Patents by Inventor Erich Birner

Erich Birner 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).

  • Patent number: 8273686
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an active compound that inhibits the mitochondrial breathing chain at the level of the b/c1 complex for combating phytopathogenic fungi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Erich Birner, Luis Carlos Mateo Garcia
  • Publication number: 20120090055
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of applying an aqueous, pesticide-comprising dispersion of a polyurethane which is a reaction product of at least one polyol (A) and at least one polyisocyanate (B) to plants or plant parts. The invention furthermore relates to an aqueous pesticide-comprising dispersion of a polyurethane which is a reaction product of at least one polyol (A) and at least one polyisocyanate (B). Furthermore, it relates to the use of the dispersion for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, by allowing the dispersion to act on the respective pests, their environment and/or the plants or plant parts to be protected from the respective pests, the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or the use plants and/or their environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karl-Heinrich Schneider, Sven Harmsen, Michael Merk, Erich Birner, Marc Nolte, Cedric Dieleman, Alexander Kopf, Birgit Blanz, Steffen Henkes
  • Publication number: 20110105323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of calcium salts of phosphorous acid for increasing the efficacy of fungicides in agriculture. Moreover, the invention relates to solid formulations, to processes for preparing the solid formulations and to their use for controlling harmful fungi. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for preparing a calcium salt of phosphorous acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karl-Heinrich Schneider, Erich Birner, Michael Merk, John-Bryan Speakman, Randall Evan Gold, Maria Scherer
  • Patent number: 7923452
    Abstract: Fungicidal mixtures comprising (1) boscalid of the formula (I) and (2) pyrimethanil of the formula (II) in a synergistically effective amount, methods for controlling harmful fungi using mixtures of boscalid (I) and pyrimethanil (II) and the use of boscalid (I) and pyrimethanil (II) for preparing such mixtures, compositions comprising these mixtures and also seed comprising these mixtures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Erich Birner, Richard Milling, Randall Evan Gold, Reinhard Stierl
  • Publication number: 20100292237
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an active compound that inhibits the mitochondrial breathing chain at the level of the b/c1 complex for combating phytopathogenic fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Erich Birner, Luis Carlos Mateo Garcia
  • Publication number: 20100291231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions which, in sprayable or form, are suitable as wound sealants for woody plants. The invention also relates to a method of protecting woody plants from infection with phytopathogenic fungi, in particular ESCA infection, using such wound sealants. These compositions comprise: a) a water-insoluble sealing agent in dissolved or dispersed form, which is selected among film-forming water-insoluble polymers, waxes and their mixtures; b) at least one plant protectant, c) at least one volatile diluent, in particular an aqueous diluent, and, if appropriate, d) at least one nonionic surface-active substance in an amount of from 10 to 100% by weight, in particular 10 to 80% by weight, based on the sealing agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Reinhold Stadler, Michael Vonend, Erich Birner, Heike Pfistner, Steffen Henkes, Michael Merk, Sven Harmsen, Egon Haden
  • Publication number: 20080293567
    Abstract: Fungicidal mixtures comprising (1) boscalid of the formula (I) ?and (2) pyrimethanil of the formula (II) in a synergistically effective amount, methods for controlling harmful fungi using mixtures of boscalid (I) and pyrimethanil (II) and the use of boscalid (I) and pyrimethanil (II) for preparing such mixtures, compositions comprising these mixtures and also seed comprising these mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Erich Birner, Richard Milling, Randall Evan Gold, Reinhard Stierl
  • Patent number: 6528536
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture comprises a1) a phenyl benzyl ether derivative of the formula I.a, I.b or I.c  and/or a2) a carbamate of the formula Id where X is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-haloalkyl, it being possible for the radicals R to be different if n is 2, or one of its salts or adducts, and b) a dinitrophenol derivative of the formula II.a or II.b where n is 0, 1 or 2 in a synergistically effective amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Maria Scherer, Hubert Sauter, Bernd Müller, Erich Birner, Joachim Leyendecker, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann, Reinhold Saur
  • Patent number: 6503936
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture comprising a.1) a carbamate of the formula I.a,  in which X is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-haloalkyl, where the radicals R can be different if n is 2, and b) a copper-containing fungicidal active compound (II) in a synergistically active amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2003
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Maria Scherer, Reinhold Saur, Hubert Sauter, Bernd Müller, Erich Birner, Joachim Leyendecker, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann
  • Patent number: 6489360
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture comprises a1) a phenyl benzyl ether derivative of the formula I.a, I.b or I.c  and/or a2) a carbamate of the formula Id  where X is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-haloalkyl, it being possible for the radicals R to be different if n is 2, or one of its salts or adducts,  and b) a dinitrophenol derivative of the formula II.a or II.b  where n is 0, 1 or 2 in a synergistically effective amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Maria Scherer, Hubert Sauter, Bernd Müller, Erich Birner, Joachim Leyendecker, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann, Reinhold Saur
  • Patent number: 6444692
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture, comprising at least one compound selected from a) carbamates of the formula I,  where T is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-haloalkyl, it being possible for the radicals R to be different if n is 2, a2) the oxime ether carboxylate of the formula II  or a3) the oxime ether carboxamide of the formula III,  and b) a compound of the formula IV in a synergistically effective amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Maria Scherer, Reinhold Saur, Hubert Sauter, Bernd Müller, Erich Birner, Joachim Leyendecker, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann
  • Publication number: 20020099083
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture comprises
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Maria Scherer, Hubert Sauter, Bernd Muller, Erich Birner, Joachim Leyendecker, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann, Reinhold Saur
  • Patent number: 6423733
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture comprises a) a phenyl benzyl ether derivative of the formula I.a, I.b or I.c,  and/or a carbamate of the formula Id where X is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, Cl-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-haloalkyl, it being possible for the radicals R to be different if n is 2, or a salt or adduct thereof, and b) a N-acetonylbenzamide of the formula II  where: R1 and R3 independently of one another are each halogen or C1-C4-alkyl; R2 is cyano, C1-C4-alkyl, C2-C4-alkenyl, C2-C4-alkynyl or C1-C4-alkoxy; R4 is hydrogen or C1-C4-alkyl; R5 is C2-C4-alkyl; R6 is thiocyano, isothiocyano or halogen, or a salt or adduct thereof, in a synergistically effective amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Maria Scherer, Hubert Sauter, Bernd Müller, Erich Birner, Joachim Leyendecker, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann, Reinhold Saur
  • Publication number: 20020042437
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture comprises
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Maria Scherer, Hubert Sauter, Bernd Muller, Erich Birner, Joachim Leyendecker, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann, Reinhold Saur
  • Patent number: 6369090
    Abstract: Fungicidal mixtures comprise a.1) a carbamate of the formula I.a,  in which X is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, alkyl or haloalkyl, or a.2) the oxime ether carboxamide of the formula I.b  and b.1) 4-[2-methyl-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)propyl]-2,6-dimethyl morpholine  or b.2) 4-(C10-C13-alkyl)-2,6-dimethylmorpholine  or b.3)(RS)-1-[3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylpropyl]piperidine  and c) an active ingredient from the group of the azole fungicides (III), in a synergistically effective amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Reinhold Saur, Hubert Sauter, Bernd Müller, Erich Birner, Joachim Leyendecker, Manfred Hampel, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann
  • Patent number: 6365613
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture comprises a.1)a phenyl benzyl ether derivative of the formula I.a, I.b or I.c, or a.2) a carbamate of the formula I.d, where X is CH and N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl and C1-C4-haloalkyl, it being possible for the radicals R to be different if n is 2, or a salt or adduct thereof, and b) a fungicidally active compound from the class of the benzimidazoles or benzimidazole-releasing precursors (II), in a synergistically effective amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Maria Scherer, Hubert Sauter, Bernd Müller, Erich Birner, Joachim Leyendecker, Manfred Hampel, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann
  • Patent number: 6365614
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture, comprising at least one active compound selected from a1) carbamates of the formula Ia,  where T is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-haloalkyl, it being possible for the radicals R to be different if n is 2, and a2) the oxime ether carboxylic ester of the formula Ib a3) the oxime ether carboxamide of the formula Ic b) at least one active compound of the formulae II.1. to II.5.  in a synergistically effective amount, and methods for their use as fungicides, are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Maria Scherer, Hubert Sauter, Bernd Müller, Erich Birner, Joachim Leyendecker, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann
  • Patent number: 6344469
    Abstract: Fungicidal mixture comprises a) a carbamate of the formula I,  in which X is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl and C1-C4-haloalkyl, it being possible for the radicals R to be different if n is 2, or a salt or adduct thereof, and b) a 4,5-benzo-1-thia-2,3-diazole of the formula II  in which R′ is CN, CO2H, CO2—C1-C4-alkyl or CO—S—C1-C4-alkyl, or a salt or adduct thereof, in a synergistically effective amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Reinhold Saur, Hubert Sauter, Bernd Müller, Erich Birner, Joachim Leyendecker, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann
  • Patent number: 6316480
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture, comprising a) a carbamate of the formula I, where T is CH or N, n is 0, 1 or 2 and R is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-haloalkyl, it being possible for the radicals R to be different if n is 2, and b) at least one compound of the formula II or III,  in a synergistically effective amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Maria Scherer, Hubert Sauter, Bernd Müller, Erich Birner, Joachim Leyendecker, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann
  • Patent number: 6316452
    Abstract: A fungicidal mixture comprises a) a phenyl benzyl ether derivative of the formula I [sic] and b) (±)-(2-chlorophenyl)(4-chlorophenyl)(pyrimidin-5-yl)methanol in a synergistically effective amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Klaus Schelberger, Dietrich Mappes, Gerd Stammler, Hubert Sauter, Erich Birner, Manfred Hampel, Eberhard Ammermann, Gisela Lorenz, Siegfried Strathmann