Patents by Inventor Richard K. Mann

Richard K. Mann 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: 20220039384
    Abstract: 4-Amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (halauxifen) or 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid or agriculturally acceptable esters or salts of either are used for selective pre-emergence and post-emergence control of undesirable vegetation in the presence of vine crops such as grapes and other perennial crops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Corteva Agriscience LLC
    Inventors: Barat Bisabri-Ershadi, Richard K. Mann, James P. Mueller, Deborah G. Shatley, Byron B. Sleugh, Monica Sorribas Amela
  • Publication number: 20220030865
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions comprising florpyrauxifen, an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, or combinations thereof, and a second herbicide, wherein the compositions are safened for use on white clover. The second herbicide may be selected from 2,4-D, amidosulfuron, saflufenacil, an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
    Inventors: Vernon Langston, Richard K. Mann, Jeff A. Nelson, Patrick L. Burch, Ernest S. Flynn, Byron B. Sleugh, Andrew Bailey
  • Patent number: 11185072
    Abstract: 4-Amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (halauxifen) or 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)pyridine-2-carboxylic acid or agriculturally acceptable esters or salts of either are used for selective pre-emergence and post-emergence control of undesirable vegetation in the presence of vine crops such as grapes and other perennial crops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Corteva Agriscience LLC
    Inventors: Barat Bisabri-Ershadi, Richard K. Mann, James P. Mueller, Deborah G. Shatley, Byron B. Sleugh, Monica Sorribas Amela
  • Publication number: 20210195898
    Abstract: Provided herein are safened herbicidal compositions for use in Brassica species susceptible to injury by halauxifen comprising (a) a herbicidally effective amount of halauxifen or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester of thereof, and (b) one or more of (i) a herbicide[s], capable of safening the halauxifen to the Brassica species, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, or (ii) a herbicide safener, capable of safening the halauxifen to the Brassica species, or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Corteva Agriscience LLC
    Inventors: Rory Degenhardt, Len Juras, Norbert M. Satchivi, Shelley Bath, Bernard M. Harris, Andrew MacRae, Roger E. Gast, Richard K. Mann, Laura Smith
  • Patent number: 10779535
    Abstract: Provided herein are herbicidal compositions and methods of controlling undesirable vegetation utilizing (a) a compound of formula (I): or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (b) tembotrione and/or topramezone. The compositions and methods provided herein provide control of undesirable vegetation, e.g., in corn crops such as field corn, field corn grown for seed, and popcorn, sweet corn, sorghum, and any other crops that are naturally tolerant to or contain herbicide tolerant traits to these active ingredients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Voglewede, Richard K. Mann, David G. Ouse, Ändrea Christine McVeigh-Nelson, James M. Gifford, Dave C. Ruen
  • Patent number: 10701934
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a synergistic herbicidally effective amount of (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or clomazone or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) benzobicyclon or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation in rice, which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or clomazone or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) benzobicyclon or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to produce a synergistic herbicidal effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: DOW AGROSCIENCES, LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Carla N. Yerkes
  • Patent number: 10342233
    Abstract: Methods for controlling aquatic weeds using halauxifen or florpyrauxifen or agriculturally acceptable esters or salts thereof in combination with one or more of diquat dibromide, copper salts, endothal, or fluridone, or agriculturally acceptable salts or esters thereof, are described. The herbicidal compositions described allow for effective control and/or selectivity when treating a body of water, to control target aquatic weed populations, such as alligatorweed, yellow nutsedge, barnyardgrass, early watergrass, Echinochloa species, saramollagrass, Chinese sprangletop, hydrilla, Eurasian watermilfoil and/or curlyleaf pondweed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Carla N. Yerkes
  • Publication number: 20190090484
    Abstract: Provided herein are herbicidal compositions and methods of controlling undesirable vegetation utilizing (a) a compound of formula (I): or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (b) tembotrione and/or topramezone. The compositions and methods provided herein provide control of undesirable vegetation, e.g., in corn crops such as field corn, field corn grown for seed, and popcorn, sweet corn, sorghum, and any other crops that are naturally tolerant to or contain herbicide tolerant traits to these active ingredients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Voglewede, Richard K. Mann, David G. Ouse, Ändrea Christine McVeigh-Nelson, James M. Gifford, Dave C. Ruen
  • Publication number: 20190008154
    Abstract: A fungicidal composition containing a fungicidally effective amount of tricyclazole, and at least one fungicide selected from the group consisting of benzovindiflupyr and fluxapyroxad provides synergistic control of selected fungi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: John T. MATHIESON, Richard K. MANN, Greg KEMMITT, Olavo CORREA DA SILVA
  • Publication number: 20190008149
    Abstract: Herbicidal compositions and methods using a combination of (a) a compound of formula (I): or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof and (b) a cell membrane disruptor herbicide or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof provide control of undesirable vegetation in soybean, cotton, sunflower, winter/spring oilseed rape, winter/spring canola, vegetables, ornamentals, rice, wheat, teff, triticale, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, corn/maize, sunflower, row crops, pastures, grasslands, rangelands, fallowland, sugarcane, turf, tree and vine orchards, aquatics, forestry, industrial vegetation management (IVM) and rights-of-way; for the burndown and control of weeds in fallow fields and fallow beds between the planting of crops, such as soybean, corn, cotton, sunflower, cereals, rice, winter/spring oilseed rape, winter/spring canola, corn/maize and sorghum; and for the control of weeds just prior to or after planting soybeans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Voglewede, Richard K. Mann, Luiz Henrique Zobiole, Augusto Kalsing, Gizelly Santos
  • Patent number: 10172355
    Abstract: A safened herbicidal composition for use in rice comprising a herbicidally effective amount of (a) a compound of formula (I): or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof and (b) a safener or a compatible herbicide capable of safening such as a chemical from the quinolinyloxyacetate family of chemicals, dicyclonon, daimuron, dimepiperate, fenclorim, furilazole, halosulfuron, isoxadifen-ethyl, mefenpyr-diethyl, naphthalic anhydride (NA), or agriculturally acceptable salts, esters, or mixtures thereof, for use in direct-seeded, water-seeded or transplanted rice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Carla N. Yerkes, Richard K. Mann
  • Patent number: 10085451
    Abstract: A synergistic mixture of penoxsulam and bentazon controls weeds in crops, especially rice and other cereal and grain crops, pastures, rangelands, IVM and turf. In addition to providing improved post-emergence herbicidal weed control, the mixture safens damage to rice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Yi-hsiou Huang
  • Publication number: 20180255776
    Abstract: Herbicidal compositions and methods using a combination of (a) a compound of formula (I): or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, (b) a triazolopyrimidine sulfonamide herbicide or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (c) glyphosate or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof provide control of undesirable vegetation in soybean, cotton, sunflower, winter/spring oilseed rape, winter/spring canola, vegetables, ornamentals, rice, wheat, teff, triticale, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, corn/maize, sunflower, row crops, pastures, grasslands, rangelands, fallowland, fallow bed, sugarcane, turf, tree and vine orchards, aquatics, forestry, industrial vegetation management (NM) and rights-of-way; for the burndown and control of weeds in fallow fields and fallow beds between the planting of crops, such as soybean, corn, cotton sunflower, cereals, rice, winter/spring oil-seed rape, winter/spring canola, corn/maize and sorghum; and for the control of weeds just prior to or after pla
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. VOGLEWEDE, Richard K. MANN, Rodrigo NEVES, Marcos BAEZ BUCHANAN, Rafael FRENE, Kent DAVIES, Luiz Henrique ZOBIOLE
  • Publication number: 20180242581
    Abstract: Herbicidal compositions and methods using a combination of (a) a compound of formula (I) or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, (b) a triazolopyrimidine sulfonamide herbicide or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, and (c) a cell membrane disruptor herbicide or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof provide control of undesirable vegetation in soybean, cotton, sunflower, winter/spring oilseed rape, winter/spring canola, vegetables, ornamentals, rice, wheat, teff, triticale, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, winter/spring oilseed rape, winter/spring canola, corn/maize, sunflower, row crops, pastures, grasslands, rangelands, fallowland, fallow beds, sugarcane, turf, tree and vine orchards, aquatics, forestry, industrial vegetation management (IVM) and rights-of-way; for the burndown and control of weeds in fallow fields and fallow beds between the planting of crops, such as soybean, corn, cotton sunflower, cereals, rice, winter/spring oilseed rape, winter/spring canola, corn
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Applicant: Dow AgroScience LLC
    Inventors: Christopher J. Voglewede, Richard K. Mann, Rodrigo Neves, Marcos Baez Buchanan, Rafael Frene, Kent Davies, Luiz Henrique Zobiole
  • Publication number: 20180206492
    Abstract: Methods for controlling aquatic weeds using halauxifen or florpyrauxifen or agriculturally acceptable esters or salts thereof in combination with one or more of diquat dibromide, copper salts, endothal, or fluridone, or agriculturally acceptable salts or esters thereof, are described. The herbicidal compositions described allow for effective control and/or selectivity when treating a body of water, to control target aquatic weed populations, such as alligatorweed, yellow nutsedge, barnyardgrass, early watergrass, Echinochloa species, saramollagrass, Chinese sprangletop, hydrilla, Eurasian watermilfoil and/or curlyleaf pondweed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: Dow Agrosciences LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Carla N. Yerkes
  • Patent number: 9968084
    Abstract: An synergistic herbicidal composition containing penoxsulam plus triclopyr and imazethapyr or imazamox for controlling weeds in crops, especially rice, cereal and grain crops, pastures, rangelands, industrial vegetation management (IVM), aquatics and turf. These compositions provide improved post-emergence herbicidal weed control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Monica Sorribas Amela, Charles Simpson, Andrew T. Ellis, Jonathan D. Siebert, Ralph B. Lassiter, Jr., Larry Walton, Vernon Langston
  • Publication number: 20180116217
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a synergistic herbicidally effective amount of (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or clomazone or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) benzobicyclon or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation in rice, which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or clomazone or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) benzobicyclon or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to produce a synergistic herbicidal effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Carla N. Yerkes
  • Patent number: 9930891
    Abstract: A synergistic mixture of penoxsulam and pyroxsulam controls weeds in rice, cereal and grain crops, tree and vine crops, pome, stone and citrus crops, pastures, rangelands, industrial vegetation management (IVM), and turf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventor: Richard K. Mann
  • Patent number: 9930889
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a synergistically herbicidal effective amount of (a) penoxsulam, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) mefenacet, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation in rice, which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) penoxsulam, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) mefenacet, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to produce a synergistic herbicidal effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventor: Richard K. Mann
  • Patent number: 9877481
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a synergistic herbicidally effective amount of (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or clomazone or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) benzobicyclon or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation in rice, which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or clomazone or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) benzobicyclon or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to produce a synergistic herbicidal effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Dow AgroSciences LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Mann, Carla N. Yerkes