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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:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karl J Fisher, Petaluma, CA (US);
Frank X Woolard, Greenbrae, CA (US);
Michael R Leadbetter, San Leandro, CA (US);
John M Gerdes, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
Zeneca Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
504195 ; 504207 ;
Abstract
Herbicidal compositions containing a bisphosphonic acid compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, or an agrochemically acceptable salt or hydrolyzable ester thereof and methods of controlling undesirable plant growth using these bisphosphonic acid containing compositions. The herbicidal compositions exhibit desirable efficacy when applied to plants post-emergence, but exhibit little significant activity when applied to plants pre-emergence. Novel aza-bisphosphonic acid compounds are also disclosed.