US Patent Issued to Enko Chem on May 20 for "Protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors" (Massachusetts, Connecticut Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,302,900, issued on May 20, was assigned to Enko Chem Inc. (Mystic, Conn.).

"Protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors" was invented by Neville John Anthony (Northborough, Mass.), Paul Galatsis (Newton, Mass.), David Jeffrey Lauffer (Stow, Mass.) and Peter Stchur III (Waterford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase (PPO) inhibitors of the general formula (I)where the variables are defined herein. The invention features processes and intermediates for preparing the compounds of formula (I), compositions comprising them, and their use as herbicides-e.g., for controlling harmful plan...