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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8026196 | Delayed-effect agronomic treatment agent, in particular for seed germination and plant development Agent for the agronomic treatment of a living plant supported by a moist substrate, for example a soil, wherein said agent is in the solid and divided state, and comprises solid particles containing at least one active entity for the agronomic treatment, characteriz... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7754655 | Microcapsule formulations The invention relates to novel microcapsule formulations of (A) a particulate disperse phase of microcapsules comprising (1) a polyurea and/or polyurethane coating with average layer thicknesses of between 5 and 20 nm, and ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7718572 | Microcapsule suspension liquid and process for production thereof An aqueous microcapsule suspension liquid exhibiting an excellent (long-term) storage stability and allowing easy re-dispersion and dilution with water even after such a storage, is produced by adding a microorganism-fermented polysaccharide of succinoglycan type as... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7488703 | System and method for a fragrant polymer configured for use in a growing medium A fragrant polymer configured to be associated with a growing medium includes a water absorbent polymer, and a fragrance agent encapsulated in the water absorbent polymer. Encapsulating a fragrance agent in an absorbent polymer allows for systematic release of the f... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7320724 | Compositions for the staged release of nutrients to plants A fertilizer composition is adapted to stage the controlled release of nutrients such that the composition need only be applied once in a plant's growth cycle, but with individual nutrients releasing at predetermined, staged intervals targeted to the precise needs o... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7267707 | Polyurethane encapsulated fertilizer A polyurethane encapsulated, slow release fertilizer with a coating based upon an isocyanate component and an isocyanate-reactive component comprising a polyether polyol. The process for producing such particles comprises applying an isocyanate-reactive component co... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7229949 | Safe delivery system for agriculturally active material A safe delivery system of agriculturally active material is formed using an encapsulation process. A microencapsulated suspension of agriculturally active material includes an encapsulating agent formed from a graft copolymer of starch and at least one vinyl monomer... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7122512 | Encapsulated fragrance chemicals A polymeric encapsulated fragrance is disclosed which is suitable for use in personal care and cleaning products. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the fragrance is encapsulated by a first polymer material to form a fragrance encapsulated polymer, the poly... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7045562 | Method and structure for self healing cracks in underfill material between an I/C chip and a substrate bonded together with solder balls A method of self-healing cracks in a cured epoxy base underfill material between an I/C chip and a substrate is provided. A plurality of capsules is dispersed in the epoxy base. Each capsule has a curable thermosetting adhesive encapsulated in a rupturable shell to ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7030062 | Controlled release formulations of anionic herbicides A herbicidal formulation comprising of incorporating the herbicide in a micelle or vesicle and adsorbing said micelle or vesicle containing herbicide on clay mineral. The formulation is suitable in particular for negatively charged herbicides at pH above 6. The herb... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018440 | Granular coated fertilizer The present invention provides a granular fertilizer which is coated with a water-insoluble material layer (first water-insoluble material layer), a thermosetting resin layer (first thermosetting resin layer), a water-insoluble material layer (second water-insoluble... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018441 | Granular coated fertilizer The present invention provides a granular fertilizer which is coated with a thermosetting resin layer (first thermosetting resin layer), a water-insoluble material layer and a thermosetting resin layer (second thermosetting resin layer) from inner to outer layers, a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6992047 | Method of microencapsulating an agricultural active having a high melting point and uses for such materials A method of producing a controlled release form of an agricultural active material includes the provision of an organic liquid composition in which the active is present, but where the liquid composition is free from aromatic solvents and is maintained below the nor... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6890888 | Controlled release agricultural products and processes for making same A controlled release agricultural absorbent based product including particles of an absorbent material containing capillaries/voids between 10-200 microns in cross-sectional diameter which is impregnated in an amount of 40-95% of the capillaries/voids volume with an... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6841515 | Production and use of biosolid granules This invention relates to the production and use of encapsulated and/or concentrically-constructed fertilizer or bioremediation granules such as, for example, granules of 0.5 mm to 10 mm in diameter constructed so that there are at least two components to the granul... | 01/11/2005 |
| RE38675 | Low volatility formulations of microencapsulated clomazone An herbicidal composition containing from 1 to 4 pounds of clomazone per gallon of formulation and having a clomazone volatility less than fifty percent of that of an emulsifiable concentrate containing four pounds of clomazone per gallon of formulation is prepared ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6730635 | Microcapsule suspensions The invention relates to microcapsule suspensions containing (A) a particulate disperse phase of microcapsules comprising: (1) sleeves that are reaction products of mixtures of toluylene diisocyanate and 4,4′-methylenebis-(cyclohexyl isocyanate) with... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6693063 | Herbicidal composition The present invention relates to a herbicidal composition, comprising A) one or more compounds of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which Hal1 and Hal2 are identical or different halogen atoms, R1 is H, a cation or a C | 02/17/2004 |
| 6541422 | Method for improving the selectivity of 1,3-cyclohexanedione herbicide A method of selectively controlling undesirable vegetation in crops by using a postemergent application of an herbicidally effective amount of a metal chelate of a 2-(substituted benzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione compound to the locus of such undesirable vege... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6486099 | Microcapsule and process for production thereof A microcapsule (or microencapsulated product) having a uniform and smooth coating film and also an excellent performance of gradually liberating the content material is produced at a good particle size distribution while suppressing the occurrence of isol... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6485736 | Variable release microcapsules A novel microcapsule comprising a liquid core material which is substantially insoluble in water and enclosed within a solid permeable shell of a polymer resin containing disulfide linkages is disclosed. The process for producing such microcapsules is lik... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6458745 | Solid phytosanitary agent A solid crop protection composition consisting essentially of a) one or more predominantly amorphous crop protection active ingredients which are solid per se and have solubility in water of less than 500 mg/l at 25° C. and b) a coating enclosing component (a... | 10/01/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6340653 | Microencapsulated acetochlor herbicidal composition Microencapsulated compositions containing haloacetanilide herbicides, i.e., acetochlor, are produced by microencapsulation process. The microencapsulated composition performs comparably to nonencapsulated compositions of the same herbicide applied at the ... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6337130 | Acid-triggered release microcapsules Microcapsules of a microcapsule formed of a polyurea shell wall and an encapsulated ingredient or ingredients enclosed within the wall, the wall comprising at least one oligomeric acetal having the moiety ##STR1## in which R is (a) a moiety containing a c... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6242381 | Influencing the activity of plant growth regulators The invention relates to methods for increasing and/or prolonging in vivo or in vitro activity of plant growth regulators (PGRs), comprising of locally increasing the concentration of active plant growth regulators in a plant and/or plant part(s) and/or i... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6214384 | Nanosheres comprising a biocompatible polysaccharide Microspheres, having a size lower than 1μ and comprising a biocompatible polysaccharidic polymer, are prepared with a process comprising the precipitation of polymer induced by means of a supercritical antisolvent (SAS). These microspheres are used as ve... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6133197 | Microencapsulated compositions Polyurea microcapsules particularly suitable for foliar application are prepared by an interfacial polymerization process in which the polyurea is formed from an aromatic diisocyanate and optionally an aromatic polyisocyanate having 3 or more isocyanate g... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6057266 | Microclimate environmental control on vegetation and seeds employing microencapsulated water and phase change materials and method A mycoherbicide is adapted to be sprayed in solution on to an agricultural property such as seeds, germinating seeds, seedlings or plants and comprises a moisturizer such as water which is microencapsulated for time release on to the surface of agricultur... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5939089 | Method for providing a stable protective coating for UV sensitive pesticides A method of encapsulating a pesticide with an ultraviolet protectant comprises the steps of forming a slurry of a pesticide and a lignin-containing material, and spraying a stream of acid and the slurry into contact with one another to precipitate the lig... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5925595 | Microcapsules with readily adjustable release rates A process for the preparation of a microencapsulated composition comprises: (a) combining (i) a triisocyanate that is an adduct of linear aliphatic isocyanates having the formula O.dbd.C.dbd.N--(CH2)n --N.dbd.C.dbd.O, where n is from... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5888930 | Asymmetric microporous beads for controlled release A durable and sprayable controlled release bead of active ingredient in the pores of a polymeric micro-porous bead having an anisotropic pore structure of large pores in the interior and small pores at the surface, the gradation of pore sizes between the ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5883046 | Microencapsulated agricultural chemicals Microencapsulated agrochemicals based on crosslinked polyester polymers particularly suited to rapidly leaching herbicides.... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5863862 | Process for the microencapsulation of water-emulsifiable non-thermoplastic substances The invention relates to a process for the preparation of microcapsulated flakes or powders by drying aqueous mixtures containing (a) one or more water-emulsifiable, non-thermoplastic compounds which have a higher boiling point than waterand (b) at least ... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5861360 | Encapsulated plant growth regulator formulations and applications Provided herein is a plant growth regulator formulation comprising a plant growth regulator dispersed in polyvinyl alcohol ("PVA") particles having a mean diameter greater than 1 micron. The present invention also includes an emulsion containing an aqueou... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5837653 | Encapsulated plant growth regulator formulations Provided herein is a plant growth regulator formulation comprising a plant growth regulator dispersed in polyvinyl alcohol ("PVA") particles having a mean diameter greater than 1 micron. The present invention also includes an emulsion containing an aqueou... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5780389 | Microencapsulated plant protection agents comprising dibenzyltoluenes as solvent, a process for their preparation, and their use The present invention relates to microcapsules containing water-insoluble, liquid active ingredients or mixtures thereof, which are employed principally in the sector of plant protection and in which the solvent which is likewise present within the capsul... | 07/14/1998 |
