Patents by Inventor Martin Zeller

Martin Zeller 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: 20040049065
    Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1 are suitable for use as herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: Gerald Wayne Craig, Martin Eberle, Martin Zeller, Steven Scott Bondy, Daniel Dennis Comer, Soan Cheng, Julie Elizabeth Penzotti, Peter Grootenhuis, Jurg Ehrler
  • Patent number: 6683211
    Abstract: The invention relates to phenyl-propargylether derivatives of the general formula I including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or optionally substituted aryl, R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen or alkyl, R4 is alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are each independently hydrogen or alkyl, R9 is hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted alkenyl or optionally substituted alkynyl, R10 is optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl, and Z is halogen, optionally substituted aryloxy, optionally substituted alkoxy, optionally substituted alkenyloxy, optionally substituted alkynyloxy, optionally substituted arylthio, optionally substituted alkylthio, optionally substituted alkenylthio; optionally substituted alkynylthio, optionally substituted alkylsulfinyl, optionally substituted alkenylsulfinyl, optionally substituted alkynylsulfinyl, optionally substituted alkylsulfon
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Clemens Lamberth, Martin Zeller, Walter Kunz, Fredrik Cederbaum
  • Publication number: 20030229228
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel pesticidally active &agr;-sulfin- and &agr;-sulfonamino acid amides of the general formula (I) including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein n is a number zero or one; R1-R9 have the meanings given in the specification R10 is either hydrogen, (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) wherein R13, R14, R16, R17 and R19 are each independently hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl, R15 is C4-C12 alkyl; C1-C12 halogenalkyl; C3-C8 cycloalkyl; optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl, R18 is optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; and Z is oxygen, sulfur —CR20R21— or —NR22—, wherein R20, R21 and R22 independently of each other are hydrogen of C1-C4 alkyl; provided that when R8 is hydrogen, R9 is not C1-C6-alkoxy, C3-C6 alkenyloxy or C3-C6-alkynyloxy in position 3 of the phenyl ring carrying these radicals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: December 11, 2003
    Inventors: Martin Zeller, Clemens Lamberth, Henry Szczepanski, Alain De Mesmaeker
  • Publication number: 20030224940
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel pesticidally active &agr;-sulfin and &agr;-sulfonamino acid amides of the general formula (I) including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein n is a number zero or one; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meanings given in the specification, and R8 is either hydrogen, (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) wherein R11, R12, R13, R15 and R17 are each independently hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl, R13 is C4-C12 alkyl, C1-C12 halogenalkyl; C3-C8 cycloalkyl; optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl, R16 is optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl; and Z is oxygen, sulfur —CR18R19— or —NR2O—, wherein R18, R19 and R20 independently of each other are hydrogen or C1-C4 alkyl. The novel compounds possess plant-protecting properties and are suitable for protecting plants against infestation by phytopathogenic microorganisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Martin Zeller, Clemens Lamberth, Henry Szczepanski, Alain De Mesmaeker
  • Publication number: 20030189958
    Abstract: It has now been found that the use of: A) a N-sulfonyl-valine-amide of formula (I) wherein R1 is hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl or halophenyl, and R2 is C1-4 alkyl; in association with B) either compounds of formulae II to XII is particularly effective in combating or preventing fungal diseases of crop plants. These combinations exhibit synergistic fungicidal activity. Prominent examples for the compounds of formulae II to XII are: acibenzolar-S-methyl, azoxystrobin, chlorothalonil, cymoxanil, dimethomorph, fluazinam, fludioxonil, imazalil, S-imazalil, mancozeb, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin (BAS 500F) and trifloxystrobin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Cosima Nuninger, Martin Zeller
  • Patent number: 6538159
    Abstract: The invention relates to &agr;-sulfin- and &agr;-sulfonamino acid amides of the general formula I including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein n is a number zero or one; R1 is C1-C12alkyl, C1-C12alkyl substituted with C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylthio, C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl, cyano, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C3-C6alkenyloxycarbonyl or C3-C6alkenyloxycarbonyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C2-C12alkenyl; C2-C12alkynyl; C1-C12haloalkyl; or a group NR12R13 wherein R12 and R13 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl, or together are tetra- or penta-methylene; R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen; C1-C8alkyl; C1-C8alkyl substituted with hydroxy, mercapto, C1-C4alkoxy or C1-C4alkylthio; C3-C8alkenyl; C3-C8alkynyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl; or the two groups R2 and R3 together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded form a three- to eight-membered hydrocarbon ring; R4, R5, R6 and R7 are each independently hydrogen or C1-C4alk
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Martin Zeller, André Jeanguenat, Clemens Lamberth
  • Patent number: 6538016
    Abstract: The invention relates to &agr;-sulfin- and &agr;-sulfonamino acid amides of the general formula I including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein n is a number zero or one; R1 is C1-C12alkyl, C1-C12alkyl substituted with C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylthio, C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl, cyano, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C3-C6alkenyloxycarbonyl or C3-C6alkynyloxycarbonyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C2-C12alkenyl; C2-C12alkynyl; C1-C12haloalkyl; or a group NR12R13 wherein R12 and R13 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl, or together are tetra- or penta-methylene; R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen; C1-C8alkyl; C1-C8alkyl substituted with hydroxy, mercapto, C1-C4alkoxy or C1-C4alkylthio; C3-C8alkenyl; C3-C8alkynyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl; or the two groups R2 and R3 together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded form a three- to eight-membered hydrocarbon ring; R4, R5, R6 and R7 are each independently hydrogen or C1-C4al
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Martin Zeller, André Jeanguenat, Clemens Lamberth
  • Patent number: 6482859
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel pesticidally active compounds of the general formula I as well as possible isomers and mixtures of isomers thereof, wherein n is a number zero or one; and R1 is C1-C12alkyl that is unsubstituted or may be substituted by C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylthio, C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, C3-C8cycloalkyl, cyano, C1C6alkoxycarbonyl, C3-C6alkenyloxycarbonyl or by C3-C6alkynyloxycarbonyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C2-C12alkenyl; C2-C12alkynyl; C1-C12haloalkyl: or a group NR11R12 wherein R11 and R12 are each independently of the other hydrogen or C1-C8alkyl, or together are tetra- or penta-methylene; R2 and R3 are each independently of the other hydrogen; C1-C8alkyl; C1-C8alkyl substituted by hydroxy, C1-C4alkoxy, mercapto or by C1-C4alkylthio; C3-C8alkenyl; C3-C8alkynyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl; or the two groups R2 and R3 together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded form a three- to eight-membered ring; R4, R5, R6 and R7 are identical or different and are ea
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Zeller, André Jeanguenat
  • Patent number: 6479550
    Abstract: &agr;-Sulfenimino acid derivatives of formula I including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein A is cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, aryl or heteroaryl, each optionally substituted, B is a direct bond or optionally substituted alkylene, E is hydrogen or optionally substituted aryl, R is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl or arylalkyl, each optionally substituted, and T is NH or oxygen, have been found to be useful for controlling or preventing the infestation of plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms, especially fungi. The invention relates the novel compounds and also to the preparation thereof and to the use of the compounds for plant protection, and to compositions suitable for applying the novel compounds in agricultural techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: André Jeanguenat, Martin Zeller, Hugo Ziegler
  • Patent number: 6469005
    Abstract: Propargylether derivatives of formula I including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein R1 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or optionally substituted aryl, R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen or alkyl, R4 is alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, R5, R6, R7, and R8 are each independently hydrogen or alkyl and R9 is a group R10 is optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl, R11 is hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, Z is hydrogen —CO—R16, —COOR16, —CO—COOR16 or —CONR16R17, R12 is hydrogen, or optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, R13 is hydrogen or alkyl, R14 is hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkyl-alkyl, R15 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted aryl-alkyl, and R16 and R17 are independently of each other hydrogen, optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Martin Zeller, André Jeanguenat, Clemens Lamberth, Walter Kunz
  • Publication number: 20020111273
    Abstract: 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Henry Szczepanski, Martin Zeller, Ottmar Franz Huter
  • Publication number: 20020099241
    Abstract: The invention relates to &agr;-sulfin- and &agr;-sulfonamino acid amides of the general formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Martin Zeller, Andre Jeanguenat, Clemens Lamberth
  • Publication number: 20020082452
    Abstract: The invention relates to &agr;-sulfin- and &agr;-sulfonamino acid amides of the general formula I 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Martin Zeller, Andre Jeanguenat, Clemens Lamberth
  • Patent number: 6391918
    Abstract: Novel &agr;-amino acid amides of formula (I) as well as possible isomers and mixtures of isomers thereof, wherein the substituents are defined as follows: n is the number zero or one; R1 is optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl, aryl or arylalkyl; or a group NRaRb wherein Ra and Rb are each independently of the other hydrogen, alkyl or form together an alkylene bridge; R2 is hydrogen or alkyl; R3 is optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl; A is alkylene; and B is optionally substituted aryl; with the exception of the following compounds 2-phenyl-N-(1-phenyl-ethyl)-2-(4-methylphenyl)-sulfonylamino-acetamide, 2-phenyl-N-(1-phenyl-ethyl)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-sulfonylamino-acetamide, 2-phenyl-N-(1-phenyl-ethyl)-2-(4-nitrolphenyl)-sulfonylamino-acetamide, 2-phenyl-N-(1-phenyl-ethyl)-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-sulfonylamino-acetamide, 2-phenyl-N-(1-phenyl-ethyl)-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-sulfonylamino-acetamide, 2-phenyl-N-(1-phenyl-ethyl)-2-phenyl-sulfonylamino-acetamide and 2-phenyl-N-(1-p
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: André Jeanguenat, Martin Zeller
  • Patent number: 6316389
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I in which: where: X is CH or N; Y is O; S, S═O or NR5; Z is OR2, SR2, N(R3)R4; or Y and Z together form 5- to 7-membered ring which contains, 2 or 3 hetero atoms O and/or N and which is unsubstituted or substituted by C1-C4alkyl, halo-C1-C4alkyl, halogen, ═O or cyclopropyl; V is a direct bond or C1-C6alkylene, which is unsubstituted or substituted by C1-C3alkyl, C2-C3alkylidene or C3-C6cycloalkylidene; U is O, S, NR7, SO or SO2; W is substituted or unsubstituted aryl or substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl; R1 is cyclopropyl, C1C6alkyl or halo-C1-C6alkyl; R2 and R3 independently of one another are C1-C6alkyl or halo-C1-C6alkyl; R4 and R5 independently of one another are hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl or C1-C6alkoxy; R7 is hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl, benzyl, C1-C6alkylcarbonyl, halo-C1-C6alkylcarbonyl, halo-C2-C6alkenylcarbonyl; R21 and R22 independently of one another are hydrogen, halogen, C1-C8alkyl or C1-C8alkoxy or C1-C8alkylthio; R23, R24, R25, R26 i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Henry Szczepanski, Martin Zeller, Ottmar Franz Hüter
  • Patent number: 6288071
    Abstract: Pesticidally active cyclohexadienyl derivative compounds of the formula I that are esters, oximes or amides are claimed. These compounds may be used as fungicides, acaricides and insecticides in plant protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Henry Szczepanski, Martin Zeller, Ottmar Franz Hüter
  • Publication number: 20010018452
    Abstract: Compounds of formula 1 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2000
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventors: Henry Szczepanski, Martin Zeller, Hugo Ziegler
  • Patent number: 6277849
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel pesticidally active compounds of the general formula I as well as possible isomers and isomeric mixtures thereof, wherein n is a number zero or one; and R1 is C1-C12alkyl that is unsubstituted or may be substituted by C1-C4alkoxy, C1-C4alkylthio, C1-C4alkylsulfonyl, C3-C8acycloalkyl, cyano, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C3-C8alkenyloxycarbonyl, C1-C5alkynyloxycarbonyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C2-C12alkenyl: C2-C12alknyl; C1-C12haloalkyl or a group NR11R12; wherein R11, and R12 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C1-C6alkyl or together are tetra- or penta-methylene; R2 and R3 are each independently of the other hydrogen; C1-C8alkyl; C1-C8alkyl substituted by hydroxy, C1-C4alkoxy, mercapto or by C1C4alkylthio; C3-C8alkenyl; C3-C8alkynyl; C3-C8cycloalkyl; C3-C8acycloalkyl-C1-C4alkyl or wherein the two groups R2 and R3 together with the carbon atom to which they are bonded form a three- to eight-membered ring; R4, R5, R6 and R7 are identical or different and are eac
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Zeller
  • Patent number: 6194611
    Abstract: &agr;-Amino acid amides of formula (I) wherein the substituents are defined as follows: n is the number zero or one; R1 to R7 are as herein defined; R8 is C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl or C3-C6alkynyl; R9 is C3-C8cycloalkyl; a C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl or C3-C6alkynyl group substituted by one or more halogen atoms; or a group (a) wherein p and q are identical or different and are each independently of the other the number zero or one; and R13, R14, R15 and R16 are identical or different and are each independently of the others hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl; and X is hydrogen, in which case p and q must have the value zero; phenyl unsubstituted or mono- or poly-substituted by halogen, nitro, cyano, carboxy, C2-C6alkenyl, C2-C6alkynyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C3-C6alkenyloxy, C3-C6alkynyloxy, C3-C7cycloalkyl, C1-C6haloalcoxy, C1-C6alkylthio, C1-C6alcoxycarbonyl, C3-C6alkenyloxycarbonyl, C3-C6alkynyloxycarbonyl, C1-C6alkyl or by C1-C6alkoxy; cyano; —COOR17; —COR18 or a group (b) wherein R17 and R21 are each independently
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Zeller
  • Patent number: 6194463
    Abstract: &agr;-Amino acid amides of formula (I) wherein the substituents are defined as follows: n is a number zero or one; R1 to R7 are as defined herein; R8 is C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl or C3-C6alkynyl; R9 is C3-C8cycloalkyl; a C1-C6alkyl, C3-C6alkenyl or C3-C6alkynyl group substituted by one or more halogen atoms; or a group (a) wherein p and q are identical or different and are each independently of the other a number zero or one; and R13, R14, R15 and R16 are identical or different and are each independently of the others hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl; X is hydrogen, in which case p and q must have the value zero; phenyl, unsubstituted or mono- or poly-substituted by halogen, nitro, cyano, carboxy, C2-C6alkenyl, C2-C6alkenyl, C1-C6haloalkyl, C3-C6alkenyloxy, C3-C6alkynyloxy, C3-C7cycloalkyl, C1-C6haloalkoxy, C1-C6alkylthio, C1-C6alkoxycarbonyl, C3-C6alkenyloxycarbonyl, C3-C6alkynyloxycarbonyl, C1-C6or by C1-C6alkoxy, cyano, —COOR17; —COR18 or a group (b) wherein R17 and R21 are each independently of the other
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Novartis Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventor: Martin Zeller