Patents by Inventor Hilde Eelen

Hilde Eelen 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).

  • Methods of weed control in chicory
    Patent number: 9226506
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation in chicory which can comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. The methods can further comprise applying (b) a second pesticide or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof to the vegetation or the area adjacent the vegetation, or to the soil adjacent thereto. In some embodiments, (b) includes an ALS inhibitor (e.g., triflusulfuron-methyl), an inhibitor of microtubule assembly (e.g., propyzamide, trifluralin, or benfluralin), a cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor (e.g., isoxaben), a protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhibitor (e.g., flumioxazin), or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Dominique Larelle, Xavier de Gaujac, Nathalie Blanchier, Philippe Leroux, Richard K. Mann, Hilde Eelen, Stefaan Deconinck
  • METHODS OF WEED CONTROL IN CHICORY
    Publication number: 20150087514
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation in chicory which can comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. The methods can further comprise applying (b) a second pesticide or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof to the vegetation or the area adjacent the vegetation, or to the soil adjacent thereto. In some embodiments, (b) includes an ALS inhibitor (e.g., triflusulfuron-methyl), an inhibitor of microtubule assembly (e.g., propyzamide, trifluralin, or benfluralin), a cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor (e.g., isoxaben), a protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhibitor (e.g., flumioxazin), or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Dominique Larelle, Xavier de Gaujac, Nathalie Blanchier, Philippe Leroux, Richard K. Mann, Hilde Eelen, Stefaan Deconinck