Patents by Inventor Jane L. Gillespie
Jane L. Gillespie 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).
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Patent number: 10736325Abstract: A herbicidal composition is provided comprising an aqueous solution of N-phosphonomethylglycine, predominantly in the form of the potassium salt thereof, at a concentration of at least 300 g a.e./l of the composition; and a surfactant component in solution or stable suspension, emulsion, or dispersion in the water, comprising one or more surfactants in a total amount of about 20 to about 300 g/l of the composition, wherein the composition has a viscosity of less than about 250 centipoise at 0° C. or a Gardner color value less than 10.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Patrick J. Lennon, Xiangyang Chen, Graciela B. Arhancet, Jeanette A. Glaenzer, Jane L. Gillespie, Jeffrey A. Graham, David Z. Becher, Daniel R. Wright, Henry E. Agbaje, Xiaodong C. Xu, William Abraham, Ronald J. Brinker, Norman R. Pallas, Al S. Wideman, Martin D. Mahoney, Susan L. Henke
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Publication number: 20100234228Abstract: A herbicidal composition is provided comprising an aqueous solution of N-phosphonomethylglycine, predominantly in the form of the potassium salt thereof, at a concentration of at least 300 g a.e./l of the composition; and a surfactant component in solution or stable suspension, emulsion, or dispersion in the water, comprising one or more surfactants in a total amount of about 20 to about 300 g/l of the composition, wherein the composition has a viscosity of less than about 250 centipoise at 0° C. or a Gardner color value less than 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Patrick J. Lennon, Xiangyang Chen, Graciela Arhancet, Jeanette A. Glaenzer, Jane L. Gillespie, Jeffrey A. Graham, David Z. Becher, Daniel R. Wright, Henry E. Agbaje, Xiaodong C. Xu, William Abraham, Ronald J. Brinker, Norman R. Pallas, Al S. Wideman, Martin D. Mahoney, Susan L. Henke
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Patent number: 7135437Abstract: Aqueous pesticidial concentrate emulsions or microemulsions are described which are storage stable after exposure to temperatures ranging from 60° C. to ?20° C.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2001Date of Patent: November 14, 2006Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Norman R. Pallas, Jane L. Gillespie, Lata Singh, Xiaodong C. Xu
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Patent number: 7049270Abstract: A herbicidal composition is provided comprising an aqueous solution of N-phosphonomethylglycine, predominantly in the form of the potassium salt thereof, at a concentration of at least 300 g a.e./l of the composition; and a surfactant component in solution or stable suspension, emulsion, or dispersion in the water, comprising one or more surfactants in a total amount of about 20 to about 300 g/l of the composition, wherein the composition has a viscosity of less than about 250 centipoise at 0° C. or a Gardner color value less than 10.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2001Date of Patent: May 23, 2006Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Patrick J. Lennon, Xiangyang Chen, Graciela B. Arhancet, Jeanette A. Glaenzer, Jane L. Gillespie, Jeffrey A. Graham, David Z. Becher, Daniel R. Wright, Henry E. Agbaje, Xiaodong C. Xu, William Abraham, Ronald J. Brinker, Norman R. Pallas, Al S. Wideman, Martin D. Mahoney, Susan L. Henke
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Publication number: 20030104943Abstract: A herbicidal composition is provided comprising an aqueous solution of N-phosphonomethylglycine, predominantly in the form of the potassium salt thereof, at a concentration of at least 300 g a.e./l of the composition; and a surfactant component in solution or stable suspension, emulsion, or dispersion in the water, comprising one or more surfactants in a total amount of about 20 to about 300 g/l of the composition, wherein the composition has a viscosity of less than about 250 centipoise at 0° C. or a Gardner color value less than 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2002Publication date: June 5, 2003Inventors: Patrick J. Lennon, Xiangyang Chen, Graciela B. Arhancet, Jeanette A. Glaenzer, Jane L. Gillespie, Jeffrey A. Graham, David Z. Becher, Daniel R. Wright, Henry E. Agbaje, Xiaodong C. Xu, William Abraham, Ronald J. Brinker, Norman R. Pallas, Al S. Wideman, Martin D. Mahoney, Susan L. Henke
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Publication number: 20030087764Abstract: Aqueous pesticidial concentrate emulsions or microemulsions are described which are storage stable after exposure to temperatures ranging from 60° C. to −20° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2001Publication date: May 8, 2003Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Norman R. Pallas, Jane L. Gillespie, Lata Singh, Xiaodong C. Xu
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Patent number: 6479434Abstract: Methods and compositions are disclosed wherein exogenous chemicals are applied to plants to generate a desired biological response. One embodiment of the present invention is a plant treatment composition that comprises (a) an exogenous chemical; (b) a first excipient substance which is a compound or mixture of compounds having the formula R14—CO—A—R15 wherein R14 is a hydrocarbyl group having about 5 to about 21 carbon atoms, R15 is a hydrocarbyl group having 1 to about 14 carbon atoms, the total number of carbon atoms in R14 and R15 is about 11 to about 27, and A is O or NH; and (c) a second excipient substance which is an amphiphilic substance having a critical packing parameter greater than ⅓.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2000Date of Patent: November 12, 2002Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Jane L. Gillespie, Ronald J. Brinker, Anthony J. I. Ward, Xiaodong C. Xu
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Patent number: 6475953Abstract: A composition is disclosed for application to a plant that comprises glyphosate, an aqueous diluent, and an excipient substance that is amphiphilic. The weight/weight ratio of the excipient substance to the exogenous chemical is between about 1:3 and about 1:100. The aqueous composition forms anisotropic aggregates on a wax layer, and the presence of the anisotropic aggregates can be detected by a test described herein. Compositions of the present invention, when applied to plants, provide enhanced biological activity per unit amount of glyphosate, as compared to otherwise similar compositions containing surfactants that do not form anisotropic aggregates. Without being bound by theory, it is presently believed that this enhanced biological activity results from the formation or enlargement of hydrophilic channels through the epicuticular wax of the plant.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2000Date of Patent: November 5, 2002Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Anthony J. I. Ward, Jisheng Ge, Jane L. Gillespie, Joseph J. Sandbrink, Xiaodong C. Xu
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Patent number: 6407042Abstract: A composition is disclosed for application to a plant that comprises an exogenous chemical (for example, a postemergent herbicide), an aqueous diluent, and a first excipient substance that is amphiphilic. The weight/weight ratio of the first excipient substance to the exogenous chemical is between about 1:3 and about 1:100. The aqueous composition forms anisotropic aggregates on a wax layer, and the presence of the anisotropic aggregates can be detected by a test described herein. Compositions of the present invention, when applied to plants, provide enhanced biological activity per unit amount of exogenous chemical, as compared to otherwise similar compositions containing surfactants that do not form anisotropic aggregates. Without being bound by theory, it is presently believed that this enhanced biological activity results from the formation or enlargement of hydrophilic channels through the epicuticular wax of the plant.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2000Date of Patent: June 18, 2002Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLCInventors: Anthony J. I. Ward, Jisheng Ge, Jane L. Gillespie, Joseph J. Sandbrink, Xiaodong C. Xu
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Publication number: 20010019996Abstract: A plant treatment composition for application of an anionic exogenous chemical substance such as glyphosate to foliage of a plant is provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 1999Publication date: September 6, 2001Inventors: GERARD G. SOULA, REMI MEYRUEIX, ALAIN J.L. LEMERCIER, PHILIPPE G. CAISSE, ANTHONY J.I. WARD, JANE L. GILLESPIE, RONALD J. BRINKER
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Patent number: 6245713Abstract: A composition for application to foliage of a plant to elicit a biological effect is provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1999Date of Patent: June 12, 2001Assignee: Monsanto CompanyInventors: Ronald J. Brinker, Andrew D. Dyszlewski, Jane L. Gillespie, Claude R. Jones, Richard M. Kramer, Norman R. Pallas, Rodney O. Radke, Anthony J. I. Ward, Xiaodong C. Xu
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Patent number: 6207617Abstract: There is provided a concentrate composition, suitable for foliar application to a plant to elicit a biological activity therein, comprising (a) about 20% to about 90% by weight of a plant treatment compound that is an acid having a solubility in deionized water at 25° C. of less than about 50 g/l and is present predominantly in the acid form, and (b) a surfactant of formula R—O—(CH2CH2O)n—H wherein R is a straight or branched chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl group having about 24 to about 60 carbon atoms and n is an integer having an average value of about 5 to about 100. The weight ratio of the surfactant to the plant treatment compound is about 1:2 to about 1:30. In a particular embodiment, the composition is a liquid suspension concentrate having a continuous aqueous phase and a discontinuous particulate phase comprised predominantly of the plant treatment compound. The plant treatment compound can be a herbicide, for example glyphosate.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 1999Date of Patent: March 27, 2001Assignee: Monsanto CompantInventor: Jane L. Gillespie
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Patent number: 6184182Abstract: Methods and compositions are disclosed wherein exogenous chemicals are applied to plants to generate a desired biological response. One embodiment of the present invention is a plant treatment composition that comprises (a) an exogenous chemical and (b) an alkylether surfactant or mixture of such surfactants having the formula R12—O—(CH2CH2O)n(CH(CH3)CH2O)m—R13 wherein R12 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having about 16 to about 22 carbon atoms, n is an average number of about 10 to about 100, m is an average number of 0 to about 5 and R13 is hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl. The alkylether surfactant or mixture thereof is present in an amount such that the weight/weight ratio of said alkylether surfactant or mixture of such surfactants to the exogenous chemical is about 1:3 to about 1:100.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1997Date of Patent: February 6, 2001Assignee: Monsanto CompanyInventors: Jane L. Gillespie, Anthony J. I. Ward
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Patent number: 6172004Abstract: Compositions of exogenous chemicals, particularly phloem-mobile exogenous chemicals, are provided for treatment of plants, wherein the composition comprises the exogenous chemical and an enhancing agent consisting of an anthraquinone or substituted anthraquinone. Specific compositions contain herbicides, particularly N-phosphonomethylglycine and herbicidal derivatives thereof, i.e., glyphosate. The compositions exhibit enhanced effectiveness compared to compositions in which the enhancing agent is not present. Also provided are processes for applying an exogenous chemical with an anthraquinone or substituted anthraquinone enhancing agent to achieve enhanced biological effectiveness.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 1998Date of Patent: January 9, 2001Assignee: Monsanto CompanyInventors: Ronald J. Brinker, Jane L. Gillespie, Peter J. Raymond, Joseph J. Sandbrink, James M. Warner, Al S. Wideman, Daniel R. Wright
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Patent number: 6133199Abstract: A plant treatment composition for application of an anionic exogenous chemical substance such as glyphosate herbicide to foliage of a plant is provided. The composition is a colloidal dispersion having supramolecular aggregates dispersed in an aqueous application medium. The supramolecular aggregates comprise one or more amphiphilic salt(s) having anions of the exogenous chemical substance and cations derived by protonation of one or more polyamine(s) or polyamine derivative(s) each having (a) at least two nitrogen-containing groups, of which a number n not less than 1 are amino groups that can be protonated to form cationic primary, secondary or tertiary ammonium groups, and (b) at least one hydrocarbyl or acyl group having about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 1998Date of Patent: October 17, 2000Assignee: Monsanto CompanyInventors: Gerard G. Soula, Remi Meyrueix, Alain J. L. Lemercier, Nathan J. Bryson, Olivier Soula, Anthony J. I. Ward, Jane L. Gillespie, Ronald J. Brinker
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Patent number: 6093680Abstract: Methods and compositions are disclosed wherein exogenous chemicals are applied to plants to generate a desired biological response. One embodiment of the present invention is a plant treatment composition that comprises (a) an exogenous chemical; (b) a first excipient substance which is a compound or mixture of compounds having the formulaR.sup.14 --CO--A--R.sup.15wherein R.sup.14 is a hydrocarbyl group having about 5 to about 21 carbon atoms, R.sup.15 is a hydrocarbyl group having 1 to about 14 carbon atoms, the total number of carbon atoms in R.sup.14 and R.sup.15 is about 11 to about 27, and A is O or NH; and (c) a second excipient substance which is an amphiphilic substance having a critical packing parameter greater than 1/3.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1997Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Monsanto CompanyInventors: Jane L. Gillespie, Ronald J. Brinker, Anthony J. I. Ward, Xiaodong C. Xu
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Patent number: 6093681Abstract: A composition is disclosed for application to a plant that comprises an exogenous chemical (for example, a postemergent herbicide), an aqueous diluent, and a first excipient substance that is amphiphilic. The weight/weight ratio of the first excipient substance to the exogenous chemical is between about 1:3 and about 1:100. The aqueous composition forms anisotropic aggregates on a wax layer, and the presence of the anisotropic aggregates can be detected by a test described herein. Compositions of the present invention, when applied to plants, provide enhanced biological activity per unit amount of exogenous chemical, as compared to otherwise similar compositions containing surfactants that do not form anisotropic aggregates. Without being bound by theory, it is presently believed that this enhanced biological activity results from the formation or enlargement of hydrophilic channels through the epicuticular wax of the plant.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 1997Date of Patent: July 25, 2000Assignee: Monsanto CompanyInventors: Anthony J. I. Ward, Jisheng Ge, Jane L. Gillespie, Joseph J. Sandbrink, Xiaodong C. Xu
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Patent number: 5716903Abstract: Solid N-phosphonomethylglycine or glyphosate acid is charged to a substantially closed system and then partially pre-dried as by continuously recirculating it through a hot air grinding/drying system. A cooled solution of ammonium hydroxide is then metered into and reacted with the partially dried glyphosate acid as it is being recirculated in a manner such that the moisture content of the reaction mass so formed is continuously decreased throughout the reaction. Following completion of the ammonium hydroxide addition, a powdered reaction mass/product having a moisture content of about 2 wt. % is formed. Significantly, at this stage, the ammonium glyphosate product is suitable for end use and it can be readily dissolved in water and immediately used as a herbicide or plant growth regulator. More importantly, however, this product is capable due to its highly sorptive character to be further formulated into a product exceptionally highly loaded with adjuvants and particularly surfactants.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 1997Date of Patent: February 10, 1998Assignee: Monsanto CompanyInventors: Richard M. Kramer, Thomas M. Day, Ralph E. Lindemann, Jr., Jane L. Gillespie
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Patent number: 5633397Abstract: Solid N-phosphonomethylglycine or glyphosate acid in "wet cake" form is charged to a suitable mixer/reactor. A stoichiometric equivalent of anhydrous ammonia gas is fed to the mixer for direct reaction with the glyphosate acid as it is agitated within the mixer. A water Jacket containing circulating water or other suitable heat transfer facilitating means readily known to those in the art is adapted to the mixer and used to remove heat from the reactor produced by the exothermic reaction. The moisture content of the glyphosate wet cake, the design of the mixer including a preferred close tolerance relation between the inner walls of the reactor and its mixing impellers together with the relative location of the ammonia gas inlet in the mixer/reactor and maintenance of a reaction temperature of about 60.degree. C. or below are all important process variables.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: May 27, 1997Assignee: Monsanto CompanyInventors: Jane L. Gillespie, Thomas M. Day, Richard M. Kramer
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Patent number: 5614468Abstract: Solid N-phosphonomethylglycine or glyphosate acid is charged to a substantially closed system and then partially pre-dried as by continuously recirculating it through a hot air grinding/drying system. A cooled solution of ammonium hydroxide is then metered into and reacted with the partially dried glyphosate acid as it is being recirculated in a manner such that the moisture content of the reaction mass so formed is continuously decreased throughout the reaction. Following completion of the ammonium hydroxide addition, a powdered reaction mass/product having a moisture content of about 2 wt. % is formed. Significantly, at this stage, the ammonium glyphosate product is suitable for end use and it can be readily dissolved in water and immediately used as a herbicide or plant growth regulator. More importantly, however, this product is capable due to its highly sorptive character to be further formulated into a product exceptionally highly loaded with adjuvants and particularly surfactants.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: March 25, 1997Assignee: Monsanto CompanyInventors: Richard M. Kramer, Thomas M. Day, Ralph E. Lindemann, Jr., Jane L. Gillespie