US Patent Issued to STEPAN on Nov. 3 for "Water conditioners for agricultural formulations" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,778,130, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to STEPAN COMPANY (Northbrook, Ill.).

"Water conditioners for agricultural formulations" was invented by Eric M. Weber (Arlington Heights, Ill.), Andrea B. E. Brayton (Vernon Hills, Ill.) and Ryan K. Totten (Park Ridge, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Water conditioner compositions useful for agricultural formulations are disclosed. The compositions comprise ammonium sulfate, water, an optional antifreeze agent, and a blend comprising a C12-C14 fatty amine oxide and a C8-C10 fatty amine oxide. Agricultural formulations that comprise a weak acid-based herbicide and the water conditioner compositi...