Patents by Inventor Manfred Hudetz

Manfred Hudetz 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: 9314031
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving the plant growth regulation of and/or enhancing crop plants, by applying to the plants a mixture of a plant growth regulator, and seaweed extract, and to a composition comprising the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Johannes Haas, Colin Mills, Manfred Hudetz
  • Publication number: 20150011392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving the plant growth regulation of and/or enhancing crop plants, by applying to the plants a mixture of a plant growth regulator, and seaweed extract, and to a composition comprising the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Applicant: SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG
    Inventors: Ulrich Johannes Haas, Colin Mills, Manfred Hudetz
  • Publication number: 20030224937
    Abstract: A mixture of a herbicidally effective amount of a haloacetamide of formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Jutta Glock, Manfred Hudetz
  • Patent number: 6656883
    Abstract: A formulation comprising: a) a herbicide, b) a porous solid carrier, and c) 30-60% by weight of a nonionic surfactant of formula I: C8-16—(O—C2-4—)5-10—O—H/C1—4  (I) The herbicides may be selected from the group consisting of urea herbicides, imidazolinones, sulfonylureas, uracils, cyclohexanediones, chloroacetanilides, oxime ethers, triazines, or phenoxypropionic acid herbicides, in particular, the phenoxypropionic acid derivatives: (III) clodinafop-propargyl (IV) propaquizafop (V) fluazifop-butyl (VI) fenoxaprop-ethyl (VII) quizalofop-ethyl optionally in combination with the safener (VIII) cloquintocet-mexyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Syngenta Investment Corp.
    Inventors: Manfred Vogt, Manfred Hudetz
  • Patent number: 6569806
    Abstract: A mixture of a herbicidally effective amount of a haloacetamide of formula I wherein R0 is methyl or ethyl, and to antagonise the herbicide, an antidotally effective amount of a compound of formula II as safener R—CHYCl  (II) wherein R is a radical of formula or R is a radical of formula or R is a radical of formula or R is a radical of formula or R is a radical of formula or R is a radical of formula (H5C2O)2P(O)CH2NHCO— or or R is a radical of formula or of formula in each of which formulae the substituents are as defined in claim 1 and Y is chloro, or Y is hydrogen if R is a radical of formula (H5C2O)2P(O)CH2NHCO—, are very suitable for controlling weeds in crops of cultivated plants, in particular maize.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Syngenta Investment Corporation
    Inventors: Jutta Glock, Manfred Hudetz
  • Publication number: 20030069136
    Abstract: A herbicidal composition comprising, in addition to conventional inert formulation adjuvants, the compound of formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Willy Ruegg, Manfred Hudetz
  • Patent number: 6511941
    Abstract: A herbicidal synergistic composition, comprising, besides customary inert formulation auxiliaries, a compound of formula I and a synergistically active amount of at least one active ingredient selected from among the compounds of formula II  in which A is a group X is —O—, —CH2— or —NH—; Y is OCH3; E is N; R1 is OC2H5, O(CH2)2OCH3
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Louis Allard, Manfred Hudetz
  • Publication number: 20020165094
    Abstract: A herbicidal synergistic composition, comprising, besides customary inert formulation auxiliaries, a compound of formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: Jean Louis Allard, Manfred Hudetz
  • Patent number: 6403532
    Abstract: A herbicidal synergistic composition, comprising, besides customary inert formulation auxiliaries, a compound of formula I and a synergistically active amount of at least one active ingredient selected from among the compounds of formula II
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Jean Louis Allard, Manfred Hudetz
  • Patent number: 6403531
    Abstract: A herbicidal composition comprising, in addition to conventional inert formulation adjuvants, the compound of formula I in admixture with a second component comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ametryn, atrazine, hexazinone, asulam, diuron, 2,4-D, halosulfuron and butafenacil-allyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, inc.
    Inventors: Willy Rüegg, Manfred Hudetz
  • Patent number: 6271177
    Abstract: A selective herbicidal composition for controlling grasses and weeds in crops of cultivated plants comprising, in addition to customary formulation assistants, a) a herbicide selected from the group consisting of sulfonyl ureas, sulfonamides and imidazolinones; and b) a water-soluble iron compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventor: Manfred Hudetz
  • Patent number: 6180563
    Abstract: A herbicidal composition comprising, in addition to conventional inert formulation adjuvants, the compound of formula I in admixture with a synergistically effective amount of at least one active ingredient from the substance classes of formula IV e.g., glyphosate or glufosinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Willy R{umlaut over (u)}egg, Manfred Hudetz
  • Patent number: 6159899
    Abstract: A herbicidal composition comprising a compound of formula A ##STR1## or an agrochemically acceptable salt thereof and at least one compound from the substance classes of formulae I-VII.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Manfred Hudetz, Norbert Nelgen
  • Patent number: 6066596
    Abstract: A herbicidal synergistic composition, comprising, besides customary inert formulation auxiliaries, a compound of formula I ##STR1## and a synergistically active amount of at least one active ingredient selected from among the compounds of formula II ##STR2## and of formula III ##STR3## and of formula V ##STR4##
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis Corporation
    Inventors: Jean Louis Allard, Manfred Hudetz
  • Patent number: 6017850
    Abstract: A herbicidal composition comprising, in addition to customary inert formulation adjuvants, as active ingredienta) an antagonistically active amount of at least one compound A selected from the group of compounds of formula A.sub.1 ##STR1## and compounds of formula A.sub.2 ##STR2## compounds of formula A.sub.3 ##STR3## b) a herbicidally effective amount of at least one compound G selected from the group of compounds, preferably having the 2R-configuration, of formula G.sub.1 ##STR4## compounds of formula G.sub.2 ##STR5## c) an acid the pK value of which is smaller than the pK values of compounds G and A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Novartis Finance Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Donald Johnson, Cheryl Lynn Dunne, Manfred Hudetz, Daniel Worden Kidder
  • Patent number: 5981432
    Abstract: Herbicidal compositions comprising S-metolachlor and at least one additional herbicide selected from atrazine, terbuthylazine, flumetsulan, pendimethalin, metosulam, pyridate, glyphosate, glufosinate, cyanazine, dicamba, halosulfuron, prosulfuron, primisulfuron, sulcotrione, metribuzin, BAY FOE 5043, and salts thereof. The compositions may also contain the safener benoxacor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Novartis Crop Protection
    Inventors: Manfred Hudetz, Dan Worden Kidder, Robert Franklin Milliken, Norbert Nelgen
  • Patent number: 5962371
    Abstract: A herbicidal composition comprising at least one compound of formula I ##STR1## R.sub.2 is methyl, methoxy or --OCHF.sub.2, R.sub.3 is methyl or --OCHF.sub.2 andE is .dbd.C-- or .dbd.N--, with E being .dbd.N-- when R.sub.2 is methoxy,or an agrochemically acceptable salt of at least one of the compounds of formula I, and a compound of formula II ##STR2## or an agrochemically acceptable salt of the compound of formula II and/or III, in admixture with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Manfred Hudetz, Karl Gutbrod
  • Patent number: 5618774
    Abstract: A selective herbicidal composition for controlling grasses and weeds in crops of cultivated plants, comprising, in addition to inert carriers and adjuvants, as active component a mixture ofa) a herbicidally effective mount of a N-phenylsulfonyl-N'-triazinylurea of formula I ##STR1## wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and b) to antagonise the herbicide, an antidotally effective mount of a quinoline derivative of formula IIa ##STR2## wherein R.sub.10 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl which is substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkoxy or C.sub.3 -C.sub.6 alkenyloxy; andX.sub.2 is hydrogen or chloro; or of a 1-phenylazole-3-carboxylic acid derivative of formula IIb ##STR3## wherein E is nitrogen or methine;R.sub.11 is --CCl.sub.3, phenyl or halogen-substituted phenyl;R.sub.12 and R.sub.13 are each independently of the other hydrogen or halogen; and R.sub.14 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Jutta Glock, Manfred Hudetz, Elmar Kerber
  • Patent number: 5612288
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula XI, wherein R, R.sub.4, R.sub.8 and R.sub.38 are as defined in claim 1, are useful as intermediates in the preparation of compounds of formula I. Mixtures of a herbicidally effective amount of a pyridylsulfonylurea of formula I, ##STR1## wherein R, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and A are as defined in the specification and of a herbicide-antagonistically effective amount of a sulfamoylphenylurea of formula II, ##STR2## wherein R.sub.7 to R.sub.11 and A.sub.2 are as defined in the specification are very suitable for controlling weeds in crops of useful plants, especially maize and sugar cane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 18, 1997
    Assignee: Ciba Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Werner F ory, Elmar Kerber, Manfred Hudetz
  • Patent number: 5532203
    Abstract: Mixtures of a herbicidally effective amount of a pyridylsulfonylurea of formula I, ##STR1## wherein R, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and A are as defined in claim 1, and of a herbicide-antagonistically effective amount of a sulfamoylphenylurea of formula II, ##STR2## wherein R.sub.7 to R.sub.11 and A.sub.2 are as defined in claim 1, are very suitable for controlling weeds in crops of useful plants, especially maize and sugar cane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventors: Werner Fory, Elmar Kerber, Manfred Hudetz