	US 11,751,566 B2
	Growth regulator concentrate and use thereof
Philip Simon Wikeley, Malvern (GB); Graham Seaman, Locks Heath (GB); Wim Aelbrecht, Opwijk (BE); and Joëlle Reignard, Wiener Neustad (AT)
Assigned to FINE AGROCHEMICALS LIMITED, Whittington (GB)
Filed by FINE AGROCHEMICALS LIMITED, Whittington (GB)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/467,334.
Application 17/467,334 is a continuation of application No. 15/047,711, filed on Feb. 19, 2016, granted, now 11,134,682.
Claims priority of application No. 13181619 (EP), filed on Aug. 23, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0392887 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01N 25/02 (2006.01); A01N 37/10 (2006.01); A01N 43/653 (2006.01); A01N 43/08 (2006.01); A01N 57/20 (2006.01)

CPC A01N 43/08 (2013.01) [A01N 25/02 (2013.01); A01N 37/10 (2013.01); A01N 43/653 (2013.01); A01N 57/20 (2013.01)]

11 Claims

1. A stable liquid dispersion comprising:

at least one growth regulator which has a solubility in vegetable oil of about 0.1 wt % or less, wherein the growth regulator is a gibberellin or a prohexadione;

an organic hydrophobic carrier which comprises an alkyl ester of a fatty acid of a vegetable oil;

wherein the at least one growth regulator is insoluble or unstable in water, and is present in the liquid dispersion in an amount exceeding about 0.1 wt %;

wherein more than about 90% of the particles of said growth regulator have a particle size of between 1-7 μm;

wherein the dispersion further comprises an emulsifier which stabilizes the dispersion in the organic carrier, and which causes the concentrate to be water miscible and self-emulsifying when diluted in water in a suitable dilution;

wherein the emulsifier is non-ionic, and comprises at least one polyethoxy group;

wherein the growth regulator is present in an amount of about 4 wt % or more and about 30 wt % or less; and

wherein the dispersion contains less than about 0.4 wt. % water.