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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1996
Kristin Anne Arnold, Kirkwood, MO (US);
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a novel dry free-flowing, non-dusty, non-sticky water-soluble granular composition most preferably prepared by extrusion which comprises (a) N-phosphonomethylglycine and/or one or more salts thereof or mixtures thereof, (b) one or more surfactants and (c) an extrusion aid which is solid at ambient temperature, the extrusion aid which further comprises a polyalkylene glycol in which the alkylene oxide units are ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, butylene oxide or a mixture of such oxides. This invention also relates to processes for preparing and to a herbicidal method of using compositions of the invention to kill or control unwanted vegetation by applying an aqueous solution of the composition of this invention to the plants to be killed or controlled.
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