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| 8143441 | Deeply reduced oxidation catalyst and its use in preparing N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine compounds This invention relates to an improved catalyst, comprising a carbon support having a noble metal at its surface, for use in catalyzing liquid phase oxidation reactions, especially in an acidic oxidative environment and in the presence of solvents, reactants, interme... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8129564 | Mitigating necrosis in transgenic glyphosate-tolerant cotton plants treated with herbicidal glyphosate formulations This invention relates generally to improved methods and herbicidal glyphosate compositions for use in controlling the growth of weeds and unwanted vegetation, and particularly for use in controlling weeds in a crop of transgenic glyphosate-tolerant cotton plants by... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8071845 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds A population of seeds wherein substantially all of the seeds in the population have a portion of seed tissue removed by an automated sampling system. Substantially all of the seeds in the population have the presence or absence of at least one transgene in common, a... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8034979 | Alkoxylated alkylamines/alkyl ether amines with peaked distribution The present invention generally relates to a process for preparing the alkoxylated alkylamines and/or alkyl ether amines. The process consists of three stages, and utilizes an alkali catalyst. The alkoxylated alkyl amines and alkoxylated alkyl ether amines prepared ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028469 | Automated high-throughput seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides an automated seed sampling and sorting system. The system includes an imaging station for collecting image data of a set of seeds and a seed orientation station for independently positioning each seed in the se... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7998669 | Automated contamination-free seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides an automated seed sampler system that includes a milling station for removing at least a portion of seed coat material from a seed and a sampling station for extracting a sample of seed material from the seed w... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7989392 | Herbicidal compositions containing glyphosate bipyridilium Herbicidal compositions are provided which cause rapid symptomology while delivering long term control of regrowth of plants. The herbicidal compositions comprise N-phosphonomethylglycine or a herbicidal derivative thereof, a bipyridilium or a herbicidal derivative ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7941969 | Methods of seed breeding using high throughput nondestructive seed sampling The present invention provides for novel methods to facilitate germplasm improvement activities through the use of high throughput, nondestructive sampling of seeds. A method for analyzing a population of haploid seeds generally includes providing a population of se... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934600 | Automated picking, weighing and sorting system for particulate matter An automated machine is used to handle and manipulate individual pieces of particulate matter. The particulate matter is contained in a bin. The machine operates to pick single individual pieces of the particulate matter from the bin. The picked individual pieces ar... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7932419 | Transition metal-containing catalysts and processes for their preparation and use as oxidation and dehydrogenation catalysts This invention relates to the field of heterogeneous catalysis, and more particularly to catalysts including carbon supports having formed thereon compositions which comprise a transition metal in combination with nitrogen and/or carbon. The invention further relate... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7909276 | Agricultural sample grinder In various embodiments, an agricultural sample grinding system is provided. The system includes a grinder unit for grinding and uniformly mixing an agricultural sample. The system additionally includes a collection chamber connected to a transfer spout extending fro... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7883715 | Pesticide compositions containing dicarboxylic acids Solid and liquid pesticidal concentrate and spray compositions are described which exhibit enhanced efficacy due to the addition thereto of a compound which increases EPSPS enzyme inhibition by the pesticide, cell membrane permeability, or expression of hydroxyproli... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7877926 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station; a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray; and a conveyor for conveying the material re... | 02/01/2011 |
| D631358 | Container | 01/25/2011 |
| 7849632 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated system for sampling seeds generally includes an automated sampler operable to remove a tissue sample from a seed, a seed tray configured to receive from the automated sampler the seed from which the tissue sample is removed, and a sample tray configured... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7832143 | High throughput methods for sampling seeds A high-throughput method is provided for analyzing individual seeds in a population of seeds. The method generally includes removing a tissue sample from at least one or more seeds in the population of seeds while preserving germination viability of the at least one... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830516 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station, a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray, and a conveyor for conveying the material re... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7830504 | Automated systems and assemblies for use in evaluating agricultural products and methods therefor Methods and assemblies are provided for evaluating plants for presence of pests. Methods may include separating pests from a plant to produce a sample of pests for analysis, illuminating the sample to produce emitted light from the sample, and comparing the emitted ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7807469 | Methods for determining the feeding habits of an animal A method of determining whether an animal has ingested a plant of interest is provided. The method includes screening the animal for the presence of at least one indicator of a plant of interest. ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7807446 | High throughput system and methods for analyzing liquid formulations The present disclosure generally relates to a high throughput system, apparatus, and methods useful for efficiently analyzing experimental liquid formulations applied to plants. In various embodiments, the high throughput system includes a liquid formulation dispens... | 10/05/2010 |
| D624410 | Icon for packaging | 09/28/2010 |
| D624409 | Icon for packaging | 09/28/2010 |
| D624408 | Icon for packaging | 09/28/2010 |
| D624407 | Icon for packaging | 09/28/2010 |
| 7799571 | Control of N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid conversion in manufacture of glyphosate This invention relates to the preparation of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (“glyphosate”) from N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid (“PMIDA”), and more particularly to methods for control of the conversion of PMIDA, for the identification of reaction end point... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7775167 | Custom planter and method of custom planting A planter for planting multiple rows of seeds in which the spacing between rows and the spacing between seeds in a row can be varied includes at least two planting units, each planting unit adapted for planting a row of seeds, the planting units being mounted so tha... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771494 | Process for selective removal of water and impurities from N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine Processes for the preparation, concentration and recovery an N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine product from aqueous process streams including contacting mother liquor generated in the precipitation of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine product crystals with a selective membrane to... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7767883 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station; a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray; and a conveyor for conveying the material re... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7750180 | Process for the preparation of N-phosphonomethylglycine and derivatives thereof N-phosphonomethylamines are produced by reaction of an amine substrate with a halomethylphosphonic acid or salt thereof, a hydroxymethylphosphonic acid or salt thereof, or a dehydrated self-ester dimer, trimer or oligomer of hydroxymethylphosphonic acid. Among the p... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7745660 | Process for recovering a crystalline product from solution An improved process for recovering a crystalline product (particularly an N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine product) from a solution comprising both a product subject to crystallization and undesired impurities is provided. ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7723265 | Pesticide compositions containing oxalic acid Pesticidal concentrate and spray compositions are described which exhibit enhanced efficacy due to the addition thereto of a compound which increases cell membrane permeability, suppresses oxidative burst, or increases expression of hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7705178 | Altering the crystal size distribution of N-(phosphonomethyl) iminodiacetic acid for improved filtration and product quality Improved processes for preparing and crystallizing N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid are provided. The processes include adding N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid seed crystals to N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid reaction solutions. Provided are beds of ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703238 | Methods of seed breeding using high throughput nondestructive seed sampling The present invention provides for novel methods to facilitate germplasm improvement activities through the use of high throughput, nondestructive sampling of seeds. In one embodiment, a high-throughput, non-destructive method for analyzing individual seeds in a pop... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7687663 | Recovery of noble metals from aqueous process streams This invention generally relates to processes for recovering solubilized noble metals from aqueous process streams, in particular, aqueous process streams generated in the preparation of an N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine product, for example, by noble metal-catalyzed ox... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7685768 | Automated testing of seeds An apparatus for the automated testing of seeds includes a testing device having a testing stage, for analyzing a seed delivered to the testing stage; and a conveyor for automatically individually conveying each of a plurality of seeds in a tray between individual c... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7673572 | Custom planter and method of custom planting A method of planting test plots of different seeds in a field includes loading a multi-row planter with a first seed, and traversing the field and planting a test plot of the test plot of the first seed in a portion of the test field; automatically removing the firs... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7611842 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station; a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray; and a conveyor for conveying the material re... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7600642 | High throughput automated seed analysis system A transport subsystem conveys seed holding well trays between a plurality of stations. A loading subsystem is positioned at a first station and is operable to load seeds into individual wells of the conveyed tray. An imaging subsystem is positioned at a second stati... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7591101 | Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds An automated seed sampler includes a sampling station; a sampler for removing material from a seed in the sampling station; a seed conveyer for conveying the seed from the sampling station to a compartment in a seed tray; and a conveyor for conveying the material re... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7504534 | Reaction systems for making N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine compounds This invention generally relates to liquid phase oxidation processes for making N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (also known in the agricultural chemical industry as glyphosate) and related compounds. This invention, for example, particularly relates to processes wherein ... | 03/17/2009 |
