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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Shawn Zhu, Stormville, NY (US);
Michael Walters, Rhinebeck, NY (US);
Inventors:
Shawn Zhu, Stormville, NY (US);
Michael Walters, Rhinebeck, NY (US);
Assignee:
AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS INTERNATIONAL B.V., Amersfoort, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/30 (2013.01); A01N 25/30 (2013.01); A01N 37/40 (2013.01); A01N 43/40 (2013.01); A01N 43/70 (2013.01); A01N 57/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Dual function viscoelastic surfactants (VES) which, when used in a pesticide formulation, are capable of producing a spray pattern between the patterns formed by spraying water and an aqueous pesticide solution containing guar gum as a way to reduce the drifting of the small drops to unintended targets while providing enhanced efficacy to the pesticide.