Patents by Inventor Melissa Gail Olds

Melissa Gail Olds 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: 10526271
    Abstract: Half salts of certain synthetic auxin herbicides are provided. These half salts are useful for controlling unwanted plant growth. The half salts have low solubility in water, low volatility relative to commercial compositions of the corresponding synthetic auxin herbicides, and offer comparable herbicidal performance when compared to existing salts of the synthetic auxin herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Lei Liu, Holger Tank, Melissa Gail Olds, Stephen L. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20170210691
    Abstract: Half salts of certain synthetic auxin herbicides are provided. These half salts are useful for controlling unwanted plant growth. The half salts have low solubility in water, low volatility relative to commercial compositions of the corresponding synthetic auxin herbicides, and offer comparable herbicidal performance when compared to existing salts of the synthetic auxin herbicides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Lei Liu, Holger Tank, Melissa Gail Olds, Stephen L. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20150296772
    Abstract: Tankmix additive concentrates containing a surfactant and a petroleum derived paraffinic oil and the use of aqueous pesticide spray mixtures incorporating such tankmix additive concentrates are described. The tankmix additive concentrates described herein include from 0.5 to 50 weight percent of a polymeric surfactant, a anionic ester surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or mixtures thereof, and from 1 to 95 weight percent of a petroleum derived paraffinic oil. The tankmix additive concentrates form a stable emulsion upon dilution into a pesticide spray mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Melissa Gail Olds, Hui Shao, Holger Tank