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US3004844A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Composition and method for control of vegetation

Assignee: US Borax Inc
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Filing: 1953-11-27
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Granted: 1961-10-17
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Expires: 1973-11-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Leonard M Stahler
  • 👤 James D Stone

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 16:41
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01N; A01N59/00; A01N59/14

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 119 words
A HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION FOR APPLICATION TO SOIL TO INHIBIT GROWTH OF PLANTS THEREIN, SAID COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN ORGANIC HERBICIDE OF HORMONE TYPE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP WHICH CONSISTS OF 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID, 2,4,5-TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID, 2-METHYL-4-CHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID, AND THE SALTS AND SUBSTITUTED ORGANIC AMMONIUM SALTS AND AMIDES OF SAID ACIDS, AND A HERBICIDAL AGENT WHICH, WHEN ADDED TO THE SOIL, INHIBITS THE DESTRUCTION OF SAID ORGANIC HERBICIDE BY MICRO-ORGANISMS IN THE SOIL, SAID HERBICIDAL AGENT BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SODIUM AND CALCIUM BORATES, SAID ORGANIC HERBICIDE BEING PRESENT IN THE COMPOSITION IN HERBICIDAL QUANTITY, AND THE BORATE BEING PRESENT IN THE COMPOSITION IN A RATIO OF BORATE TO ORGANIC HERBICIDE BETWEEN ABOUT 5:1 AND ABOUT 50:1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 119 words
A HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION FOR APPLICATION TO SOIL TO INHIBIT GROWTH OF PLANTS THEREIN, SAID COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN ORGANIC HERBICIDE OF HORMONE TYPE SELECTED FROM THE GROUP WHICH CONSISTS OF 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID, 2,4,5-TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID, 2-METHYL-4-CHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID, AND THE SALTS AND SUBSTITUTED ORGANIC AMMONIUM SALTS AND AMIDES OF SAID ACIDS, AND A HERBICIDAL AGENT WHICH, WHEN ADDED TO THE SOIL, INHIBITS THE DESTRUCTION OF SAID ORGANIC HERBICIDE BY MICRO-ORGANISMS IN THE SOIL, SAID HERBICIDAL AGENT BEING SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SODIUM AND CALCIUM BORATES, SAID ORGANIC HERBICIDE BEING PRESENT IN THE COMPOSITION IN HERBICIDAL QUANTITY, AND THE BORATE BEING PRESENT IN THE COMPOSITION IN A RATIO OF BORATE TO ORGANIC HERBICIDE BETWEEN ABOUT 5:1 AND ABOUT 50:1.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1964-10-16 1965-04-17 1965-10-17 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1968-10-16 1969-04-17 1969-10-17 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1972-10-16 1973-04-17 1973-10-17 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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