Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Findley

Douglas A. Findley 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).

  • Early applications of encapsulated acetamides for reduced injury in crops
    Patent number: 9913469
    Abstract: Methods of reducing injury to crop foliage and achieving weed control using encapsulated acetamide herbicides in pre-plant or preemergence crop plant applications are described. A composition comprising a first population of a particulate microencapsulated acetamide herbicide and a second population of a particulate microencapsulated acetamide herbicide is described wherein the application mixture exhibits a bimodal acetamide release profile. The compositions provide reduced crop injury through controlled herbicide release.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Douglas A. Findley, S. Douglas Prosch, Matthew T. Faletti, Alejandro Perez-Jones, Ronald J. Brinker
  • Early Applications of Encapsulated Acetamides for Reduced Injury in Crops
    Publication number: 20130029847
    Abstract: Methods of reducing injury to crop foliage and achieving weed control using encapsulated acetamide herbicides in pre-plant or preemergence crop plant applications are described. A composition comprising a first population of a particulate microencapsulated acetamide herbicide and a second population of a particulate microencapsulated acetamide herbicide is described wherein the application mixture exhibits a bimodal acetamide release profile. The compositions provide reduced crop injury through controlled herbicide release.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Douglas A. Findley, S. Douglas Prosch, Matthew T. Faletti, Alejandro Perez-Jones, Ronald J. Brinker