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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:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Karen L Eagles, Raymore, MO (US);
Donald W Edson, Lathrop, MO (US);
Assignee:
Bayer Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A01N / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424405 ; 514242 ; 514341 ; 514383 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a composition for inhibiting the growth of microorganisms in water-based pesticide suspensions. In accordance with this invention, the composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 60% by weight of a pesticide; from about 0% to about 20% by weight of a surfactant; from about 0% to about 20% by weight of an antifreeze agent; from about 0% to about 5% by weight of a viscosity builder; from about 0.5% to about 2% by weight of acetic acid; and from about 10% to about 99.49% by weight of water. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the acetic acid has a pH of from about 3 to about 5.