Patents by Inventor Michael Keil

Michael Keil 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: 5074903
    Abstract: Cyclohexenone derivative of the formula ##STR1## where A is oxygen or NOR.sup.8, where R.sup.8 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl or haloalkenyl, chlorothienyl or alkoxyalkylB is O, S, SO or SO.sub.2,X is hydrogen or methoxycarbonyl,R.sup.1 is hydrogen, carbonylalkyl, benzoyl or a cation,R.sup.2 is alkyl,R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are hydroxyl, chlorine, bromine, thioalkylcarboxyl, thiocarbonylalkyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkoxy, or alkylthio, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together epoxy,R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are hydrogen or methyl or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are together methyleneoxyethylene, andR.sup.7 is hydrogen or methyl,and herbicides containing these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Jahn, Michael Keil, Dieter Kolassa, Ulrich Schirmer, Bruno Wuerzer, Norbert Meyer, Johann Jung, Wilhelm Rademacher
  • Patent number: 5009702
    Abstract: Cyclohexenone compounds of the formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, A and X have the meanings given in the disclosure and claims, their preparation and their use as growth-regulating agents or herbicides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Keil, Ulrich Schirmer, Juergen Kast, Dieter Kolassa, Bruno Wuerzer, Norbert Meyer, Wilhelm Rademacher, Johann Jung, Dale R. Carlson
  • Patent number: 5001261
    Abstract: Cyclohexenone derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 have the meanings given in the disclosure, and their use for controlling unwanted plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Keil, Rainer Becker, Dieter Jahn, Norbert Goetz, Ulrich Schirmer, Bruno Wuerzer
  • Patent number: 4994106
    Abstract: Cyclohexenone compounds of the formula I ##STR1## where the substituents have the following meanings: R.sup.1 is C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 -alkenyl, C.sub.3 -C.sub.4 -alkynyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -haloalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -haloalkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkoxyalkyl or a radical CH.sub.2 --R.sup.3, whereR.sup.3 is a 5 ring heterocycle with one to three nitrogen atoms and/or one to two oxygen atoms and/or one sulfur atom as hetero-atoms, which may bear up to two double bonds and one or two of the following substituents: C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio, halogen, trifluoromethyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxymethyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthiomethyl and/or vinyl, or phenyl which may bear one to three of the following groups: C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylthio, halogen, trifluoromethyl, nitro and/or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -dialkylamino, andR.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Kolassa, Juergen Kast, Michael Keil, Ulrich Schirmer, Norbert Meyer, Karl-Otto Westphalen, Bruno Wuerzer
  • Patent number: 4948415
    Abstract: Agents for regulating plant growth containing an effective amount of at least one cyclohexenone derivative of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 have the meanings given in the disclosure, or a salt thereof, and a process from regulating plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 14, 1990
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Keil, Dieter Jahn, Dieter Kolassa, Ulrich Schirmer, Rainer Becker, Johann Jung, Wilhelm Rademacher
  • Patent number: 4936906
    Abstract: Agents for regulating plant growth containing an effective amount of at least one cyclohexanone derivative of the formula I ##STR1## where A, X, n, Y, Z and R have the meanings given in the disclosure, or salts of these compounds, and a process for regulating plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 26, 1990
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Jahn, Michael Keil, Dieter Kolassa, Ulrich Schirmer, Rainer Becker, Johann Jung, Wilhelm Rademacher
  • Patent number: 4898610
    Abstract: Cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where A is phenyl which is monosubstituted in the ortho- or meta-position by alkoxy, nitro, halogen or methylsulfonyl, or is phenyl which is monosubstituted in the ortho-, meta- or para-position by alkyl, phenyl, alkoxy, fluorine-substituted alkoxy, unsubstituted or substituted phenoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, unsubstituted or substituted benzyloxy, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkylsulfonyloxy, trifluoromethyl, alkoxyalkyl or alkoxyalkoxy, or is phenyl which is disubstituted trisubstituted or tetrasubstituted by identical or different substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, nitro and 2,4-dichlorophenoxy, with the proviso that, where the substituents are identical, the disubstituted, trisubstituted or tetrasubstituted phenyl radical does not carry methyl radicals, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, methyl or cyano, R.sup.2 is alkyl, and R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Keil, Dieter Jahn, Rainer Becker, Wolfgang Rohr, Bruno Wuerzer
  • Patent number: 4880456
    Abstract: Cyclohexenone derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl or haloalkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkylmethyl, unsubstituted or substituted benzyl, or is a 5-membered heterocyclic ring which is bonded to the oxygen via a methylene unit,R.sup.2 is alkyl, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkylcarbonyl, alkenylcarbonyl, unsubstituted or substituted benzoyl, trialkylsilyl, alkyl- or arylsulfonyl, dialkylphosphono or -thiophosphono, or an organic or inorganic cation,R.sup.4 is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, or unsubstituted or substituted cycloalkyl, andY is hydrogen, methoxycarbonyl, cyano, alkyl or halogen, and herbicides containing these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Kolassa, Michael Keil, Ulrich Schirmer, Hans Theobald, Rainer Becker, Bruno Wuerzer, Norbert Meyer
  • Patent number: 4867784
    Abstract: Cyclohexenone derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, A, m, n, x and y have the meanings given in the disclosure, a process for their manufacture, herbicidal and plant growth-regulating agents containing the novel active ingredients, and processes for combating unwanted plant growth and for regulating plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Keil, Wolfgang Spiegler, Dieter Jahn, Dieter Kolassa, Ulrich Schirmer, Bruno Wuerzer, Norbert Meyer, Wilhelm Rademacher, Johann Jung
  • Patent number: 4842638
    Abstract: Tetrahydro(thio)pyran-2,4-dione derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, a cation, alkylcarbonyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.10 -alkenylcarbonyl, or benzoyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, R.sup.2 is alkyl, R.sup.3 is a non-aromatic, unsubstituted or alkyl-substituted heterocyclic compound of 5 to 7 ring members and having at most one double bond in the heterocyclic ring, X is oxygen or sulfur, and Z is oxygen or the radical NO--R.sup.4, R.sup.4 denoting alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl, hal oalkenyl, alkoxyalkyl or the radical CH.sub.2 --R.sup.5, where R.sup.5 is a he terocyclic compound of 5 ring members and containing from 1 to 3 hetero-atoms and from 0 to 2 double bonds and bearing either no substituents or one or two substituents selected from the group consisting of alkyl, alkoxy, halogen, trifluoromethyl, alkoxymethyl, alkylthiomethyl and vinyl, or R.sup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Juergen Kast, Michael Keil, Dieter Kolassa, Ulrich Schirmer, Bruno Wuerzer, Norbert Meyer, Wilhelm Rademacher, Johann Jung
  • Patent number: 4820331
    Abstract: Cyclohexenone derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## where R is C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, cyclopropyl, phenyl or C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkoxyalkyl, R.sup.1 is hydrogen, tetrahydropyran-2-yl, benzoyl or unsubstituted or halo-substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkanoyl, and R.sup.2 is hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 -alkyl, and phytophysiologically tolerable salts thereof, and their use for regulating plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Keil, Ulrich Schirmer, Dieter Kolassa, Juergen Kast, Wilhelm Rademacher, Johann Jung
  • Patent number: 4812160
    Abstract: Cyclohexenone derivative of the formula ##STR1## where A is oxygen or NOR.sup.8, where R.sup.8 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkyl or haloalkenyl, chlorothienyl or alkoxyalkylB is O, S, SO or SO.sub.2,X is hydrogen or methoxycarbonyl,R.sup.1 is hydrogen, carbonylalkyl, benzoyl or a cation,R.sup.2 is alkyl,R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are hydroxyl, chlorine, bromine, thioalkylcarboxyl, thiocarbonylalkyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, alkoxy, or alkylthio, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together epoxy,R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are hydrogen or methyl or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are together methyleneoxyethylene, andR.sup.7 is hydrogen or methyl,and herbicides containing these compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1989
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Jahn, Michael Keil, Dieter Kolassa, Ulrich Schirmer, Bruno Wuerzer, Norbert Meyer, Johann Jung, Wilhelm Rademacher
  • Patent number: 4780129
    Abstract: Cyclohexenone derivatves of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl, R.sup.2 is alkyl, unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl or alkynyl, A is alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, cyano or trifluoromethyl, B is hydrogen or methyl, X is straight-chain, branched or cyclic alkylene, Z is hydrogen or alkoxycarbonyl and n is 0 or 1, and salts thereof, and their use for combatting unwanted plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Becker, Dieter Jahn, Ulrich Schirmer, Michael Keil, Bruno Wuerzer, Norbert Meyer
  • Patent number: 4767565
    Abstract: Compounds of the general formula C.sub.m H.sub.2m+2, wherein m signifies 10 to 35, are added to liquid crystalline nematic substances to shorten the switching time of the substances when used in opto-electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1988
    Assignee: VEB Werk fuer Fernsehelektronik im VEB Kombinat Mikroelektronik
    Inventors: Dietrich Demus, Anton Hauser, Michael Keil
  • Patent number: 4761172
    Abstract: Cyclohexenol derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, X and A have the meanings stated in the description, are used for controlling undesirable plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1988
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Dieter Jahn, Rainer Becker, Michael Keil, Ulrich Schirmer, Winfried Richarz, Bruno Wuerzer, Norbert Meyer
  • Patent number: 4761486
    Abstract: Cyclohexenone derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, A and X have the meanings given in the disclosure, a process for their manufacture, herbicidal and plant growth-regulating agents containing the novel active ingredients, and methods of combating unwanted plant growth and of regulating plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1988
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Patentabteilung
    Inventors: Bernd Zeeh, Dieter Jahn, Michael Keil, Dieter Kolassa, Bruno Wuerzer, Norbert Meyer, Wilhelm Rademacher, Johann Jung
  • Patent number: 4758265
    Abstract: Cyclohexanones of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is alkyl, R.sup.2 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or haloalkyl, Z is hydrogen or alkoxycarbonyl, and X is a substituted or unsubstituted pentamethylene chain in which one or two methylene groups can be replaced by O, S, SO, SO.sub.2 or NR.sup.3, and their use for controlling undesirable plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1988
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rainer Becker, Dieter Jahn, Ulrich Schirmer, Michael Keil, Bruno Wuerzer, Norbert Meyer
  • Patent number: 4744820
    Abstract: Cyclohexenone derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is --CHO or --CH(OR.sup.3).sub.2, R.sup.2 is alkyl or alkoxyalkyl, each of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or cyclopropyl, and R.sup.3 is alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and salts thereof, processes for their manufacture, and their use as agents for regulating plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1988
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Keil, Ulrich Schirmer, Dieter Kolassa, Wilhelm Rademacher, Johann Jung
  • Patent number: 4734121
    Abstract: Cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 have the meanings stated in the description, are used for controlling undesirable plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Keil, Rainer Becker, Norbert Goetz, Dieter Jahn, Wolfgang Spiegler, Bruno Wuerzer
  • Patent number: 4692553
    Abstract: Cyclohexenone derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R.sup.1 is hydrogen, methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, methyl or cyano, R.sup.2 is alkyl, R.sup.3 is alkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, or propargyl, R.sup.4 is hydrogen or alkyl, R.sup.5 is hydrogen, alkyl, acyl, formyl, cycloalkylcarbonyl, methoxyalkylcarbonyl, unsubstituted or substituted benzoyl, alkoxycarbonyl, benzyloxycarbonyl, phenoxycarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, N,N-dialkylcarbamyl, N-alkylcarbamyl, N-cycloalkylcarbamyl, N-alkoxy-N-alkylcarbamyl, unsubstituted or substituted N-phenylcarbamyl, alkylsulfonyl, alkenylsulfonyl, haloalkylsulfonyl, N-alkylsulfamyl, N,N-dialkylsulfamyl, N-acyl-N-alkylsulfamyl, N-alkyl-N-methoxycarbonylsulfamyl, dialkoxyphosphoryl, dialkoxythiophosphoryl, 2-haloalkanoyl, acyloxyacetyl or alkoxyoxalyl, and R.sup.6 is alkyl, halogen, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkynyloxy, alkylthio, alkylsulfinyl, alkylsulfonyl, nitro or amino, and salts of these compounds, and the use of these compounds for controlling unwanted plant growth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: BASF Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Michael Keil, Ulrich Schirmer, Dieter Jahn, Rainer Becker, Bruno Wuerzer, Norbert Meyer