Patents by Inventor J. Dan Smith

J. Dan Smith 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: 20090247404
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for inhibiting regrowth of foliage of a crop plant being conditioned for harvest or after harvest comprising applying to the plant foliage a regrowth-inhibiting effective amount of a compound of Formula 1, an N-oxide or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, W and X are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed is a harvest aid mixture for causing prolonged defoliation of a crop plant, such as cotton, being conditioned for harvest comprising a compound of Formula 1 and at least one compound acting as a defoliant or desiccant. Also disclosed is a method for inhibiting regrowth of foliage of a crop plant, such as cotton, comprising applying an effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 and at least one compound selected from compounds acting as a defoliant or desiccant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: James R. Bone, Loston Rowe, J. Dan Smith, Charles Steven Williams