Patents by Inventor Laurence C. Mudge

Laurence C. Mudge 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).

  • Fungicidal compositions for the enhancement of turf quality
    Patent number: 5643852
    Abstract: Fungicidal compositions for the protection of turfgrass against crown and root rot are disclosed. The compositions comprise, as the active material, (a) a monoester salt of a phosphorous acid (preferably aluminum ethyl phosphite), (b) an ethylene bisdithiocarbamate contact fungicide (preferably manganese-zinc ethylene bisdithiocarbamate), and (c) a benzoporphyrin compound. Preferred compositions comprise 1 part by weight of the monoester salt, 2 parts by weight of the ethylene bisdithiocarbamate, and between about 0.01 and about 0.1 parts by weight of the benzoporphyrin compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventors: Leon T. Lucas, Laurence C. Mudge
  • Fungicidal compositions for the enhancement of turf quality
    Patent number: 5599804
    Abstract: Fungicidal compositions for the protection of turfgrass against crown and root rot are disclosed. The compositions comprise, as the active material, (a) a first active agent selected from the group consisting of (i) a monoester salt of a phosphorous acid (preferably aluminum ethyl phosphite), and (ii) phosphorous acid or an alkali or alkali earth metal salt thereof; and (b) a benzoporphyrin compound. Preferred compositions comprise 1 part by weight of the first active agent, and between about 0.01 and about 0.1 parts by weight of the benzoporphyrin compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.
    Inventor: Laurence C. Mudge
  • Fungicidal compositions for the enhancement of turf quality
    Patent number: RE42394
    Abstract: Fungicidal compositions for the protection of turfgrass against crown and root rot are disclosed. The compositions comprise, as the active material, (a) a first active agent selected from the group consisting of (i) a monoester salt of a phosphorous acid (preferably aluminum ethyl phosphite), and (ii) phosphorous acid or an alkali or alkali earth metal salt thereof; and (b) a benzoporphyrin compound. Preferred compositions comprise 1 part by weight of the first active agent, and between about 0.01 and about 0.1 parts by weight of the benzoporphyrin compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Bayer CropScience Inc.
    Inventor: Laurence C. Mudge