Jens Lerchl, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Thomas Mietzner, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer
  • Patent number: 11185075
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phenyltriazolinones of formula (I) or their agriculturally acceptable salts or derivatives, wherein the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the uracilpyryidines of the formula (I), compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, i.e. for controlling harmful plants, and also a method for controlling unwanted vegetation which comprises allowing a herbicidal effective amount of at least one urycilpyridine of the formula (I) to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Tobias Seiser, Manuel Johannes, Matthias Witschel, Liliana Parra Rapado, Raphael Aponte, Thomas Mietzner, Dario Massa, Thomas Seitz, Peter Dombo, Andreas Landes, Stefan Tresch, Trevor William Newton
  • Patent number: 10982227
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: BASF AGRO B.V.
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Matthias Witschel, Jens Lerchl, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Thomas Mietzner, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer
  • Patent number: 10968462
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a plant or plant part comprising (i) a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a wildtype or mut-PPO polypeptide, and (ii) a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a CYP450 polypeptide, the expression of said polynucleotides (i) and (ii) confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to PPO-inhibiting herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: BASF AGRO B.V.
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Matthias Witschel, Jens Lerchl, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Thomas Mietzner, Doreen Schachtschabel, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer
  • Publication number: 20200317634
    Abstract: The present invention relates to uracilpyridines of formula (I) or their agriculturally acceptable salts or derivatives, wherein the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the uracilpyryidines of the formula (I), compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, i.e. for controlling harmful plants, and also a method for controlling unwanted vegetation which comprises allowing a herbicidal effective amount of at least one urycilpyridine of the formula (I) to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias SEISER, Matthias WITSCHEL, Manuel JOHANNES, Dario MASSA, Liliana PARRA RAPADO, Raphael APONTE, Thomas MIETZNER, Trevor William NEWTON, Thomas SEITZ, Richard R. EVANS, Andreas LANDES
  • Publication number: 20200305429
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phenylethers of formula (I) or their agriculturally acceptable salts or derivatives, wherein the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the phenylethers of formula (I), compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, i.e. for controlling harmful plants, and also a method for controlling unwanted vegetation which comprises allowing a herbicidal effective amount of at least one phenylether of formula (I) to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Matthias Witschel, Laetitia Souillart, Tobias Seiser, Trevor William Newton, Liliana Parra Rapado, Dario Massa, Raphael Aponte, Thomas Mietzner, Thomas Seitz
  • Patent number: 10779540
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula I, an N-oxide or an agriculturally suitable salt thereof, wherein the variables are as defined in the specification, and their use as herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Markus Kordes, Thomas Seitz, Thomas Zierke, Dario Massa, Trevor William Newton, Frederick Calo
  • Publication number: 20200270625
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding a mutated PPO polypeptide, the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Dario Massa, Matthias Witschel, Tobias Seiser, Jill Marie Paulik
  • Publication number: 20200085052
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phenyltriazolinones of formula (I) or their agriculturally acceptable salts or derivatives, wherein the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the uracilpyryidines of the formula (I), compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, i.e. for controlling harmful plants, and also a method for controlling unwanted vegetation which comprises allowing a herbicidal effective amount of at least one urycilpyridine of the formula (I) to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Tobias SEISER, Manuel JOHANNES, Matthias WITSCHEL, Liliana PARRA RAPADO, Raphael APONTE, Thomas MIETZNER, Dario MASSA, Thomas SEITZ, Peter DOMBO, Andreas LANDES, Stefan TRESCH, Trevor William NEWTON
  • Publication number: 20200002716
    Abstract: The invention refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated Alopecurus PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants. The present invention further refers to a method for controlling weeds at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated Alopecurus PPO enzyme which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: BASF AGRO B.V.
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Matthias Witschel, Jens Lerchl, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Thomas Mietzner, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer
  • Publication number: 20190382784
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: BASF AGRO B.V.
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Matthias Witschel, Jens Lerchl, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Thomas Mietzner, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer
  • Patent number: 10506809
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a herbicidal combination which comprises: a) a herbicide A which is 2-chloro-5-[3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1-(2H)-pyrimidinyl]-4-fluoro-N-[[methyl-(1-methylethyl)-amino]sulfonyl]benzamide, b) a herbicide B which is glufosinate or one of its salts, and c) at least one herbicide C different from herbicides A and B which is selected from C.1) herbicides of the group of acetolactate synthase inhibitors which are selected from the group of triazolopyrimidine herbicides, sulfonylamino-carbonyl-triazolinone herbicides and pyrimidinyl(thio) benzoate herbicides, C.2) herbicides of the group of protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors, C.3) herbicides of the group of synthetic auxins, C.4) herbicides of the group of microtubule inhibitors, C.5) herbicides of the group of acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitors, C.6) herbicides of the group of photosystem II inhibitors, C.7) herbicides of the group of pigment synthesis inhibitors, and C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Dario Massa, Richard Evans, Matthias Witschel, Tobias Seiser, Rex Liebl, Alexandre Frateschi
  • Patent number: 10392630
    Abstract: The invention refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated Alopecurus PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants. The present invention further refers to a method for controlling weeds at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated Alopecurus PPO enzyme which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: BASF AGRO B.V.
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Matthias Witschel, Jens Lerchl, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Thomas Mietzner, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer
  • Patent number: 10375959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a herbicidal combination which comprises: a) a herbicide A which is 2-chloro-5-[3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1-(2H)-pyrimidinyl]-4-fluoro-N-[[methyl-(1-methylethyl)-amino]sulfonyl]benzamide, b) a single herbicide B selected from sulfentrazone, flumioxazin, dicamba and their salts and esters, and c) at least one herbicide C different from herbicides A and B which is selected from C.1) herbicides of the group of acetolactate synthase inhibitors, C.2) herbicides of the group of protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors, C.3) herbicides of the group of synthetic auxins, C.4) herbicides of the group of microtubule inhibitors, C.5) herbicides of the group of acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitors, C.6) herbicides of the group of photosystem II inhibitors, C.7) herbicides of the group of pigment synthesis inhibitors, and C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: BASF Agro B.V.
    Inventors: Dario Massa, Richard Evans, Tobias Seiser, Matthias Witschel, Rex Liebl, Alexandre Frateschi
  • Patent number: 10308953
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: BASF AGRO B.V.
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Matthias Witschel, Jens Lerchl, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Thomas Mietzner, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer