Patent 8476193 was granted and assigned to Corteva Agriscience on July, 2013 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Interaction of cloquintocet mexyl in the discontinuous oil phase with water in the continuous aqueous phase of an oil-in-water emulsion, which can lead to cloquintocet mexyl hydrate formation, crystal formation and Ostwald ripening, is minimized by the use of specific surfactants and solvents which provide enhanced stability to the emulsion.