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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7163709 | Composition for disinfection of plants, animals, humans, byproducts of plants and animals and articles infected with pathogens and method of producing and application of same The present invention discloses a composition and method of providing ionic forms or compounds of any combination of three metals to produce a product that can be used as a antimicrobial as defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) such as a hard sur... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6133198 | Method of treating viroid infections with bioassimilable boron compounds A method of treating plants to raise their resistance to viroids and to protect them from the effects of viroid infections by administering bioassimilable boron compounds to the plants.... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6051730 | Surfactant clathrates and agricultural chemical formulations thereof A solid, water-soluble complex comprising: a) a water-miscible polysiloxane of the formula: ##STR1## wherein n is from 2 to 6; a is from 8 to 25; and b is from 0 to 25; and the oxyalkylene groups may be random or block mixtures; y is from 0 to 5; x ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5665679 | Method of desiccating potato vines with copper alkylenediamine There is disclosed a method of desiccating potato vines. The method comprises applying to potato vines an effective amount of an aqueous solution of a copper-alkylenediamine complex, such as a copper-ethylenediamine complex.... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5139561 | Method for protecting growing plants against fungal or microbial path pathogens A method for protecting growing plants against fungal or microbial plant pathogens which comprises applying thereto, or to the medium on which they are growing or to be grown, a composition comprising a water soluble tetrakis (hydroxymethyl) phosphonium s... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5039329 | 5-(pyrazol-1-1-yl)-benzoic acid thiol esters with herbicidal action Novel 5-(pyrazol-1-yl)-benzoic acid-thiolesters of the formula I have good selective-herbicidal action in pre- and postemergent application. They also inhibit plant growth. The esters correspond to formula I ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen, halogen or... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5017213 | 1-phenylpyrroles Herbicidal 1-phenylpyrroles of the formula ##STR1## wherein each R1 represents methyl or together form a tetramethylene group, R2 represents hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, cyclopropylmethyl, C1-4 alkoxy-C1-2 | 05/21/1991 |
| 5007952 | Herbicidal novel benzothiazolonyl pyrroles Herbicidally active pyrroles of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1 represents C1-4 alkyl, or one R1 together with the other R1 forms tetramethylene or butenylene, X represents hydrogen or halogen, Y represents O or... | 04/16/1991 |
| 5007951 | 5-(N-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalimido)benzoic acid thiol esters as selective herbicides The novel 5-(N-3,4,5,6-tetrahydrophthalimido)benzoic acid thiol esters of formula I below have good selective herbicidal properties pre- and postemergence and also influence or inhibit plant growth. The novel compound are of formula I ##STR1## wherei... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4994601 | Herbicidal -(5-aryloxy-naphthalen-1-yl-oxy)-propionic acid derivatives Herbicidal -(5-aryloxy-naphthalen-1-yl-oxy)-propionic acid derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which R1 stands for hydrogen, halogen, cyano or trifluoromethyl, R2 stands for hydrogen or halogen, R3 stands for hal... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4960453 | Hydroxyalkyl-azolyl derivatives as fungicides and plant growth regulators Fungicidal and plant growth-regulating hydroxyalkylazolyl derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which Z represents halogen, alkyl with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, halogenoalkyl with 1 or 2 carbon atoms and 1 to 5 halogen atoms, halogenoalkoxy with 1 o... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4946492 | 5-(pyrazol-1-yl)-benzoic acid thiol esters, plant growth regulating compositions and use Novel 5-(pyrazol-1-yl)-benzoic acid-thiolesters of the formula I have good selective-herbicidal action in pre- and postemergent application. They also inhibit plant growth. The esters correspond to formula I ##STR1## wherein X is hydrogen, halogen or... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4938791 | Fungicidal and plant growth-regulating hydroxyethyl-azolyl derivatives Fungicidal and plant growth regulating hydroxyethylazolyl derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which R represents hydrogen, alkyl or acyl, R1 represents halogen, optionaly substituted phenyl or the grouping --Z--R3, wherein Z ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4921529 | 2-Hydroxyethyl-azole derivatives New 2-hydroxyethyl-azole derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which R represents optionally substituted phenyl, X represents hydrogen or halogen and Y represents hydrogen or halogen, and acid addition salts and metal salt complexes thereof, as well as t... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4917720 | Fungicidal and plant-growth regulating azolyl ether ketones and alcohols Azolyl ether ketones and alcohols of the formula ##STR1## in which R1 and R2 each independently represents alkyl with more than one carbon atom, or R1 represents dichloromethyl, trichloromethyl, chlorovinyl or dichlor... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4904296 | Fungicidal and plant growth-regulating novel substituted 1-hydroxyalkyl-azolyl derivatives Compounds which are substituted 1-hydroxyalkylazolyl derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## in which A represents a nitrogen atom or a CH group, B represents oxygen, sulphur or a CH2 group, R represents substituted alkyl, and, in the case ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4897107 | 1-hydroxyethyl-azole compounds and agricultural compositions New 1-hydroxyethyl-azole derivatives of the general formula ##STR1## in which R represents an alkyl radical, an optionally substituted cycloalkyl radical or an optionally substituted phenyl radical, X represents a nitrogen atom or a CH group, Y represents... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4888048 | Fungicidal and plant growth-regulating azolyl-tetrahydropyran derivatives Fungicidal and plant growth-regulating azolyltetrahydropyran derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which R represents hydrogen, alkyl or acyl, R1 represents optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkyl or optionally sub... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4875928 | Substituted azolylcyclopropyl-azolylmethyl-carbinol derivatives Substituted azolylcyclopropyl-azolylmethyl-carbinol derivatives of the formula ##STR1## in which Ar is optionally substituted aryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl, R is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, trialkylsilyl, optionally substitute... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4481365 | Trifluoromethyl-phenoxy-phenyl-silicon derivatives, processes for their preparation, and their use as herbicides and plant-growth regulators A trifluoromethyl-phenoxy-phenyl-silicon compound is disclosed of the general formula ##STR1## in which X1 and X2 independently of each other represent a hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine atom, Y represents a hydro... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4447618 | N-Substituted thioxobenzothiazolines The present invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein: T is hydrogen, lower alkyl, halo, --CF3, --CN or --NO2 ; x is 1 or 2; n is 1 or 2; m is zero or 1; when m is 1, R is hydrogen, lower alkyl, halo (lower)... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4446077 | Substituted-cyclopropyl sulfones Novel 2-vinyl- and 2-ethyl-cyclopropyl sulfones are provided. In addition to the ethyl or vinyl group at the 2-position of the ring, the compounds of this invention are disubstituted at the 1-position with a sulfonyl group and an acyl, nitrile or nitrile-... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4380546 | Azole compounds, their preparation, their use for crop treatment, and agents for this purpose Azole compounds of the formula ##STR1## where X is hydrogen, halogen, C1 -C4 -alkyl, C1 -C4 -alkoxy, trifluoromethyl or phenyl and m is an integer from 1 to 5, and, if m is greater than 1, the X's can be id... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4332612 | Plant growth promoting composition The present invention relates to new compositions and methods for the regulation of plant growth, especially for prevention of lodging, promotion of fruit abscission, acceleration of ripening and sap flow, breaking of seed dormancy, advancement of sprouti... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4233054 | Phenoxy-alkanecarboxylic acid derivatives, their production, herbicidal compositions containing them, and their use New phenoxy-alkanecarboxylic acid derivatives which have a herbicidal action and which are effective in regulating plant growth are described. They correspond to the formula ##STR1## in which A is the cyano group, a carboxylic acid, a salt, ester, th... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4181517 | 1,2,3-Thiadiazole-2-id derivatives, process for making the same and composition containing the same having a growth regulating activity for plants 1,2,3-Thiadiazole-2-id-derivative of the formula ##STR1## in which R1 is hydrogen or alkyl which may be substituted in one or several places by oxygen or sulfur and wherein R1 has the meaning as given in the attached specificati... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4105685 | Agent for the regulation of plant growth The present invention relates to new compositions and methods for the regulation of plant growth, especially for fruit and leaf abscission, acceleration of ripening and latex discharge in rubber trees and to new active substances of the class of ଲ-h... | 08/08/1978 |
| 4098601 | Beta-halogenoethyl-silanes as plant growth regulators The present invention relates to new compositions and methods for the regulation of plant growth, especially for fruit abscission, acceleration of ripening and latex discharge and to new active substances of the class of ଲ-halogenoethyl-silanes. The... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4069614 | Early growth alteration to increase corn grain yield Corn grain yield can be increased without affecting grain quality by alteration of early plant growth. One particularly preferred technique of early plant growth alteration involves reducing the effective leaf area of a short-season hybrid growing in a fu... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4053497 | Agent for the regulation of plant growth The present invention relates to new compositions and methods for the regulation of plant growth, especially for fruit abscission, acceleration of ripening and latex discharge of rubber trees, and to new active substances of the class of ଲ-halogenoe... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4053496 | Products from the hydrolysis of ଲ-halogenoethyl-silanes and their use as agents for the regulation of plant growth The present invention relates to partially polymerized products obtained by hydrolysis of ଲ-halogenoethyl-silanes and to the hydrolysis of the said monomeric silanes with water or an aqueous medium. The dimers are the preferred final products. The i... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4052194 | Oxime abscission agents A method of aiding in harvesting fruit wherein abscission is induced by application to the fruit bearing plant of an effective amount of a compound of the formula ##STR1## or a salt thereof, wherein R1 is hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkenyl,... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4045459 | Agent for the regulation of plant growth The present invention relates to new compositions and methods for the regulation of plant growth, especially for fruit abscission, acceleration of ripening and latex discharge and to new active substances of the class of ଲ-halogenoethyl-methyl-silan... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4013445 | 1-(Bis-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-oxo-pyrrolidine-4-carboxylic acid derivatives, their production and their use as plant-growth regulators and herbicides The present invention relates to new 1-(bis-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-oxo-pyrrolidine-4-carboxylic acid derivatives, to processes for their production, to compositions containing these active substances, as well as to the use of these active substances ... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4004909 | Beta-halogenoethyl-silanes as fruit abscission, ripening and thinning agents The present invention relates to methods for the regulation of plant growth, especially for fruit abscission, acceleration of ripening and latex discharge. The active substances used in these methods correspond to the formula ##STR1## wherein X ... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3985780 | ଲ-Halogenoethyl-silanes as plant growth regulators The present invention relates to new compositions and methods for the regulation of plant growth, especially for fruit abscission, acceleration of ripening and latex discharge and to new active substances of the class of ଲ-halogenoethyl-silanes. The... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3968120 | 2-Imidazolylcarbonylbenzoic acid compounds Certain novel 2-imidazolylcabonylbenzoic acid compounds of the formula: ##SPC1## In which X is hydroxy or metal-oxy or aliphatic hydrocarbyl; R is hydrogen, alkyl or alkoxyalkyl; R1 and R2 are hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or halogen (or together ... | 07/06/1976 |
| 3933877 | Hydrophilic and difficultly volatile biocidal triorganometallic compounds New triorganotin and triorganolead compounds which are hydrophilic and difficultly volatile are used as biocides.... | 01/20/1976 |
| 3931149 | Copper complexes of diisopropylidene xylo-2-hexulofuranosonate compounds Plant growth regulant compositions containing as the active ingredients copper (II) complexes of 2,3:4,6-di-0-(substituted)-alpha-L-xylo-2-hexulofuranosonic acid and, preferably, copper (II) 2,3:4,6-di-0-isopropylidene-alpha-L-xylo-2-hexulofuranosona... | 01/06/1976 |
