Patents by Inventor Victor Shui-Chiu Chow

Victor Shui-Chiu Chow 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).

  • Controlled Release Granules
    Publication number: 20140162880
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a controlled release granule technology, methods of preparing such a granule and methods for using the granule in the control of pests.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: Andrew Pearson, Johnny D. Reynolds, James Alan Swanson, Victor Shui-Chiu Chow
  • PROCESS AND COMPOSITION FOR COATING PROPAGATION MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20110172175
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for coating a plant propagation material, including a seed, comprising: a.) providing a propagation material, such as seed, to be coated; b.) applying to the propagation material a composition comprising at least one reactant having reactive functionality and, optionally, at least one active ingredient; and c.) polymerising, crosslinking, curing or otherwise reacting the reactant having reactive functionality on the surface of the plant propagation material to form a coating thereon which may encompass an a.i., when present. The present invention further provides a method for enhancing the safety, quality and/or viability of a plant propagation material, including a seed, comprising providing a coated material having less dust-off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC.
    Inventors: Victor Shui Chiu Chow, Alan Nelson, Jacqueline Behles
  • Pesticide formulations containing phosphate ester surfactant and alkoxylated lignosulfonate
    Patent number: 7238645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surfactant system for general use in agricultural compositions, including, but not limited to herbicidal, fungicidal and insecticidal formulations comprised of two components: an alkoxylated polyarylphenol phosphate ester surfactant in combination with an alkoxylated lignosulfonate salt surfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Shui-Chiu Chow, Douthitt Pruitt Merritt, Lear Michael Haulsee
  • Pesticide formulations containing alkoxylated amine neutralized aromaticsulfonic acid surfactants
    Patent number: 6521785
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surfactants useful in life science and industrial formulations. More particularly, the invention relates to surfactants of alkoxylated amine neutralized by aromatic sulfonic acid and pesticide formulations containing the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Tammy Tyler Shannon, Carolyn Estep Moore, Victor Shui-Chiu Chow
  • Pesticide formulations containing alkoxylated tristyrylphenol hemi-sulfate ester neutralized alkoxylated amine surfactants
    Patent number: 6495595
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surfactant for general use in agricultural compositions, including, but not limited to herbicidal, fungicidal and insecticidal formulations comprised of two components: an alkoxylated tristyrylphenol acid neutralized to the desired pH or properties with an appropriate amount of alkoxylated alkyl amine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Syngenta Participations AG
    Inventors: Carolyn Estep Moore, Victor Shui-Chiu Chow, Michael James Hopkinson, Tammy Tyler Shannon
  • Pesticide formulations containing alkoxylated tristyrylphenol hemi-sulfate ester neutralized alkoxylated amine surfactants
    Publication number: 20020058697
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a surfactant for general use in agricultural compositions, including, but not limited to herbicidal, fungicidal and insecticidal formulations comprised of two components: an alkoxylated tristyrylphenol acid neutralized to the desired pH or properties with an appropriate amount of alkoxylated alkyl amine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Carolyn Estep Moore, Victor Shui-Chiu Chow, Michael James Hopkinson, Tammy Tyler Shannon
  • Pesticide formulations containing alkoxylated amine neutralized aromaticsulfonic acid surfactants
    Publication number: 20020016264
    Abstract: The present invention relates to surfactants useful in life science and industrial formulations. More particularly, the invention relates to surfactants of alkoxylated amine neutralized by aromatic sulfonic acid and pesticide formulations containing the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Tammy Tyler Shannon, Carolyn Estep Moore, Victor Shui-Chiu Chow