Patents by Inventor James Alan Morris

James Alan Morris 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: 20180092358
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising (A) a compound of formula (I): wherein R1 is methyl or methoxy, R2 is hydrogen, methyl or ethoxy and A is a substituted heteroaryl group, or an N-oxide or salt form thereof, and (B) one or more further herbicides; as well as the use of such compositions in controlling plants or inhibiting plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: James Alan Morris, Jutta Elisabeth Boehmer, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Timothy Robert Desson, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Claire Janet Russell, Brian Pickett, Nikolaos Kaloumenos, Akos Balogh
  • Publication number: 20180084778
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising (A) a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 is methyl, methoxy or chloro, R2 is methyl or chloro and A is a substituted heteroaryl group, or an N-oxide or salt form thereof, and (B) one or more further herbicides; as well as the use of such compositions in controlling plants or inhibiting plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: James Alan MORRIS, Jutta Elisabeth BOEHMER, WIlliam Guy WHITTINGHAM, Timothy Robert DESSON, Anne Jacqueline DALENCON, Brian PICKETT, Nikolas KALOUMENOS, Akos BALOGH
  • Publication number: 20180027815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to herbicidally-active pyridino-/pyrimidino-pyrazole derivatives, as well as to processes and intermediates used for the preparation of such derivatives. The invention further extends to herbicidal compositions comprising such derivatives, as well as to the use of such compounds and compositions in controlling undesirable plant growth: in particular the use in controlling weeds, in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Susan Patricia BARNETT, Neil Brian CARTER, Alison Clare ELLIOTT, Derek MCCORMACK, Matthew Murdoch Woodhead MCLACHLAN, James Alan MORRIS, Anne Mary SEVILLE, Matthew John WEBBER
  • Publication number: 20170339954
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted di-hydro-hydantoin derivatives of the formula (I) wherein X, A, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control or inhibit plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph Hennessy, James Alan Morris, Sally Elizabeth Russell
  • Publication number: 20170339956
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted dihydro-hydantoin derivatives of the formula (I) wherein X, A, R1, R2, R3, Ra and Rb are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control or inhibit plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Donn Warwick Moseley, James Alan Morris, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Alan Joseph Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20170318810
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted pyrrolone derivatives of the formula (I) wherein X, A, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control or inhibit plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: James Alan MORRIS, Mangala PHADATE, Ravindra SONAWANE, Claire Janet RUSSELL, Donn Warwick MOSELEY, Adrian LONGSTAFF, Matthew Brian HOTSON, Alan Joseph HENNESSY
  • Patent number: 9751865
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted dihydro-hydantoin derivatives of the formula (I) wherein X, Ra, Rb, Rc, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds 10 to control or inhibit plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: James Alan Morris, Ravindra Sonawane, Mangala Phadte, Jake Goodwin-Tindall, Jutta Elisabeth Boehmer, Timothy Robert Desson, Claire Janet Russell, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Matthew Brian Hotson
  • Patent number: 9723840
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, Rb, Rc and Rd are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignees: Syngenta Limited, Syngetna Participations AG
    Inventors: Mangala Phadte, Ravindra Sonawane, Adrian Longstaff, Kenneth Ling, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Timothy Robert Desson, Matthew Brian Hotson, Donn Warwick Moseley, Jutta Elisabeth Boehmer, James Alan Morris, Alan Joseph Hennessy
  • Patent number: 9693556
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) or an agronomically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R2 is selected from the group consisting of (A1), (A2) and (A3) wherein X1 is N or CR7X2 is N or CR8X3 is N or CR9X4 is N or CR6R1, R3, R4, R5 R6, R7, R8 and R9 are as defined herein. The invention further relates to herbicidal compositions which comprise a compound of Formula (I), and to their use for controlling weeds, in particular in crops of useful plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Yunas Bhonoah, Alison Clare Elliott, Steven Gaulier, Kenneth Ling, Glynn Mitchell, James Alan Morris, Paula Rocha Rzepa, Russell Colin Viner
  • Publication number: 20170121319
    Abstract: The invention relates to dihydro-hydantoin compounds of the formula (I) wherein X, Rb, Rc, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Alan Joseph HENNESSY, James Alan MORRIS, Mangala PHADTE, Timothy Robert DESSON, Jake GOODWIN-TINDALL, Sally Elizabeth RUSSELL, Jutta Elisabeth BOEHMER, Donn Warwick MOSELEY
  • Patent number: 9611248
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I) wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and A are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignees: Syngenta Limited, Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Alan John Dowling, John Martin Clough, Jutta Martin Boehmer, Mangala Phadte, Ravindra Sonawane, Adrian Longstaff, James Alan Morris, Timothy Robert Desson, Matthew Brian Hotson, Sally Russell, Kenneth Ling, Susan Patricia Barnett, David Philip Bacon, Donn Warwick Moseley, William Roderick Mound
  • Patent number: 9605004
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I), wherein X, Ra, Rb, Rc, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: Syngenta Limited, Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Alan John Dowling, Timothy Robert Desson, William Guy Whittingham, Anne Jacqueline Dalencon, James Alan Morris, Jutta Elisabeth Boehmer, Mangala Phadte, Adrian Longstaff, Matthew Brian Hotson, Paul John De Fraine, Alison Jane Thompson, Shuji Hachisu
  • Patent number: 9487502
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I) wherein X, R1, R2, R3, Ra, Rc and Rd are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: Syngenta Limited, Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Mangala Phadte, Ravindra Sonaware, James Alan Morris, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Jutta Elisabeth Boehmer, Adrian Longstaff, Timothy Robert Desson, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Matthew Brian Hotson, Donn Warwick Moseley, Claire Janet Russell, Jake Goodwin-Tindall
  • Publication number: 20160318906
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted dihydro-hydantoin derivatives of the formula (I) wherein X, Ra, Rb, Rc, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds 10 to control or inhibit plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: James Alan MORRIS, Ravindra SONAWANE, Mangala PHADTE, Jake GOODWIN-TINDALL, Jutta Elisabeth BOEHMER, Timothy Robert DESSON, Claire Janet RUSSELL, Alan Joseph HENNESSY, Matthew Brian HOTSON
  • Publication number: 20160264547
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I), wherein X, R1, R2, R3, Ra, Rb, Rc and Rd are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Mangala PHADTE, Ravindra Sonawane, James Alan Morris, Jutta Elisabeth BOEHMER, Timothy Robert DESSON, Sally Elizabeth RUSSELL, Kenneth LING, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Matthew Brian HOTSON, Adrian LONGSTAFF, Clarie Janet RUSSELL, Jake GOODWIN-TINDALL
  • Publication number: 20160262395
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, Rb, Rc and Rd are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicants: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG, SYNGENTA LIMITED
    Inventors: Mangala Phadte, Ravindra Sonawane, Adrian Longstaff, Kenneth Ling, Sally Elizabeth Russell, Timothy Robert Desson, Matthew Brian Hotson, Donn Warwick Moseley, Jutta Elisabeth Boehmer, James Alan Morris, Alan Joseph Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20160251332
    Abstract: The invention relates to dihydro hydantoin compounds of the formula (I) wherein X, R3, Ra, Rb Rc and Rd are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Mangala PHADTE, Ravindra Sonawane, James Alan Morris, Jutta Elisabeth BOEHMER, Timothy Robert DESSON, Alan Joseph Hennessy, Jake GOODWIN-TINDALL
  • Publication number: 20160200708
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I) wherein X, R1, R2, R3, Ra, Rc and Rd are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicants: Syngenta Limited, Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Mangala PHADTE, Ravindra SONAWARE, James Alan MORRIS, Alan Joseph HENNESSY, Jutta Elisabeth BOEHMER, Adrian LONGSTAFF, Timothy Robert DESSON, Sally Elizabeth RUSSELL, Matthew Brian HOTSON, Donn Warwick MOSELEY, Claire Janet RUSSELL, Jake GOODWIN-TINDALL
  • Publication number: 20160168126
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I) wherein X, Ra, Rb, Rc, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicants: SYNGENTA LIMITED, SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Alan John Dowling, Timothy Robert Desson, William Guy Whittingham, Anne Jacqueline Dalencon, James Alan Morris, Jutta Elisabeth Boehmer, Mangala Phadte, Adrian Longstaff, Matthew Brian Hotson, Paul John De Fraine, Regis Jean Georges Mondiere, Shuji Hachisu, Alison Jane Thompson, Vijaya Gopal Gopalsamuthiram
  • Publication number: 20160159767
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolone compounds of the formula (I) wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and A are as defined in the specification. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for making compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising these compounds and to methods of using these compounds to control plant growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicants: Syngenta Participations AG, Syngenta Limited
    Inventors: Alan John DOWLING, John Martin CLOUGH, Jutta Martin BOEHMER, Mangala PHADTE, Ravindra SONAWANE, Adrian LONGSTAFF, James Alan MORRIS, Timothy Robert DESSON, Matthew Brian HOTSON, Sally RUSSELL, Kenneth LING, Susan Patricia BARNETT, David Philip BACON, Donn Warwick MOSELEY, William Roderick MOUND