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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:
May. 11, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
John E Hall-Hibbitts, Austin, TX (US);
Maria E Gonzalez-Miller, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Conagro, Inc., , GT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424400 ; 424 7806 ; 424 7809 ; 424 7818 ; 424 7831 ; 424 7832 ; 424 7833 ; 424 7834 ; 424 7835 ; 424 7836 ; 424 7837 ; 424 7838 ; 424401 ; 424405 ; 424406 ; 424407 ; 424408 ; 424409 ; 424410 ; 424411 ; 424443 ; 424484 ; 424489 ; 5147723 ; 514777 ; 514784 ; 514785 ;
Abstract
Aqueous solutions of hydratable polymers are prepared by hydrating a hydratable polymer in water without agitation sufficient to shear the molecular structure of the polymer thereby maintaining intact the polymer's molecular structure thereby providing a structurally uniform composition. The resulting solutions are sticky and tacky and are useful in controlling insects and for other uses. The resulting solutions can be dried to form powders. The resulting products readily degrade, are non-toxic, and non-ionic, and hence environmentally benign.