Patent ID: 8569210
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: A01N,A61P,C09B

Abstract:
1. A formulation for application to a turfgrass comprising: a paraffinic oil; one or more emulsifiers, each of which is independently selected from the group consisting of natural and synthetic alcohol ethoxylates, alcohol alkoxylates, glycerol oleate, and nonyl phenol ethoxylates; a polychlorinated (Cu II) phthalocyanines; a silicone surfactant; and water, wherein the silicone surfactant represents from about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt % of the total weight of the paraffinic oil, the one or more emulsifiers, the polychlorinated (Cu II) phthalocyanine, and the silicone surfactant; wherein the one or more emulsifiers represent from about 0.5 wt % to about 5 wt % of the total weight of the paraffinic oil, the one or more emulsifiers, the polychlorinated (Cu II) phthalocyanine, and the silicone surfactant; wherein the polychlorinated (Cu II) phthalocyanines represents from about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of the total weight of the paraffinic oil, the one or more emulsifiers, the polychlorinated (Cu II) phthalocyanine, and the silicone surfactant; and wherein the formulation is an oil-in-water emulsion and the one or more emulsifiers and the silicone surfactants are selected such that the polychlorinated (Cu II) phthalocyanines is maintained in dispersion in the oil-in-water emulsion for delivery to the turfgrass.