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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Gregory S. Hunter, Kiowa, CO (US);
Carl W. Nichols, Bozeman, MT (US);
Inventors:
Gregory S. Hunter, Kiowa, CO (US);
Carl W. Nichols, Bozeman, MT (US);
Assignee:
Luzenac America, Inc., Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09C 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates generally to crop protection compositions and methods for making and using the compositions. More specifically, the invention relates to crop protection compositions utilizing talc and one or more additives providing for improved aqueous suspension of the talc and methods for making such compositions. The present invention also discloses horticultural substrates coated with a crop protective composition utilizing talc and one or more additives providing for improved aqueous suspension of the talc.