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: 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
  • Patent number: 10221137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phenylpyridines of formula (I) wherein the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the phenylpyridines 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 phenylpyridine of the formula (I) to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Matthias Witschel, Tobias Seiser, Manuel Johannes, Dario Massa, Trevor William Newton, Richard Evans, Raphael Aponte
  • Publication number: 20190062778
    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: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: BASF AGRO B.V.
    Inventors: Jens Lerchl, Stefan Tresch, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Matthias Witschel, Raphael Aponte, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer
  • Publication number: 20190062777
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing 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 also provides plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Thomas Mietzner
  • Publication number: 20180371488
    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: September 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    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: 20180360046
    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: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Markus KORDES, Thomas SEITZ, Thomas ZIERKE, Dario MASSA, Trevor William NEWTON, Frederick CALO
  • Patent number: 10100329
    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 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 mutated PPO enzymes having a substitution at a position corresponding to position Leu397 of SEQ ID NO:2 and an amino acid substitution at a position corresponding to position Phe420 of SEQ ID NO:2, and methods of obtaining such plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    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: 10087460
    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: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    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: 9926284
    Abstract: The invention relates to N-(1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)arylcarboxamides of formula I and their use as herbicides. In said formula I, X represents N or CR2, whereas R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 represent groups such as hydrogen, halogen or organic groups such as alkyl or phenyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frederick Calo, Markus Kordes, Helmut Kraus, Thomas Mietzner, Thomas Seitz, Klaus Kreuz, Maciej Pasternak, Trevor William Newton, Dario Massa
  • Publication number: 20180064111
    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: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: BASF Agro B.V.
    Inventors: Dario MASSA, Richard EVANS, Tobias SEISER, Matthias WITSCHEL, Rex LIEBL, Alexandre FRATESCHI
  • Patent number: 9902704
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a triazole compound of formula I, an N-oxide or an agriculturally suitable salt thereof, wherein the variables are defined as in the specification. The invention further refers to a composition comprising such compound and to the use thereof for controlling unwanted vegetation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Frederick Calo, Markus Kordes, Helmut Kraus, Thomas Seitz, Trevor William Newton, Klaus Kreuz, Maciej Pasternak, Dario Massa
  • Publication number: 20180016234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to phenylpyridines of formula (I) wherein the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the phenylpyridines 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 phenylpyridine of the formula (I) to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Matthias WITSCHEL, Tobias SEISER, Manuel JOHANNES, Dario MASSA, Trevor William NEWTON, Richard EVANS, Raphael APONTE
  • Publication number: 20180007901
    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: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Dario MASSA, Richard EVANS, Matthias WITSCHEL, Tobias SEISER, Rex LIEBL, Alexandre FRATESCHI
  • Publication number: 20160374339
    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: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: Raphael Aponte, Stefan Tresch, Matthias Witschel, Jens Lerchi, Dario Massa, Tobias Seiser, Thomas Mietzner, Jill Marie Paulik, Chad Brommer
  • Publication number: 20160280696
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula I, wherein the variables are defined as in the specification. The invention further refers to a composition comprising such compound and to the use thereof for controlling unwanted vegetation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Frederick CALO, Markus KORDES, Helmut KRAUS, Thomas SEITZ, Trevor William NEWTON, Klaus KREUZ, Maciej PASTERNAK, Dario MASSA
  • Publication number: 20160251322
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a triazole compound of formula I, an N-oxide or an agriculturally suitable salt thereof, wherein the variables are defined as in the specification. The invention further refers to a composition comprising such compound and to the use thereof for controlling unwanted vegetation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Frederick CALO, Markus KORDES, Helmut KRAUS, Thomas SEITZ, Trevor William NEWTON, Klaus KREUZ, Maciej PASTERNAK, Dario MASSA