Patents by Inventor Wenda Mason
Wenda Mason 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).
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Patent number: 6930075Abstract: Disclosed is a herbicidal composition which combines two known active ingredients at concentrations of the individual active ingredients below the level generally necessary for the individual ingredients to exhibit herbicidal activity. The herbicidal activity of the disclosed composition is greater than that of either of the individual active ingredients used alone. One of the active ingredients is a fatty acid based composition selected from caprylic acid, pelargonic acid, capric acid, undecanoic acid, 10-undecanoic acid, lauric acid, oleic acid, salts thereof and mixtures thereof. In addition, other fatty acid or fatty acid salt mixtures may be used, such as soybean fatty acid or coconut fatty acid. This component is present at a concentration range of about 0.1 to 3.0 percent by weight. The other active ingredient is a glyphosate-based herbicidal active ingredient, e.g., the isopropyl amine salt of N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine, present at about 0.08 to 1.0 percent by weight.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2000Date of Patent: August 16, 2005Assignee: Monsanto Technology, LLCInventor: Wenda Mason
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Patent number: 5106410Abstract: An environmentally compatible herbicidal composition comprises a fatty acid active ingredient, and a surfactant component. In one embodiment the composition comprises a ready-to-use microemulsion having a fatty acid active ingredient, one or more quaternary ammonium salt surfactants and water. Another embodiment comprises a concentrated herbicidal formulation having a fatty acid active ingredient and one or more surfactants. The concentrate may subsequently be diluted with water to yield a ready-to-use formulation. Each of these compositions is a foliar applied herbicide which effectively controls a variety of unwanted weed and grass species.The fatty acid component of these herbicidal compositions comprises pelargonic acid which may be used alone or as the predominant component of a mixture of fatty acids including caprylic, pelargonic, capric, undecanoic, and lauric.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 1990Date of Patent: April 21, 1992Assignee: Safer, Inc.Inventors: George S. Puritch, Roderick Bradbury, Wenda Mason
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Patent number: 5098467Abstract: An environmentally compatible herbicidal composition comprises a fatty acid active ingredient, and a surfactant component. In one embodiment the composition comprises a ready-to-use microemulsion having a fatty acid active ingredient, one or more quaternary ammonium salt surfactant and water. Another embodiment comprises a concentrated herbicidal formulation having a fatty acid active ingredient and one or more surfactants. The concentrate may subsequently be diluted with water to yield a ready-to-use formulation. Each of these compositions is a foliar applied herbicide which effectively controls a variety of unwanted weed and grass species.The fatty acid component of these herbicidal compositions comprises pelargonic acid which may be used alone or as the predominant component of a mixture of fatty acids including caprylic, pelargonic, capric, undecanoic, and lauric.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 1991Date of Patent: March 24, 1992Assignee: Safer, Inc.Inventors: George S. Puritch, Roderick Bradbury, Wenda Mason
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Patent number: 5098468Abstract: An environmentally compatible herbicidal composition comprises a fatty acid active ingredient, an oil component and an emulsifier component. The composition is a foliar applied herbicide which effectively controls a variety of unwanted weed and grass species.The fatty acid component of the herbicidal composition comprises pelargonic acid which may be used alone or as the predominant component of a mixture of fatty acids including caprylic, pelargonic, capric, undecanoic, and lauric acids. The oil component comprises a triglyceride (e.g., various vegetable oils), a terpenoid-based oil or a paraffinic mineral oil. The emulsifier component comprises one or more anionic or non-ionic emulsifiers.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 1991Date of Patent: March 24, 1992Assignee: Safer, Inc.Inventors: George S. Puritch, Roderick Bradbury, Wenda Mason
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Patent number: 5037654Abstract: An aqueous pesticidal composition is provided which includes a pesticidally active ingredient in admixture with a polyacrylamide supersorbent material, which may be cross-linked. The pesticidally active ingredient, which may be virtually any commonly used insecticide, herbicide, or fungicide, may be present in the formulation at or below the recommended dosage of the pesticide if used alone. The supersorbent material is present at a concentration in the range of about 0.01 to 0.5 parts by weight per part by weight of formulation. The pesticidal composition of this invention displays synergistic characteristics as the supersorbent, which has no independent pesticidal properties, greatly improves the pesticidal effectiveness of the active pesticidal ingredient with which it is used.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 1988Date of Patent: August 6, 1991Assignee: Safer, Inc.Inventors: George S. Puritch, Douglas McHarg, Roderick Bradbury, Wenda Mason
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Patent number: 5035741Abstract: An environmentally compatible herbicidal composition comprises a fatty acid active ingredient, an oil component and an emulsifier component. The composition is a foliar applied herbicide which effectively controls a variety of unwanted weed and grass species.The fatty acid component of the herbicidal composition comprises pelargonic acid which may be used alone or as the predomiannt component of a mixture of fatty acids including caprylic, pelargonic, capric, undecanoic, and lauric acids. The oil component comprises a triglyceride (e.g., various vegetable oils), a terpenoid-based oil or a paraffinic mineral oil. The emulsifier component comprises one or more anionic or non-ionic emulsifiers.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1989Date of Patent: July 30, 1991Assignee: Safer, Inc.Inventors: George S. Puritch, Roderick Bradbury, Wenda Mason
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Patent number: 4975110Abstract: An environmentally compatible herbicidal composition comprises a fatty acid active ingredient, and a surfactant component. In one embodiment the composition comprises a ready-to-use microemulsion having a fatty acid active ingredient, one or more quaternary ammonium salt surfactants and water. Another embodiment comprises a concentrated herbicidal formulation having a fatty acid active ingredient and one or more surfactants. The concentrate may subsequently be diluted with water to yield a ready-to-use formulation. Each of these compositions is a foliar applied herbicide which effectively controls a variety of unwanted weed and grass species.The fatty acid component of these herbicidal compositions comprises pelargonic acid which may be used alone or as the predominant component of a mixture of fatty acids including caprylic, pelargonic, capric, undecanoic, and lauric.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 1989Date of Patent: December 4, 1990Assignee: Safer, Inc.Inventors: George S. Puritch, Roderick Bradbury, Wenda Mason