Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Graves

Thomas M. Graves 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).

  • Aqueous flowable concentrates of particulate water-insoluble pesticides
    Patent number: 4071617
    Abstract: Flowable aqueous pesticidal concentrates comprising water, 10 to 80% by weight, based on the water, of a water-insoluble solid particulate pesticide and a vinyl alcohol/vinyl acetate polymer having about 5 to 15 mols of vinyl acetate per 100 mols of copolymer and a molecular weight of at least 50,000, wherein the weight ratio of pesticide to copolymer is in the range of 1:1 and 1000:1. These concentrates are compatible with other agricultural chemicals systems. This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 206,516, filed Dec. 9, 1971 now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation of application Ser. No. 829,769, filed June 2, 1969, now abandoned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1978
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: Thomas M. Graves, Theodore H. Koundakjian