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Herbicidal composition

Patent Number: 8110530
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Kobayashi, Masanori; Yamaji, Yoshihiro; Honda, Hisashi; Hanai, Ryo

The present invention relates to a herbicidal composition having a synergistic herbicidal effect against weeds, said herbicidal composition including 3-[(5-difluoromethoxy-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethylpyrazol-4-yl)methylsulfonyl]-4,5-dihydro-5,5-dimethylisoxazole as a component A and a component B selected from the group consisting of quizalofop-P-ethyl, sethoxydim, pyrithiobac-sodium, bispyribac-sodium, pyrimisulfan, imazaquin, chlorimuron-ethyl, diuron, sulfentrazone, fluthiacet-methyl, ...

Concentrated, water-based dispersions for crop protection

Patent Number: 8110529
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Maier, Thomas; Frisch, Gerhard

Liquid aqueous formulations of water-soluble active crop protectant ingredients which comprise

(a) one or more water-soluble active crop protectant ingredients (type (a) ingredients),
(b) one or more water-dispersed active crop protectant ingredients (type (b) ingredients),
(c) one or more surfactants from the class of the polyacrylic acid derivatives,
(d) one or more aluminum silicates as stabilizer(s),
(e) if desired, ...

Active ingredient combinations with insecticidal properties

Patent Number: 8110528
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Velten, Robert; Thielert, Wolfgang; Jeschke, Peter; Andersch, Wolfram; Schenke, Thomas; Hungenberg, Heike

The present invention relates to novel active compound combinations comprising at least one known compound of the formula (I)

in which

R is as defined in the description,
and a further known active compound from the class of the neonicotinoids, which combinations are highly suitable for controlling animal pests such as ...

Combine having a cutting mechanism and a feed mechanism

Patent Number: 8109815
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Hollatz, Brian

A combine has a cutting mechanism (12) for cutting a crop and a feed mechanism (13) for feeding the cut crop towards a threshing and/or separating rotor (21) which rotates within a housing (20) about an axis disposed generally longitudinally relative to the combine, the cut crop moving between the rotor and the housing from an inlet end of the housing towards an outlet end of the housing across a grating (22) through which separated grain leaves the ...

Smoking article filter with annular restrictor and downstream ventilation

Patent Number: 8109277
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventors: Olegario, Raquel; Jupe, Richard; Garthaffner, Martin; Dwyer, Rowland W.; Li, San; Williams, Dwight; Braunshteyn, Michael; Karles, Georgios D.

A smoking article includes a tobacco rod adapted to produce mainstream smoke, and a filter having an upstream end portion and a downstream end portion. The filter includes a ventilated cavity and a flow restrictor segment having an impermeable insert at least partially surrounded by a tubular segment of an air transmissive material upstream of the cavity. In an embodiment, the tubular segment at least partially defines the ...

Device, assembly and method for filtering tobacco smoke from a cigarette

Patent Number: 8109276
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Gidding, Marinus Theodorus Franciscus Maria

The invention relates to a device for filtering tobacco smoke from a cigarette, in particular a filter cigarette, the device comprising a portable housing provided with a combustion space in which the cigarette can burn, a filter unit for filtering the tobacco smoke of a burning cigarette, at least one discharge opening for discharging filtered tobacco smoke and one or more tobacco smoke displacing units for displacing the tobacco smoke via the filter unit to the discharge opening, wherein ...

Combination smoking device and lighter

Patent Number: 8109275
Publication Date: 2012-02-07
Inventor: Bao, Fan

A pipe lighter includes a lighter apparatus coupling with an inhaler apparatus. The inhaler apparatus includes a crucible unit coupled with the housing sidewall of the lighter housing and a tubular inhaling guider extended from the crucible unit, wherein the crucible unit has a substance chamber positioned adjacent to a flame opening of the lighter apparatus for retaining a smoking substance in the substance chamber, such that the lighter apparatus is actuated to produce a flame for a ...

Method of increasing the content of flavonoids and phenolic substances substances inplants

Patent Number: 8105980
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Krämer, Klaus; Rademacher, Wilhelm; Schweden, Jürgen

The invention relates to a method of increasing the flavonoid content of plants by treating the plants with the growth-regulating acylcyclohexadiones according to formula ...

Active ingredient combinations with insecticidal and acaricidal properties

Patent Number: 8105979
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Fischer, Reiner; Velten, Robert; Thielert, Wolfgang; Jeschke, Peter; Andersch, Wolfram; Schenke, Thomas; Hungenberg, Heike

The present invention relates to novel active compound combinations comprising at least one known compound from the class of the tetronic or tetramic acids and at least one further known active compound of the formula (I)

in which

- R is as defined in the description.

Combinations of the present invention are highly suitable for controlling animal pests such as insects and ...

Method for distributing a material flow onto a field, and chopping and spreading device

Patent Number: 8105140
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Niermann, Martin; Teroerde, Stefan; Vieregge, Christopher; Brinkmann, Joern

In a method and device for spreading a material flow onto a field, the material flow emerging from a chopping mechanism of a chopping and spreading device, in particular a combine mounted straw chopper on a combine harvester, is conveyed to at least one guide element which is situated transversely to the longitudinal axis of the chopping mechanism, the guide element accelerates the material flow and conveys it to at least one downstream spreading unit, the material flow emerging from the at ...

Smoking articles and smoking materials

Patent Number: 8104484
Publication Date: 2012-01-31
Inventors: Roberts, Stephen John; van der Lingen, Elma; Branton, Peter James

A smoking article such as a cigarette, or a smoke filter or other component thereof, comprises a catalyst for the oxidation of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. The catalyst comprises gold, and an oxide of zinc or titanium. Titania and mixed oxides of zinc and copper or aluminum are preferred (TiO₂, ZnO, ZnAlO_xor CuZnO_x). The gold preferably comprises species in the metallic state)(Au⁰), together with species in an oxidized state ...

Cyclic phosphates as plant growth regulators

Patent Number: 8101552
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Pelah, Dan; Shinitzky, Meir; Mills, David; ; Pelah, Avishay

The invention pertains to the use of six-membered cyclic phosphates as plant growth regulators and methods for regulating the growth of plants using such ...

Production and use of endophytes as novel inoculants for promoting enhanced plant vigor, health, growth, yield reducing environmental stress and for reducing dependency on chemical pesticides for pest control

Patent Number: 8101551
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Stewart, James F.; Brown, William G.

A process and method for the production of endophytes as plant inoculant products, specifically Clonostachys rosea strain 88-710, for the promotion of plant vigor, health, growth and yield are disclosed. The endophyte, Clonostachys rosea strain 88-710 produces a fungal conidial preparation by utilizing a discrete solid substrate fermentation system, namely Potato Dextrose Agar or Malt Extract Agar. Additionally, the endophyte, Clonostachys rosea strain 88-710, can act ...

Anthranilic acid diamide derivative with hetero-aromatic and hetero-cyclic substituents

Patent Number: 8101550
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Fischer, Rüdiger; Alig, Bernd; Gesing, Ernst Rudolf F.; Drewes, Mark Wilhelm; Funke, Christian; Sanwald, Erich; Murata, Tetsuya; Görgens, Ulrich; Hense, Achim; Arnold, Christian; Wada, Katsuaki; Malsam, Olga

The present invention relates to new insecticides of the formula (I)

in which R¹, R², R³, R⁴, R⁵, R⁶, A, Q and n can have the definitions stated in the description, to a number of processes for preparing them and to their use as active compounds, more particularly to their use as pest control ...

Control of shoot/foliar feeding pests with pesticide seed treatments

Patent Number: 8101549
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Kohn, Frank C.

A method of preventing damage to the shoots and foliage of a plant by a pest includes treating a seed having an exogenous gene that encodes for the production of a protein having activity against European corn borer or corn root worm with a composition comprising at least one pyrethrin or synthetic pyrethroid that is selected on the basis of having an activity against an insect other than European corn borer or corn root worm. Treated seeds are also ...

Urea phosphite

Patent Number: 8101548
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventor: Dean, Frank William

Urea Phosphite is a new composition of matter useful as a fertilizer and as a fungicide. It is made by reacting phosphorous acid with urea. Urea Phosphite is characterized by being a liquid produced in an unprocessed reaction, and by having phosphite as a phosphorus source and urea as a nitrogen source. The reaction products may be separated, blended with an admix and spray dried, or, dissolved in ...

Ventilated smoking article

Patent Number: 8100134
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Meyer, Cédric; Frédéric, Antoun; Kuersteiner, Charles

A cigarette includes a rod comprising a wrapped tobacco column that is joined to an axially aligned filter by a band of air impermeable tipping paper. The filter end of the rod is inserted into a mouthpiece having an air impermeable outer surface that comprises a ventilation tube and a second filter, separated by a mixing chamber. The ventilation tube has an air permeable annular wall that defines a central axial passage through which the rod extends. In use, the end surface of the annular ...

Apparatus and method for the injection of viscous fertilizer below the surface of the soil

Patent Number: 8100067
Publication Date: 2012-01-24
Inventors: Sidhwa, Phil; Goldhawk, Dan; Grose, Walter Stewart; Grose, Gordon Raymond

The invention pertains to apparatus and methods for injecting viscous fertilizer, such as dewatered biosolids, below the surface of the soil. The invention also pertains to apparatus and methods for creating a continuous flow of viscous material and for dividing a flow of viscous ...

Surfactant compounds

Patent Number: 8097564
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Bevinakatti, Hanamanthsa Shankarsa; Waite, Alan Geoffrey

Oligoesters including residues of alk(en)yl succinic anhydrides and polyols having at least 3 OH groups, optionally further esterified with fatty acid residues are surfactants which can be used for emulsifiers or similar uses. The surfactants are usually made from C₈to C₃₀alk(en)yl succinic anhydride and polyols having at least 4 hydroxyl groups and are particularly of the formula (I): ...

Agricultural-chemical emulsion composition

Patent Number: 8097563
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Maekawa, Yuichi; Yoshii, Masaaki; Takabayashi, Ichiro; Tohyama, Akira; Sasaki, Takashi

The present invention provides cyclohexanedione-based agricultural-chemical emulsion compositions where active ingredients of agricultural chemicals are emulsified and dispersed in spraying water, especially cyclohexanedione-based agricultural-chemical emulsion compositions where alkylphenol derivatives are not used in emulsifiers and emulsification stability and preservation stability of technical products are favorable.

The cyclohexanedione-based agricultural-chemical/herbicidal ...

Agrochemical formulations comprising N-vinylamid co-polymers

Patent Number: 8097562
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Ishaque, Michael; Köhle, Harald; Langewald, Jürgen; Picard, Laurent; Kerl, Wolfgang; Kreuz, Klaus; Dieckmann, Yvonne; Münster, Ingo; Görth, Felix Christian

The present invention comprises formulations comprising at least one pesticide and at least one co-polymer comprising (a) a N-vinylamid comonomer a) of formula (I) wherein R¹and R²are independently of one another hydrogen or C₁-C₄alkyl, preferably hydrogen or R¹and R²represent together a —(CH₂)_xmoiety, which forms together with the nitrogen and the carbonyl-moiety a 5-8 membered ring, and (b) at ...

Herbicidal composition

Patent Number: 8097561
Publication Date: 2012-01-17
Inventors: Nabors, James; Fowler, Jeffrey; Hopkinson, Michael

A herbicidal composition comprising, in addition to customary inert formulation excipients, as a mixture of at least one acetamide herbicide and a lipophilic additive comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of C13-C20 fatty acids, C13-C20 fatty alcohols and hydrocarbon ...