Patents by Inventor F. Paul Silverman

F. Paul Silverman 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).

  • Enhanced herbicide composition
    Patent number: 6919298
    Abstract: An herbicide composition comprising a PSI inhibitor and a salicylate or another SAR inducer and methods of use for said composition is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2005
    Assignee: Valent Biosciences Corporation
    Inventors: F. Paul Silverman, Peter D. Petracek, Zhiguo Ju, Daniel F. Heiman, Prem Warrior
  • Inducers of plant disease resistance
    Publication number: 20050050587
    Abstract: Use of salicylates and 3-hydroxypicolinic acid to induce production of PR-1a protein, to increase resistance of plans to tobacco mosaic virus and to potentiate plant protective activity of SAR inducers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: F. Paul Silverman, Peter Petracek, Daniel Heiman, Christina Fledderman, Prem Warrior
  • Enhanced herbicide composition
    Publication number: 20040116293
    Abstract: An herbicide composition comprising a PS II inhibitor and an SAR inducer and methods of its use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventors: F. Paul Silverman, Zhiguo Ju, Peter D. Petracek, Daniel F. Heiman, Prem Warrior
  • Enhanced herbicide composition
    Patent number: 6703349
    Abstract: A herbicidal composition comprising a protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitor and a salicylate or another SAR inducer or a combination thereof and methods of controlling plant growth with said composition are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Valent BioSciences Corporation
    Inventors: F. Paul Silverman, Peter D. Petracek, Daniel F. Heiman, Prem Warrior
  • Enhanced herbicide composition
    Publication number: 20040009876
    Abstract: An herbicide composition comprising a PSI inhibitor and a salicylate or another SAR inducer and methods of use for said composition is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Applicant: Valent BioSciences Corporation
    Inventors: F. Paul Silverman, Peter D. Petracek, Zhiguo Ju, Daniel F. Heiman, Prem Warrior
  • Enhanced herbicide composition
    Publication number: 20030186814
    Abstract: An herbicide composition comprising an inhibitor of amino and biosynthesis and a salicylate or SAR inhibitor; a method of enhancing the herbicidal activity of an inhibitor of amino acid biosynthesis comprising adding to the inhibitor an effective amount of a salicylate or SAR inhibitor; and a method of controlling plant growth by applying said composition are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Applicant: Valent BioSciences Corporation
    Inventors: F. Paul Silverman, Peter D. Petracek, Zhiguo Ju, Daniel F. Heiman, Prem Warrior
  • Enhanced herbicide composition
    Publication number: 20030114310
    Abstract: A herbicidal composition comprising a protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitor and a salicylate or another SAR inducer or a combination thereof and methods of controlling plant growth with said composition are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: F. Paul Silverman, Peter D. Petracek, Daniel F. Heiman, Prem Warrior