Patents by Inventor John-Bryan Speakman

John-Bryan Speakman 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: 20120046167
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an agrochemical composition comprising pesticide, preservative and unbranched 1,2-alkanediol having 5 to 10 carbon atoms. The invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of this composition in which pesticide, preservative and unbranched 1,2-alkanediol having 5 to 10 carbon atoms are mixed. Moreover, the invention relates to a use of the composition for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, and to a use of the composition for controlling undesired insect or mite attack on plants and/or for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or for controlling undesired plant growth, where seeds of useful plants are treated with the composition, and, finally, to seed, treated with the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Christian Sowa, John-Bryan Speakman, Wioletta Kuncewicz-Kupczyk
  • Publication number: 20110105323
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of calcium salts of phosphorous acid for increasing the efficacy of fungicides in agriculture. Moreover, the invention relates to solid formulations, to processes for preparing the solid formulations and to their use for controlling harmful fungi. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for preparing a calcium salt of phosphorous acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Karl-Heinrich Schneider, Erich Birner, Michael Merk, John-Bryan Speakman, Randall Evan Gold, Maria Scherer
  • Patent number: 7695728
    Abstract: The invention relates to 2-substituted pyridines of the formula I in which the index n and the substituents R1 to R4 and L are as defined in the description and in each case one of the two ring members X1, X2 is N, the other is C—H or C-halogen; Y is a group —CH—R1—, —N—R1—, —O— or —S— and is five- or six-membered hetaryl comprising 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S or is phenyl, and to processes for their preparation, intermediates for their preparation, pesticidal compositions and methods for controlling harmful fungi and animal pests using the compounds according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joachim Rheinheimer, Frank Schieweck, Thomas Grote, Carsten Blettner, Anja Schwögler, Markus Gewehr, Wassilios Grammenos, Udo Hünger, Bernd Müller, Peter Schäfer, John-Bryan Speakman, Maria Scherer, Siegfried Strathmann, Ulrich Schöfl, Reinhard Stierl
  • Patent number: 7576113
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of triticonazole for controlling rust disease on soybeans and to a method for controlling rust disease in soybeans, in which the soybean plants and/or their seed are treated with an effective amount of triticonazole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Diego Lopez Casanello, John-Bryan Speakman
  • Publication number: 20090131519
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of growth regulators selected from acylcyclohexanedione derivatives and quaternary ammonium compounds for reducing or preventing the contamination of plants and plant products with mycotoxins formed by trichothecene-producing fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Wilhelm Rademacher, Veronica Companys, John-Bryan Speakman, Helmut Merrmann, Dieter Strobel, Martin Semar
  • Publication number: 20090076047
    Abstract: 2-Substituted pyrimidines of the formula I, where the indices and substituents are as defined in the description.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Inventors: Joachim Rheinheimer, Thomas Grote, Bernd Muller, Jan Klaas Lohmann, Wassilios Grammenos, Udo Hunger, Frank Schieweck, Sarah Ulmschneider, Jochen Dietz, Jens Renner, John-Bryan Speakman, Maria Scherer, Siegfried Strathmann, Reinhard Stierl
  • Publication number: 20080153824
    Abstract: Method for controlling rust infections in leguminous plants by using orysastrobin, mixtures of orysastrobin and a fungicidally active compound II from the group of the azoles, acylalanines, amine derivatives, anilinopyrimidines, dicarboximides, dithiocarbamates, heterocylic compounds, phenylpyrroles, cinnamides, and analogs, or other fungicides according to the description, and also compositions and seed comprising these mixtures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: John-Bryan Speakman, Reinhard Stierl, Siegfried Strathmann, Peter Dombo, Matthias Niedenbruck, Egon Haden, Dirk Voeste, Ulf Groeger
  • Publication number: 20080132522
    Abstract: The invention relates to 2-substituted pyrimidines of the formula I in which the index n and the substituents R1 to R4, B and L are as defined in the description and Y is a group —O— or —S—, and to processes for their preparation, pesticidal compositions and methods for controlling harmful fungi and animal pests using the compounds according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joachim Rheinheimer, Frank Schieweck, Thomas Grote, Carsten Blettner, Anja Schwogler, Markus Gewehr, Wassilios Grammenos, Udo Hunger, Bernd Muller, Peter Schafer, Jochen Dietz, John-Bryan Speakman, Maria Scherer, Siegfried Strathmann, Ulrich Schofl, Reinhard Stierl
  • Publication number: 20080076785
    Abstract: The invention relates to 7-aminomethyl-1,2,4-triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine compounds of general formula (I) and the agriculturally compatible salts of said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2005
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Carsten Blettner, Jordi Tormo i Blasco, Bernd Muller, Markus Gewehr, Wassilios Grammenos, Thomas Grote, Udo Hunger, Joachim Rheinheimer, Peter Schafer, Frank Schieweck, Anja Schwogler, Oliver Wagner, John-Bryan Speakman, Thorsten Jabs, Siegfried Strathmann, Ulrich Schofl, Maria Scherer, Reinhard Stierl
  • Publication number: 20080064601
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of triticonazole for controlling rust disease on soybeans and to a method for controlling rust disease in soybeans, in which the soybean plants and/or their seed are treated with an effective amount of triticonazole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Diego Casanello, John-Bryan Speakman
  • Publication number: 20080039320
    Abstract: The use of menadione or one of its plant-compatible acid addition salts for enhancing the activity of agrochemicals against phytopathogenic fungi, mixtures of menadione and at least one active compound selected from the following groups: A) azoles, such as cyproconazole, difenoconazole, epoxiconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, hexaconazole, imazalil, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, prochloraz, prothioconazole, tebuconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triflumizole; B) strobilurins, such as azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin or trifloxystrobin; C) acylalanines, such as benalaxyl, metalaxyl, mefenoxam, ofurace, oxadixyl; D) amine derivatives, such as spiroxamine; E) anilinopyrimidines, such as pyrimethanil, mepanipyrim or cyprodinil; F) dicarboximides, such as iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin; G) cinnamides and analogs, such as dimethomorph, flumetover or flumorph; H) dithiocarbamates, such as ferbam, nabam, mane
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Harald Kohle, Reinhard Stierl, Randall Gold, Felix Gorth, John-Bryan Speakman, Peter Dombo, Martin Semar, Dieter Strobel, Matthias Niedenbruck, Hans Bestman
  • Publication number: 20070270311
    Abstract: 6-Phenyl-7-aminotriazolopyrimidines of the formula I in which the substituents are as defined below: R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, cycloalkenyl, halocycloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl or phenyl, naphthyl, or a five- or six-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle, which comprises one to four heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, N and S, R2 is alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, cycloalkenyl, halocycloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl or phenyl, naphthyl, or a five- or six-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle which comprises one to four heteroatoms from the group consisting of O, N and S, R3,R4,R5,R6,R7 are hydrogen or one of the groups mentioned under R2, R4, together with R3 or R6, may also form a five- or six-membered saturated or unsaturated ring which, in addition to carbon atoms, may comprise one to three further heteroatoms from the group consisting of O,
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Carsten Blettner, Jordi Blasco, Bernd Muller, Markus Gewehr, Wassilios Grammenos, Thomas Grote, Udo Hunger, Joachim Rheinheimer, Peter Schafer, Frank Schieweck, Anja Schwogler, Jochen Dietz, John-Bryan Speakman, Thorsten Jabs, Siegfried Strathmann, Ulrich Schofl, Maria Scherer, Reinhard Stierl
  • Publication number: 20070259919
    Abstract: The invention relates to 2-substituted pyridines of the formula I in which the index n and the substituents R1 to R4 and L are as defined in the description and in each case one of the two ring members X1, X2 is N, the other is C—H or C-halogen; Y is a group —CH—R1—, —N—R1—, —O— or —S— and ?is five- or six-membered hetaryl comprising 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of O, N and S or is phenyl, and to processes for their preparation, intermediates for their preparation, pesticidal compositions and methods for controlling harmful fungi and animal pests using the compounds according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2005
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Joachim Rheinheimer, Frank Schieweck, Thomas Grote, Carsten Blettner, Anja Schwogler, Markus Gewehr, Wassilios Grammenos, Udo Hunger, Bernd Muller, Peter Schafer, John-Bryan Speakman, Maria Scherer, Siegfried Strathmann, Ulrich Schofl, Reinhard Stierl
  • Publication number: 20070185099
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel triazolopyrimidine compounds of the formula I in which: X is halogen, cyano, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy or C1-C2-haloalkoxy; W is oxygen or sulfur; Y is O—R4 or a group NR5R6; A is a chemical bond or a group CR7R8; and the variables L, R1 to R7 are as defined in claim 1. The present invention furthermore provides the use of the triazolopyrimidine compounds of the formula I, their tautomers and their agriculturally acceptable salts for controlling phytopathogenic fungi (=harmful fungi) and a method for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, which method comprises treating the fungi or the materials, plants, the soil or seed to be protected against fungal attack with an effective amount of a compound of the formula I, a tautomer of I and/or an agriculturally acceptable salt of I or a tautomer thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: Carsten Blettner, Frank Schieweck, Jordi i Blasco, Bernd Muller, Markus Gewehr, Wassilios Grammenos, Thomas Grote, Joachim Rheinheimer, Peter Schafer, Anja Schwogler, Oliver Wagner, John-Bryan Speakman, Thorsten Jabs, Siegfried Strathmann, Ulrich Schofl, Maria Scherer, Reinhard Stierl
  • Publication number: 20070149404
    Abstract: Microbicidal compositions for the protection of industrial products and use in industrial or technical systems, comprising at least two different biocides selected from the group of active substances known as fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, or herbicides in the field of crop protection. Industrial materials comprising said mixture of biocides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jürgen Huff, Juan Diego Casanello, Shoaib Qureshi, John-Bryan Speakman, Mark Trewhitt, Sergi Vizoso-Sansano, Dieter Zeller
  • Publication number: 20070117852
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (hetero)cyclylcarboxanilides of the formula I, in which n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and m is 1, 2 or 3, Y is oxygen or sulfur; A is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl or is an at least monounsaturated, unsubstituted or substituted 5- or 6-membered heterocycle, R1, R2, R3m, R4m, R5 and R6 are as defined in claim 1, and their agriculturally useful salts. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of the (hetero)cyclylcarboxanilides of the formula I and their agriculturally useful salts as fungicides, and to crop protection compositions comprising these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Markus Gewehr, Bernd Muller, Thomas Grote, Wassilios Grammenos, Jordi Tormo i Blasco, Anja Schwogler, Joachim Rheinheimer, Carsten Blettner, Peter Schafer, Frank Schieweck, Oliver Wagner, John-Bryan Speakman, Jan Rether, Siegfried Strathmann, Reinhard Stierl
  • Publication number: 20060258685
    Abstract: The invention relates to substituted pyrazolopyrimidines of formula (I) wherein the substituents have the following designations: L represents halogen, alkyl, halogenalkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, amino, NHR, NR2, cyano, S(?O)nA1 or C(?O)A2, R representing alkyl or alkylcarbonyl, A1 representing hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, alkylamino or dialkylamino, n representing 0, 1 or 2, and A2 representing alkenyl, alkoxy, halogenalkoxy or one of the groups cited for A1; m represents 0 or 1 to 5; R1 represents alkyl, halogenalkyl, cycloalkyl, halogencycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkadienyl, halogenalkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkinyl, halogenalkinyl or cycloalkinyl, phenyl, naphthyl, or a five-membered to ten-membered saturated, partially unsaturated or aromatic heterocycle containing between one and four heteroatoms from the group O, N or S; and R2 represents hydrogen or one of the groups cited for R1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Olivier Wagner, Thomas Grote, Carsten Blettner, Markus Gewehr, Wassilios Grammenos, Andreas Gypser, Bernd Muller, Joachim Rheinheimer, Peter Schafer, Frank Schieweck, Anja Schwogler, Jordi Blasco, Alan Akers, John-Bryan Speakman, Michael Rack, Reinhard Stierl, Maria Scherer, Ulrich Schofl, Siegfried Strathmann
  • Patent number: 7122618
    Abstract: The present invention relates to quaternized polyamidoamines which have at least one structural unit of the formula VII in which R1, R2, R4 are straight-chain or branched organic radicals optionally containing heteroatoms; R5 is hydrogen or alkyl, R7 is hydrogen or alkyl or two radicals R7 together form a radical having a meaning given for R4, b is an integer from 0 to 50, and c is an integer from 1 to 50. The invention also relates to the preparation of the quaternary polyamidoamines, to compositions which comprise these compounds, and to the use thereof for cosmetic and pharmaceutical purposes, and in the fields of crop protection and textile dyeing. The present invention also relates to the use of quaternized polyamidoamines of the ionene type as biostatic or biocide and thus also biocidal compositions based on quaternized polyamidoamines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandteri Forschung E.V.
    Inventors: Helmut Witteler, Axel Sanner, John-Bryan Speakman, Christian Drohmann, Mathias Hahn, Werner Jaeger
  • Patent number: 7101900
    Abstract: Novel benzamidoxime derivatives, processes and intermediates for their preparation and their use as fungicides are described. In the context of the present invention, benzamidoxime derivatives are compounds of the formula I where: A is an aryl or hetaryl radical; Y is a straight-chain or branched C1–C4-alkylene group, where one carbon can be replaced by oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur or by a cyclopropyl group; Rn1 are one to five identical or different radicals from the group consisting of: hydrogen, halogen, C1–C6-alkyl, C1–C6-alkoxy, C1–C4-haloalkyl, C1–C4-haloalkoxy, C1–C4-alkylthio, C1–C4-alkoxyalkoxy; R2 is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl-C1–C6-alkyl, thienyl-C1–C4-alkyl, or pyrazolyl-C1–C4-alkyl, Rp3 are one to five identical or different radicals from the group consisting of: hydrogen, halogen, C1–C6-alkyl, C1–C6-alkoxy, C1–C4-haloalkyl, C1–C4-haloalkoxy, C1–C4-alkylthio, C1–C4-alkoxyalkoxy, C1–C6-alkylcarbonyl; n is 0–5; p is, depending on the number of free valencies, 0–4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Joachim Rheinheimer, Karl Eicken, Ingo Rose, Thomas Grote, Eberhard Ammermann, John-Bryan Speakman, Siegfried Strathmann, Gisela Lorenz
  • Publication number: 20060160811
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic compounds of general formula I, in which X, Y independently of one another are N or C—R4; n is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; Ra is halogen, cyano, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkenyloxy or C(O)R5; R1 is halogen, cyano, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by alkyl and/or halogen, C5-C8-cycloalkenyl which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by alkyl and/or halogen, OR6, SR6 or NR7R8; R2 is halogen, cyano, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by alkyl and/or halogen, C5-C8-cycloalkenyl which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by alkyl and/or halogen, OR6, SR6 or NR7R8; R3 is hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl or C3-C6-cycloalkyl which is optionally mono- or polysubstituted by alkyl and/or halogen; and the agriculturally acceptable salts of co
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Oliver Wagner, Thomas Grote, Carsten Blettner, Markus Gewehr, Wassilios Grammenos, Andreas Gypser, Bernd Muller, Joachim Rheinheimer, Peter Schafer, Frank Schieweck, Anja Schwogler, Jordi Blasco, Alan Akers, John-Bryan Speakman, Michael Rack, Reinhard Stierl, Maria Scherer, Siegfried Strathmann, Ulrich Schofl