Patents by Inventor John Groome

John Groome 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: 20230165255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid herbicidal composition comprising: a non-aqueous solvent system; at least one sulfonylurea herbicide in an amount of 10 wt. % or less; and two or more surfactants; and characterized in that: 80 wt. % to 100 wt. % of the total amount of surfactant in the liquid composition is made up of surfactants selected from the surfactant classes 1-14 as described herein; and at least two different surfactant classes 1-14 each account for at least 10 wt. % of the total amount of surfactant in the liquid composition. The inventors have found that, if a combination of two or more surfactants from the different surfactant classes are employed, and if a significant portion of the total amount of surfactant in the liquid composition is made of surfactants from the identified surfactant classes, then degradation of the sulfonylurea can be greatly reduced or eliminated, even in the absence of a stabilising agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: John GROOME, Andrew GOLDSMITH, Richard M. CLAPPERTON, Wayne HOPLEY
  • Publication number: 20220378040
    Abstract: This invention relates to a liquid herbicidal composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent system, at least one sulfonylurea herbicide and at least one inorganic or C1-C12 organic lithium salt. The invention also relates to the use of an inorganic or C1-C12 organic lithium salt to improve chemical stabilisation of a sulfonylurea herbicide in a liquid composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Goldsmith, John Groome
  • Patent number: 11464225
    Abstract: This invention relates to a liquid herbicidal composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent system, at least one sulfonylurea herbicide and at least one inorganic or C1-C12 organic lithium salt. The invention also relates to the use of an inorganic or C1-C12 organic lithium salt to improve chemical stabilisation of a sulfonylurea herbicide in a liquid composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: Battelle UK Limited, Mitsui AgriScience International S.A./N.V.
    Inventors: Andrew Goldsmith, John Groome
  • Publication number: 20190110468
    Abstract: This invention relates to a liquid herbicidal composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent system, at least one sulfonylurea herbicide and at least one inorganic or C1-C12 organic lithium salt. The invention also relates to the use of an inorganic or C1-C12 organic lithium salt to improve chemical stabilisation of a sulfonylurea herbicide in a liquid composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicants: Battelle UK Limited, Mitsui AgrScience International S.A./N.V.
    Inventors: Andrew Goldsmith, John Groome
  • Publication number: 20180289001
    Abstract: Coated seeds, plants, or soil are described. The seeds, plants or soil are coated with an encapsulated composition containing a plurality of capsules each comprising an amphiphilic material encapsulating an agrochemical, the encapsulated agrochemical having a release rate less than a release rate of unencapsulated agrochemical. The encapsulated agrochemical can be included in paint and applied to substrates such as concrete, polymer, polymer wood composites and metals for a slow release of insecticide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Ramanathan S. Lalgudi, John Groome