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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188005 | Liquid composition for promoting plant growth containing titanium dioxide nanoparticles Disclosed herein is a liquid composition for promoting plant growth containing titanium dioxide nanoparticles. The liquid composition contains, as an active ingredient, an aqueous solution prepared by adjusting the pH of colloidal titanium dioxide, a plant growth pr... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7049442 | Ligands and catalyst systems thereof for ethylene oligomerisation to linear alpha olefins Mixed bis-imine pyridine ligands of formula (I), wherein Z1, which is different from Z2, is an optionally substituted aryl group; and Z2 comprises an optionally substituted heterohydrocarbyl moiety, or an optionally substituted aryl ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037988 | Process for the co-oligomerisation of ethylene and alpha olefins A process for production of higher linear alpha olefins and/or alkyl-branched alpha olefins, which comprises the co-oligomerisation of one or more alpha olefins with ethylene in the presence of a metal catalyst system employing one or more bis-aryliminepyridine MX | 05/02/2006 |
| 6972273 | Composition and method for selective herbicide An environmentally safe selective herbicide is provided that includes at least one metal component and at least one chelating agent. The metal component can have a variety of forms, but is preferably in the form of a metal salt, a metal chelate, or combinations ther... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6887828 | Phillipsitic zeolite soil amendments An agricultural and horticultural plant growth zeolite-based composition containing a particular zeolitic (i.e., zeolite-containing) material, termed “Yenomite,” is disclosed. This composition exhibits a collection of outstanding advantageous properties in agric... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6723680 | Composition for regulation of gametophytic self-incompatibility, control method of gametophytic self-incompatibility of a plant and the plant self-pollinated by using said control method The present invention relates to a regulation composition for gametophytic self-incompatibility which contains sulfates especially CuSO4 and ZnSO4 as an inhibitor, which prevents a style-specific RNase activity regulating gametophytic self-inco... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6589912 | Composition for being sprayed on foliage of plant and use of the same A composition for being sprayed on the foliage of a plant, which is suspended in water so as to apply to the foliage of the plant by using a paint sprayer or the like, which provides the effects that the photodecomposition of water on the surface of the f... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6569808 | Methods and compositions useful for bryophyte remediation to improve forest health and growth The present invention provides a novel composition and method for controlling, killing or inhibiting the growth of bryophytes (e.g. mosses and liverworts). It is applicable to the remediation of these organisms in, gardens, orchards or agricultural land, ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6518221 | Plant growth regulator and method for using same A composition for regulating the growth of plants in which an effective amount of chlorocholine chloride, poly[oxyethylene(dimethyliminio)ethylene(dimethyliminio)ethylene]dichlorid e, and choline chloride, is diluted in an inert carrier. The inert carrier ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6472347 | Curative systemic fungicidal formulation containing copper ion in an extremely low concentrations The method for forming and the formulation thus formed contains essentially copper salt, acrylic polymer and natural resin in a chelated form and is used as a protective and curative fungicide.... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6472346 | Photocatalytic nuisance organism inhibitor agents Inexpensive, and easy to use self cleaning mixtures that use photoactive agents such as titanium dioxide(TiO2) and tungsten oxide(WO3) along with mixing the agents with co-catalysts such as carbon(C), Fe(iron), Cu(copper), Ni(nickel)... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6455467 | Photocatalytic nuisance organism inhibitor agents Inexpensive, and easy to use self cleaning mixtures that use photoactive agents such as titanium dioxide(TiO2) and tungsten oxide(WO3) along with mixing the agents with co-catalysts such as carbon(C), Fe(iron), Cu(copper), Ni(nickel)... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6426317 | Stable, high available halogen 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione compositions having rapid dissolution rates Dry, stable, high available halogen sanitizing granular compositions with a rapid rate of dissolution comprising halogenated 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triones and a dissolution accelerant that is an alkali metal salt of 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione are disclose... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6235683 | Method for enhanced supercooling of plants to provide frost protection In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for enhancing supercooling of a plant to temperatures below about -2° C., involving preventing the formation of ice crystals adjacent the plant by forming a substantially continuous hydrophobic... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6110867 | Method for providing enhanced photosynthesis Disclosed is a method for enhancing the photosynthesis of horticultural crops which involves treating the surface of said horticultural crop with an effective amount of one or more highly reflective particulate materials.... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6069112 | Method for preventing physiological disorders without diminishing photosynthesis In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for preventing sunburn, and other physiological disorders such as watercore, corking and bitterpit, without diminishing photosynthesis, comprising applying to at least a portion of a surface of ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5994268 | Photocatalytic surfacing agents with varying oxides for inhibiting algae growth Self cleaning mixtures that use photoactive agents with varying oxides, along with mixing the photoactive agents with carbon, noble metals and cobalt phosphide that inhibit the growth of algae are disclosed. The agents include concentrations of approximat... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5880067 | Photocatalytic surfacing agents with varying oxides for inhibiting algae growth Self cleaning mixtures that use photoactive agents with varying oxides, along with mixing the photoactive agents with carbon, noble metals and cobalt phosphide that inhibit the growth of algae are disclosed. The agents include concentrations of approximat... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5518992 | Photocatalytic surfacing agents for inhibiting algae growth Mixtures that use photoactive agents that inhibit the growth of algae are disclosed. The agents include concentrations of approximately at least 5% to approximately 50% TiO2, WO3, PtWO3 --Pt--WO3, or Pt--TiO | 05/21/1996 |
| 5496568 | Fungal disease control in cultivated plants The present invention provides an effective method for controlling foliage and root fungus infection in cultivated crops. A fungicide composition in the form of an aqueous formulation which is applied to pre-harvest crops contains ingredients such as prop... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5330770 | Water-soluble glass water-treating agent A water-soluble glass treating agent consisting essentially of, by weight: 55 to 80% of SiO2, 19.5 to 42% of Na2 O and 0.5 to 3% of Ag2 O (conversion for AgNO3) is disclosed. Also disclosed is a water-soluble gl... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5074901 | Composition derived from sea water for the treatment of vegetation and its method of production There is disclosed a LIQUOR useful as a natural herbicide and also, when diluted with water, useful as a plant micronutrient.... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4936898 | Atomized elemental moss killer A method is disclosed for killing moss growing on a moss-covered surface by sprinkling in dry or wet form a moss-killing powder containing an atomized elemental metal which slowly dissolves with water to form a biocidal solution which kills moss. In the p... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4670288 | Chemically-active composition containing divalent iron ions A chemically active composition containing divalent iron ions, wherein an iron (II) compound, ascorbic acid and or citric acid and alum are contained and the ratio between the divalent iron ions in the iron (II) compound and ascorbic acid or citric acid i... | 06/02/1987 |
