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US2977211A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method for controlling vegetation using polyhalogenated toluenes

Assignee: Monsanto Chemicals Ltd
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Filing: 1957-05-06
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Granted: 1961-03-28
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Expires: 1977-05-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kenneth L Godfrey

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 02:45
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01N; A01N43/00; A01N43/34; A01N43/40; A01N27/00; A01N2300/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 62 words
A METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEGETATION WHICH COMPRISES APPLYING TO THE SOIL MEDIUM CONTAINING GERMINATING SEEDLINGS OF BROADLEAVED PLANTS AS AN ESSENTIAL ACTIVE TOXICANT A PHYTOTOXIC CONCENTRATION OF TRIHALOGENATED TOLUENE CONTAINING ALL THE HALOGEN IN THE CARBOCYCLIC RING WHICH HALOGEN IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CHLORINE, BROMINE AND MIXTURES THEREOF AT LEAST 1 HALOGEN ATOM BEING ADJACENT TO THE METHYL GROUP.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 62 words
A METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEGETATION WHICH COMPRISES APPLYING TO THE SOIL MEDIUM CONTAINING GERMINATING SEEDLINGS OF BROADLEAVED PLANTS AS AN ESSENTIAL ACTIVE TOXICANT A PHYTOTOXIC CONCENTRATION OF TRIHALOGENATED TOLUENE CONTAINING ALL THE HALOGEN IN THE CARBOCYCLIC RING WHICH HALOGEN IS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF CHLORINE, BROMINE AND MIXTURES THEREOF AT LEAST 1 HALOGEN ATOM BEING ADJACENT TO THE METHYL GROUP.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2422769A Cited
CH289002A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1964-03-27 1964-09-26 1965-03-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-03-27 1968-09-26 1969-03-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-03-27 1972-09-26 1973-03-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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