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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168860 | Compositions and methods for the modification of physiological responses in plants A gene expression system for controllable expression of ethylene response in a plant cell includes an activation cassette comprising a DNA-binding domain that recognizes a response element; an ecdysone receptor ligand binding domain; and an activation domain; and a ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8138212 | Synergistic microbicidal compositions This invention relates to synergistic combinations of selected isothiazolin-3-one microbicides in combination with a second microbicide or formulation ingredient or raw material. The combinations have greater efficacy than would be expected from combinations of the ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7651693 | Durable hold hair styling compositions and method of use The present invention relates to improved hair styling compositions and methods of using such compositions. More particularly, the present invention relates to hair styling compositions with improved durability performance of the hair fixative resins, including resi... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7378381 | Floor coating composition and floor coating composition additive To provide a floor coating composition and floor coating composition additive. It is possible to improve the leveling performance, mopping performance, and other properties of a floor coating composition over those obtained with a conventional tributoxyethyl phospha... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377968 | Blends of encapsulated biocides The present invention relates to blends of encapsulated biocides with free biocides. In particular, the present invention relates to blends of encapsulated 4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-3(2H)-isothiazolone (“DCOIT”) with free biocides. The invention also relates to mar... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7360656 | Method to improve the cleaner froth flotation process The present invention provides a method to improve the cleaner froth flotation process for the selective separation of ore values including, for example, copper, zinc, molybdenum, iron and mixtures there of, in existing flotation plants comprising the step of adding... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7098252 | Preparation of macroreticular polymers The present invention relates to a method of preparing porous macroreticular polymers comprising polymerizing one or more monoethylenically unsaturated monomers in the presence of a silicone based porogen. ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7041625 | Method to inhibit ethylene responses in plants The present invention generally relates to methods of inhibiting ethylene responses in plants and plant materials, and particularly relates to methods of inhibiting various ethylene responses including plant maturation and degradation, by exposing plants to cyclopro... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6971410 | Portable drum dosing system A portable drum dosing system includes an outer mast assembly extending generally horizontally from the main frame and includes a pair of legs disposed at an angle with respect to each other so that the legs may straddle and dispose the main frame near a drum. An up... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6875797 | Resin immobilized biocide The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (a) 85% to 99% by weight of a resin selected from the group consisting of Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate-Carbon Monoxide; Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene; Styrene-Maleic Anhydride; Styre... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6770600 | Delivery systems for cyclopropene compounds The present invention relates to new delivery systems for cyclopropene compounds of a cyclopropene compound generator comprising at least one substrate, a material containing at least one cyclopropene compound and a release agent whereby at least one side of one sub... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6762153 | Delivery system for cyclopropenes The present invention relates to complexes formed from molecular encapsulation agents such as cyclodextrin, and cyclopropene and its derivatives such as methylcyclopropene, which are capable of inhibiting the ethylene response in plants. More specifically this inven... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6566403 | N-acetonylbenzamide fungicides This invention relates to new compositions comprising predominantly one enantiomer of an N-acetonylbenzamide fungicide, methods of preparing N-acetonylbenzamides, and their use as fungicides.... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6548448 | Delivery systems for cyclopropenes The present invention relates to new delivery systems for cyclopropenes in which the cyclopropene, either free or encapsulated within a molecular encapsulation agent is incorporated into produce packaging materials.... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6541426 | Method to produce pesticide suspension concentrates The present invention relates to a method to produce suspension concentrates of pesticides, pharmaceuticals, biocides, and similar materials, using a melt emulsification process. The method is particularly applicable to pesticides which have a low water s... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6444615 | Herbicidal imidazolidinetrione and thioxo-imidazolidinediones This invention relates to 1-substituted-phenyl-3-substituted-2-thioxo-4,5-imidazolidinediones and 2,4,5-imidazolidinetriones which have activity as herbicides, to compositions which contain these compounds and to methods of use of these compounds. In... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6444619 | Delivery system for cyclopropenes The present invention relates to complexes formed from molecular encapsulation agents such as cyclodextrin, and cyclopropene and its derivatives such as methylcyclopropene, which are capable of inhibiting the ethylene response in plants, wherein the compl... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6436421 | Pesticide compositions The present invention relates to pesticide compositions. In particular, the present invention relates to pesticide compositions comprising a pesticide and a redispersible polymer and to a method for controlling agricultural pests by applying to the pest o... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6426319 | Delivery systems for cyclopropenes requiring less water The present invention relates to new delivery systems for cyclopropenes in which compositions comprising the cyclopropene and a molecular encapsulation agent complex further comprise additional components which provide slow release of the cyclopropene fro... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6372769 | 5-carboxanilido-2,4-bis-trifluoromethylthiazoles and their use to control rice blast The present invention provides 5-carboxanilido-2,4-bis-trifluoromethylthiazoles and their compositions. The compounds and compositions are effective for controlling fungal diseases on plants. They are particularly effective for controlling rice blast... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6348627 | Aryl and heteroarylcyclopropyl oxime ethers and their use as fungicides Compounds with fungicidal and insecticidal properties having formula ##STR1## wherein X is N or CH; Z is O, S or NR8 ; A is hydrogen, halo, cyano, (C1 -C12)alkyl, or (C1 -C12)alkoxy; R1 and ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6335367 | Fungicidal and insecticidal benzyloxy cyclopropyl substituted aromatic compounds Compounds with fungicidal and insecticidal properties having the following formula: ##STR1## wherein A is N or CH; V is O or NH; m and n are the integers 0 and 1, and m+n is 1; X is independently selected from hydrogen, halo, (C1 -C4 | 01/01/2002 |
| 6303818 | Unsaturated oxime ethers and their use as fungicides The present invention relates to certain oxime ether compounds, compositions containing these compounds, and methods for controlling fungi by the use of a fungitoxic amount of the compounds or compositions.... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6303542 | Herbicidal 3-substituted-phenyl-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4-ones This invention relates to 3-substituted-phenyl-1,2,3-benzotriazin-4-ones which have activity as herbicides, to compositions which contain these compounds and to methods of use of these compounds.... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6258603 | Ligands for modulating the expression of exogenous genes via an ecdysone receptor complex This invention relates to an improved method to modulate exogenous gene expression in which an ecdysone receptor complex comprising: a DNA binding domain; a ligand binding domain; a transactivation domain; and a ligand is contacted with a DNA construct co... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6251829 | Herbicidal benzoyloxy carboxylates and carboxamides This invention relates to herbicidal alpha-(2,4,5-trisubstituted)- and alpha-(2,5-disubstituted)-benzoyloxy-alpha-beta-, and/or beta-gamma-unsaturated-carboxylates and their derivatives, to compositions which contain these compounds, and to methods of use... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6206819 | Halogenation catalyst N,N-disubstituted formamides, wherein the substituents are selected to provide formamides which have low volatility, are useful as halogenation catalysts. Such catalysts are generally less hazardous to use than typical formamide halogenation catalysts bec... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6147062 | Phosphoryl hydrazine insecticides This invention relates to a new class of phosphoryl hydrazine compounds which are useful as insecticides, acaricides, anthelmintics, and nematocides, compositions containing the compounds, and methods for their use. This invention also relates to methods ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6146652 | Pesticide compositions The present invention relates to pesticide compositions in which at least one of the components of the composition is a polymeric material which reduces the rate of crystallization of the pesticide active ingredient in the composition. This invention also... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6140362 | Method for inhibiting the growth of mammalian cells A method for inhibiting mammalian cell growth is disclosed. The method uses compounds known as N-acetonylarylamides. The compounds have been shown to inhibit cell mitosis and to inhibit microtubule assembly. The method may be used to treat diseases associ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6121268 | Benzyloxy substituted aromatics and their use as fungicides Compounds with fungicidal properties having formula I ##STR1## where m and n are 0 or 1 provided that m+n is 1; X is hydrogen, halo, (C1 -C4)alkyl, or (C1 -C4)alkoxy; R is an optionally-substituted alkyl, c... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6107316 | Method for treating protozoal infections A method for treating protozoal infections is described. The method employs N-acetonylbenzamide compounds provided in an effective amount to inhibit the growth of protozoans. The compounds are useful in controlling such protozoan parasites as Giardia lamb... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6084132 | Fluorescent dyes Fluorescent dyes which fluoresce in a variety of colors are produced from substituted and un-substituted 6-ring and 8-ring aromatic diketones by reductive alkylation with alkyl halides in the presence of zinc.... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6063929 | Method to prepare dihydrothiazoles The present invention relates to a method to prepare 2-pyridyl substituted dihydrothiazoles.... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6025386 | Synergistic insecticidal compositions This invention relates to insecticidal compositions comprising one or more substituted N,N'-dibenzoyl-N'-tert-alkyl-hydrazines and diethyl maleate which exhibit improved activity as insecticides when compared to compositions without diethylmaleate.... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6013671 | Synergistic insecticidal compositions This invention relates to insecticidal compositions comprising one or more substituted N,N'-dibenzoyl-N'-tert-alkyl-hydrazines and diethyl maleate which exhibit improved activity as insecticides when compared to compositions without diethylmaleate.... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6004570 | Dithiocarbamate fungicide compositions with improved properties This invention is relates to dithiocarbamate fungicide formulations having improved physical properties. The formulations comprise one or more dithiocarbamate fungicides and a water soluble polymer.... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5972363 | Use of an encapsulated bioactive composition The present invention relates to a method for delivering a bioactive compound to the site where it will exhibit its biological affect and controlling the delivery of the bioactive compound through the physical-chemical properties of a particle containing ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5886188 | Method to convert 5-carboxanilido-haloalkylthiazoles to a single form The present invention relates to a method for converting 5-carboxanilido-haloalkylthiazoles having mixed structural forms into a single structural form. The invention also provides single-structural form 5-carboxanilido-haloalkylthiazoles, compositions of... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5880288 | Process for the preparation of 2-methylthiazole-5-carboxylates An improved process for the preparation of alkyl 4-halomethyl -2-methylthiazole-5-carboxylate comprising contacting a solution of alkyl 4-(halo)-2-chloroacetoacetate in acetonitrile with thioacetamide in the presence of an amine, such as triethylamine.... | 03/09/1999 |
