Patents by Inventor Linda C. Mireles

Linda C. Mireles 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).

  • Method for identifying weeds resistant to inhibitors of acetolactate synthase
    Patent number: 5932434
    Abstract: Resistance of given plant tissue to an inhibitor of acetolactate synthase is identified by(a) combining in an aqueous medium a sample of the plant tissue, the inhibitor of acetolactate synthase, and an inhibitor of keto acid reductoisomerase;(b) allowing time for acetolactate to accumulate;(c) rupturing the cells;(d) acidifying the mixture to convert any accumulated acetolactate to acetoin; and(e) calorimetrically detecting the presence of acetoin in the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: B. Clifford Gerwick, III, Robert J. Eilers, Linda C. Mireles
  • Hydroxycornexistin
    Patent number: 5424278
    Abstract: Hydroxycornexistin (1), the free dibasic acid thereof (2) ##STR1## agronomically acceptable bis-ester, monoester, monoamide, and monothioesters thereof, and agronomically acceptable salts thereof are selective herbicides for broad spectrum broadleaf and grass weed control in corn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1995
    Assignee: DowElanco
    Inventors: Stephen C. Fields, B. Clifford Gerwick, III, Linda C. Mireles-Lo