Patents by Inventor Laroy H. Edwards

Laroy H. Edwards 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).

  • Patent number: 4652558
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is independently halogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, nitro, lower alkylsulfinyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkylthio of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, amino or trifluoromethyl; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; R is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, lower alkenyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, or lower alkynyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, all optionally substituted with 1 to 3 of the same or different halogen atoms; or aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms; or substituted aryl substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and the group --S(O).sub.k R.sup.2 where k is 0, 1 or 2 and R.sup.2 is lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, nitro, cyano or halogen; and R.sup.1 is lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower cycloalkyl of 3 to 8 carbon atoms or aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms, provided that R and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4616004
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is aryl or aryl substituted with 1 to 3 substituents independently selected from halogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, lower alkylthio of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, nitro, cyano, --S(O).sub.n R.sup.2 wherein n is 1 or 2 and R.sup.2 is lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; or alkyl, cycloalkyl, lower alkenyl or lower alkynyl, all optionally substituted with 1 to 3 halogen atoms; and R.sup.1 is lower alkyl, trialkylsilylmethylene, aryldialkylsilylmethylene, aryl; aralkyl, or substituted aryl or aralkyl are fungicidal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4605657
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is independently halogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, nitro, the group R.sup.1 --S(O).sub.m -- wherein R.sup.1 is lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and m is 0, 1 or 2, amino, or trifluoromethyl; n is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and R is alkyl of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; cycloalkyl of 3 to 8 carbon atoms; lower alkenyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms; or lower alkynyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, all optionally substituted with 1 to 3 of the same or different halogen atoms, or aryl of 6 to 12 carbon atoms or substituted aryl substituted with 1 to 3 groups independently selected from lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, lower alkylthio of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, oxidized alkylthio, nitro, cyano, or halogen are fungicidal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1986
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4582828
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is aryl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms; substituted aryl substituted with 1 to 5 substituents selected from halogen, nitro, lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkylthio of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, trihalomethyl, or ##STR2## wherein R.sup.2 is lower alkyl of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms; cycloalkyl of 3 to 8 carbon atoms; 1-alkylcycloalkyl of 4 to 9 carbon atoms; 1-alkylthio-1,1-dialkylmethyl of 4 to 7 carbon atoms; 1-alkoxy-1,1-dialkylmethyl of 4 to 7 carbon atoms; furyl; thienyl; or pyridyl; and R.sup.1 is lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl of 3 to 8 carbon atoms, aryl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms, substituted aryl of 6 to 10 carbon atoms substituted with 1 to 5 lower alkyl groups of 1 to 6 carbon atoms or aralkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms are fungicidal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1986
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4500539
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently lower alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R.sup.3 is lower alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower cycloalkyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms optionally substituted with methyl or ethyl, lower alkoxyalkyl having up to a total of 8 carbon atoms or lower alkylthioalkyl having up to a total of 8 carbon atoms are insecticidal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4499098
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein X is oxygen or sulfur; R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently lower alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R.sup.3 is lower alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower cycloalkyl having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms optionally substituted with methyl or ethyl, lower alkoxyalkyl having up to a total of 8 carbon atoms or lower alkylthioalkyl having up to a total of 8 carbon atoms are insecticidal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4426379
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently lower alkyl and Y is either oxygen or sulfur possess insecticidal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1984
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4402952
    Abstract: 2-Thiohaloalkenyl-4-dialkoxyphosphino-thioyloxy-6-alkyl-1,3-pyrimidines represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R and R.sup.1 are independently lower alkyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy; X, Y and Z are independently halogen or hydrogen with at least one of X, Y and Z being halogen; possess fungicidal and insecticidal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1983
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4297124
    Abstract: N-tetrachloroethylthio-substituted halomethanesulfonamides of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl, cycloalkyl, acyl, X is fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo and R' is tetrachloroethyl, are useful as algicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1981
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4295874
    Abstract: N-trichlorovinylthio-substituted halomethanesulfonamides of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, X is fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo and R' is trichlorovinyl, are fungicides and algicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1981
    Assignee: Chevron Research
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4259104
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein X is halo or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, n=1, 2 or 3 and R and R' are hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl have herbicidal and plant-growth regulating activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1981
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4160845
    Abstract: Novel sulfonamides of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl; R.sup.2 is haloalkyl or halovinyl; and X is hydrogen or halogen and at least one X is halogen, are useful for the prevention or cure of fungal infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1979
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4158732
    Abstract: Thiadiazin-5-one compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl and R.sup.2 is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or aryl are prepared by reacting a thiosemicarbazide and an alkyl alpha-halothioacetate. Addition of a dialkylhalothiophosphate to the thiadiazin-5-one compounds produces useful thiadiazine insecticides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: James D. Cleveland, Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4144335
    Abstract: Thiadiazine compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl, R.sup.2 is alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or aryl, R.sup.3 is alkyl and R.sup.4 is alkyl, are useful as insecticides. The thiadiazine compounds are prepared by the addition of a dialkylhalothiophosphate to a tetrahydro-6H-1,3,4-thiadiazin-5-one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4110332
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl or aryl; R.sup.2 is alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl or aryl; and R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 individually are alkyl or aryl, possess pesticidal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1978
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4098896
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is, for example, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl or substituted phenyl, R.sup.1 is halo-substituted alkyl or halo-substituted alkenyl and R.sup.2 is hydrocarbyl, possess fungicidal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: July 4, 1978
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4080333
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 individually are hydrogen, halo, alkyl or nitro; one of X.sup.1 or X.sup.2 is hydrogen, halo, alkyl or nitro and the other X.sup.1 or X.sup.2 is --SO.sub.2 N(R.sup.3) (SnR.sup.4 R.sup.5 R.sup.6) wherein R.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkyl or aryl and R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 individually are alkyl or aryl, possess pesticidal activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1978
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4075347
    Abstract: Novel thiophenes of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl; R.sup.2 is alkyl; one X is hydrogen, fluoro, chloro or bromo and the other X is --SC.sub.2 N(R.sup.3) (R.sup.4) wherein R.sup.3 is alkyl or aryl and R.sup.4 is hydrogen or haloalkylthio, are useful for the prevention or cure of fungal infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1978
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4068000
    Abstract: Mite eggs are killed by applying thereto N-tetrachloroethylthio-substituted halomethanesulfonamides of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, X is fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo and R' is tetrachloroethyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1978
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards
  • Patent number: 3998961
    Abstract: Novel thiophenes of the formula ##STR1## wherein X and Z individually are nitro, fluoro, chloro or bromo, Y is hydrogen, nitro, fluoro, chloro or bromo, R.sup.1 is alkyl or aryl and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or haloalkylthio, are useful for the prevention or cure of fungal infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1976
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventor: Laroy H. Edwards