US 12,075,771 B2
Drift reduction adjuvants and methods of using the same
Joe V. Gednalske, River Falls, WI (US); Jason Roth, Constantine, MI (US); Andrea Clark, River Falls, WI (US); and Lillian C. Magidow, Maplewood, MN (US)
Assigned to WinField Solutions, LLC, Arden Hills, MN (US)
Filed by WinField Solutions, LLC, Arden Hills, MN (US)
Filed on Jul. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/347,701.
Application 18/347,701 is a continuation of application No. 17/081,487, filed on Oct. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,737,455.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/928,906, filed on Oct. 31, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0345933 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. A01N 25/04 (2006.01); A01N 57/20 (2006.01); C09K 17/18 (2006.01); C09K 17/20 (2006.01); C09K 17/22 (2006.01)
CPC A01N 25/04 (2013.01) [A01N 57/20 (2013.01); C09K 17/18 (2013.01); C09K 17/20 (2013.01); C09K 17/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. A method of applying an agricultural spray, the method comprising:
admixing water, an agricultural composition, and a drift reduction adjuvant composition to produce an agricultural spray, the drift reduction adjuvant composition comprising:
at least one oil emulsion drift reduction adjuvant comprising at least one oil emulsion; and
at least one spontaneous emulsion drift reduction adjuvant; and
applying the agricultural spray to a target location,
wherein the agricultural spray exhibits at least 40% fewer fine droplets having a diameter less than about 210 μm than a substantially similar agricultural spray that does not include either or both of the at least one oil emulsion drift reduction adjuvant and the at least one spontaneous emulsion drift reduction adjuvant.