Author: claimsbot

1. A bolt or nut tightening device comprising the combination of a tightening assisting unit having an outer shaft and an inner shaft coupled to a planetary gear mechanism coaxially therewith and rotatable in directions opposite to each other, the outer shaft having a reaction receiver projecting therefrom sideways, the inner shaft being provided with an engaging portion engageable with a bolt or nut to be tightened, and input means coupled to the planetary gear mechanism,
the outer shaft being provided with a tightening torque measuring unit, the tightening torque measuring unit comprising:
a strain sensor provided on the outer shaft,
a circuit board for converting the amount of strain of the outer shaft as detected by the strain sensor to an amount of tightening torque,
an indicator for indicating the amount of tightening torque,
a battery,
a mount tubular member fitted around and rotatable with the outer shaft, and
a case for accommodating the circuit board, the indicator and the battery,
the case being attached to an outer peripheral portion of the mount tubular member and projecting toward the same direction as the reaction receiver, the case being so sized as to be hidden by a contour of the reaction receiver and being so positioned as to be hidden behind the reaction receiver when seen from the forward end side of the engaging portion.
2. The bolt or nut tightening device according to claim 1 wherein the indicator is adapted to indicate digits of a numerical value as arranged in the direction of projection of the case.
3. The bolt or nut tightening device according to claim 1 wherein the input means is a power tightening machine having the two output shafts of an inner output shaft and an outer output shaft coaxial therewith, and an input receiver provided in the tightening assisting unit has a first connecting member for detachably connecting the outer shaft of the tightening assisting unit to the outer output shaft of the power tightening machine so as to be rotatable therewith, and a second connecting member for detachably connecting an input shaft of a system for rotatingly driving the engaging portion of the tightening assisting unit to the inner output shaft of the power tightening machine so as to be rotatable therewith.
4. The bolt or nut tightening device according to claim 1 wherein the input means is a power tightening machine having a single output shaft, and an input receiver provided in the tightening assisting unit has a connecting member for detachably connecting an input shaft of a system for rotatingly driving the engaging portion of the tightening assisting unit to the output shaft of the power tightening machine so as to be rotatable therewith.
5. The bolt or nut tightening device according to claim 1 wherein the input means is a manual wrench, and an input receiver provided in the tightening assisting unit has a connecting member for detachably connecting an input shaft of a system for rotatingly driving the engaging portion of the tightening assisting unit to an output shaft of the manual wrench so as to be rotatable therewith.
6. The bolt or nut tightening device according to claim 1 wherein the input means is a manual wrench, and an input receiver provided in the tightening assisting unit comprises a connecting member for detachably connecting an input shaft of a system for rotatingly driving the engaging portion of the tightening assisting unit to an output shaft of the manual wrench so as to be rotatable therewith and a one-way clutch attached to the tightening assisting unit for permitting the manual wrench to rotate in a desired direction but preventing the manual wrench from rotating in a direction opposite to the direction.
7. The bolt or nut tightening device according to claim 1 wherein the indicator is located orthogonal to the outer shaft.
8. The bolt or nut tightening device according to claim 1 wherein the mount tubular member is adapted to cover the strain sensor and is held between a peripheral wall provided at the outer shaft on the casing side thereof and a retaining ring mounted in the outer shaft on the engaging portion side thereof.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A method of supporting and augmenting a nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc in a spine comprising:
inserting a flexible one-piece biocompatible nucleus augmentation device into the disc space through and entirely beyond a defect in a posterior portion of an anulus;
wherein said nucleus augmentation device comprises an anchor, a connection member and a nucleus augmentation material, the nucleus augmentation material being at least partially attached to an anchor;
anchoring said nucleus augmentation material to a site within an anterior portion of the anulus or a vertebral body adjacent said anterior portion of the anulus;
providing a connection member;
wherein the connection member provides stiffness under tension and partially or fully prevents said nucleus augmentation material from migrating farther posterior with respect to the anchor; and
wherein the augmentation material comprises a channel or slit that receives the connection member and permits sliding along the connection member.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein one or more additional nucleus augmentation devices or nucleus augmentation materials are inserted into the disc.
3. A method of supporting and augmenting a nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc in a spine comprising:
inserting a flexible one-piece biocompatible nucleus augmentation device into the disc space through and entirely beyond a defect in a posterior portion of an anulus;
wherein said nucleus augmentation device comprises an anchor, a connection member and a nucleus augmentation material, the nucleus augmentation material being at least partially attached to an anchor;
anchoring said nucleus augmentation material to a site within an anterior portion of the anulus or a vertebral body adjacent said anterior portion of the anulus;
providing a connection member;
wherein the connection member provides stiffness under tension and partially or fully prevents said nucleus augmentation material from migrating farther posterior with respect to the anchor; and
threading the connection member through the augmentation material.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the nucleus augmentation material is disc-shaped, cube-like, spheroid, ellipsoid, rhombohedral, cylindrical, or amorphous.
5. The method of claim 3, further comprising supporting at least one portion of an anulus fibrosus of the disc.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of supporting at least one portion of an anulus fibrosus comprises supporting at least one portion of a region selected from the group consisting of one or more of following regions: anterior, anterior medial, anterior lateral, posterior, and lateral portion of the anulus fibrosus.
7. The method of claim 3, wherein the nucleus augmentation material comprises collagen.
8. The method of claim 3, wherein the nucleus augmentation material comprises hydrogel.
9. The method of claim 3, wherein the nucleus augmentation material comprises cellulose.
10. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of providing at least one connection member comprises providing at least one connector selected from the group consisting of: sutures, wires, rigid rods, broad bands, pins, woven tubes and webs.
11. The method of claim 3, wherein one or more additional nucleus augmentation devices or nucleus augmentation materials are inserted into the disc.
12. A method of supporting and augmenting a nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc in a spine comprising:
installing a first anchor in a site in an anterior portion of an anulus or a vertebral body adjacent said anterior portion of the anulus;
coupling at least one connector to said anchor;
positioning at least one plug of nucleus augmentation material entirely within the volume of the disc nucleus;
coupling said plug with said at least one connector;
wherein the connector provides stiffness under tension and partially or fully prevents nucleus augmentation material from migrating further posterior with respect to the anchor; and
inserting a barrier into an interior of the disc, entirely within the disc nucleus, and proximal to a defect in an anulus, thereby preventing passage of nucleus augmentation material through said defect.
13. The method of claim 12, further comprising affixing said barrier to said anulus.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein inserting said barrier comprises inserting a barrier with a larger area than an area of said defect.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein inserting said barrier comprises inserting a barrier comprising at least one of woven material, polyamide, polyester, polyethylene, an expanded material, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, a biologic material, cross-linked collagen, and cellulose.
16. The method of claim 12, wherein inserting said barrier comprises inserting a barrier comprising an expandable component.
17. A method of supporting and augmenting a nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc in a spine comprising:
installing a first anchor in an anterior portion of the spine within a first endplate;
inserting a nucleus augmentation support member entirely within the region occupied by a disc nucleus;
coupling a connection member to said anchor, wherein the connection member is stiff under tension and partially or fully prevents the nucleus augmentation material from migrating further posterior with respect to the anchor;
coupling said nucleus augmentation support member to said connection member; and
wherein coupling said nucleus augmentation support member to said connection member comprises threading the connection member into said nucleus augmentation support member.
18. A method of supporting and augmenting a nucleus pulposus of an intervertebral disc in a spine comprising:
installing a first anchor in an anterior portion of the spine within a first endplate;
inserting a nucleus augmentation support member entirely within the region occupied by a disc nucleus;
coupling a connection member to said anchor;
wherein the connection member is stiff under tension and partially or fully prevents the nucleus augmentation material from migrating further posterior with respect to the anchor;
coupling said nucleus augmentation support member to said connection member; and
wherein coupling said nucleus augmentation support member to said second connection member comprises sliding the connection member into a slit or channel contained in said nucleus augmentation support member.

1-21. (canceled)
22. A process for conducting a water-gas shift reaction in a single stage process channel, comprising:
flowing reactants comprising CO and H2O through the single stage process channel, the process channel having an entrance where the reactants enter and an exit where a product exits, the process channel containing a water-gas shift reaction catalyst, the reactants contacting the catalyst as they flow through the process channel and undergoing an exothermic reaction resulting in the formation of the product, the product comprising H2 and CO2; and
flowing a coolant fluid through a coolant channel in thermal contact with the process channel, the thermal contacting of the coolant fluid with the process channel resulting in the formation of a first reaction zone and a second reaction zone within the process channel, the first reaction zone being near the entrance to the process channel and the second reaction zone being near the exit to the process channel, the temperature within the first reaction zone being higher than the temperature within the second reaction zone, the rate of formation of the product being greater in the first reaction zone than in the second reaction zone, the conversion of CO increasing as reactants flow through the second reaction zone.
23. The process of claim 22 wherein the coolant fluid flows through the coolant channel in a cross current direction relative to the direction of flow of the reactants and product through the process channel.
24. The process of claim 22 wherein the coolant fluid flows through the coolant channel in a counter current direction relative to the direction of flow of the reactants and product through the process channel.
25. The process of claim 22 wherein the coolant fluid flows through the coolant channel in a cocurrent direction relative to the direction of flow of the reactants and product through the process channel.
26. The process of claim 22 wherein the process channel is a microchannel.
27. The process of claim 22 wherein the coolant channel is a microchannel.
28. The process of claim 22 wherein a clean up process is conducted within the process channel to remove CO from the product.
29. The process of claim 22 wherein a clean up process is conducted outside the process channel to remove CO from the product.
30. The process of claim 22 wherein the reactants comprise up to about 50 mol % CO and up to about 99.9 mol % H2O.
31. The process of claim 22 wherein the reactants comprise about 1 to about 20 mol % CO, about 1 to about 70 mol % H2O, about 1 to about 20 mol % CO2, and about 1 to about 75 mol % H2.
32. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst comprises: a noble metal, a transition metal or combination thereof; an oxide of an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, boron, gallium, germanium, arsenic, selenium, tellurium, thallium, lead, bismuth, polonium, magnesium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, cobalt, copper, zinc, zirconium, molybdenum, tin, calcium, aluminum, silicon, lanthanum series element; or a combination of any two or more of the foregoing.
33. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst comprises a zirconia supported alkali metal modified ruthenium catalyst.
34. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst comprises cupric oxide, zinc oxide and aluminum oxide.
35. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst comprises a support selected from alumina, silica, titania or zirconia.
36. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst comprises Pt, Pd, Cu, Fe, Rh, Au, Re, or an oxide of any of the foregoing.
37. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst comprises a transition metal carbide, nitride or boride, or an oxygen containing analog of any of the foregoing.
38. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst comprises a support that is impregnated with a reducible metal oxide.
39. The process of claim 38 wherein reducible metal oxide comprises an oxide of Cr, V, Mo, Nd, Pr, Ti, Fe, Ni, Mn, Co, Ce, or a mixture of two or more thereof.
40. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst is in the form of particulate solids having a median particle diameter in the range of about 60 to about 1000 \u03bcm.
41. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst comprises a porous support, an interfacial layer, and a catalytic material.
42. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst comprises a porous support, a buffer layer, an interfacial layer, and a catalytic material.
43. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst is in the form of a foam, felt, wad, honeycomb, an insertable fin, or combination thereof.
44. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst is in the form of a flow-by structure with an adjacent gap, a foam with an adjacent gap, a fin structure with gaps, a washcoat on an inserted substrate, or a guaze that is parallel to the flow direction with a corresponding gap for flow.
45. The process of claim 22 wherein the catalyst is washcoated on the interior wall of the process channel.
46. The process of claim 22 wherein a first water-gas shift reaction catalyst is present in the first reaction zone, and a second water-gas shift reaction catalyst is present in the second reaction zone.
47. The process of claim 22 wherein the contact time of the reactants andor product with the catalyst is from about 10 to about 1000 milliseconds.
48. The process of claim 22 wherein the temperature in the first temperature zone is in the range of about 200\xb0 C. to about 400\xb0 C.
49. The process of claim 22 wherein the temperature in the second temperature zone is in the range of about 150\xb0 C. to about 300\xb0 C.
50. The process of claim 22 wherein the reactants are at pressure of up to about 500 psig at the entrance to the process channel.
51. The process of claim 22 wherein the coolant fluid comprises air, steam, liquid water, carbon dioxide, gaseous nitrogen, liquid nitrogen, a gaseous hydrocarbon or an oil.
52. The process of claim 22 wherein the coolant fluid is at a temperature in the range of about \u2212200\xb0 C. to about 400\xb0 C. as it enters the coolant channel.
53. The process of claim 22 wherein the product comprises up to about 99.9 mol % H2 and up to about 50 mol % CO2.
54. The process of claim 22 wherein the product comprises from about 0.1 to about 30 mol % CO2; about 0.1 to about 90 mol % H2; about 0.01 to about 5 mol % CO; about 40 to about 99 mol % H2O; and up to about 10 mol % CH4.
55. The process of claim 22 wherein the pressure drop of the reactants andor product through the process channel is up to about 40 pounds per square inch per foot of length of the process channel.
56. The process of claim 22 wherein a plurality of the single stage process chemicals are operated in parallel.
57. The process of claim 22 wherein a plurality of the coolant channels are operated in parallel.
58. The process of claim 22 wherein the process is conducted in a reactor containing a plurality of the single stage process channels operating in parallel, the process producing hydrogen at a rate of at least about 10 standard liters per minute per liter of volume of the single stage process channels in the reactor.
59. The process of claim 22 wherein the process is conducted in a reactor containing a plurality of the single stage process channels operating in parallel, the process producing hydrogen at a rate of at least about 100 standard liters per minute per liter of volume of the single stage process channels in the reactor.
60. The process of claim 22 wherein the process is conducted in a reactor containing a plurality of the single stage process channels operating in parallel, the contact time of the reactants andor product with the catalyst being up to about 250 milliseconds, the process producing hydrogen at a rate of at least about 10 standard liters per minute per liter of volume of the single stage process channels in the reactor.
61. The process of claim 22 wherein the process is conducted in a reactor containing a plurality of the single stage process channels operating in parallel, the contact time of the reactants andor product with the catalyst being up to about 150 milliseconds, the process producing hydrogen at a rate of at least about 10 standard liters per minute per liter of volume of the single stage process channels in the reactor.
62. The process of claim 22 wherein the process is conducted in a reactor containing a plurality of the single stage process channels operating in parallel, the contact time of the reactants andor product with the catalyst being up to about 100 milliseconds, the process producing hydrogen at a rate of at least about 10 standard liters per minute per liter of volume of the single stage process channels in the reactor.
63. The process of claim 22 wherein the process is conducted in a reactor containing a plurality of the coolant channels operating in parallel, the total pressure drop for the coolant flowing through the coolant channels being up to about 2 pounds per square inch, the process producing hydrogen at a rate of at least about 10 standard liters per minute per liter of volume of the single stage process channels in the reactor.
64. The process of claim 22 wherein the process is conducted in a reactor containing a plurality of the coolant channels operating in parallel, the total pressure drop for the coolant flowing through the coolant channels being up to about 1 pound per square inch, the process producing hydrogen at a rate of at least about 10 standard liters per minute per liter of volume of the single stage process channels in the reactor.
65. The process of claim 22 wherein the process is conducted in a reactor containing a plurality of the coolant channels operating in parallel, the total pressure drop for the coolant flowing through the coolant channels being up to about 10 inches of water, the process producing hydrogen at a rate of at least about 10 standard liters per minute per liter of volume of the single stage process channels in the reactor.
66. The process of claim 22 wherein the H2 in the product is purified using a preferential oxidation reactor, membrane separation of either hydrogen or carbon monoxide, sorption based separation system for either hydrogen or carbon monoxide, or a methanation reactor.
67. The process of claim 22 wherein H2 from the product is used to operate a fuel cell.
68. The process of claim 22 wherein H2 from the product is used to hydrogenate, hydrotreat, hydroalkylate, hydrocrack or hydrodesulfurize a feedtock.
69. The process of claim 22 wherein H2 from the product is reacted to form hydrogen chloride, hydrogen bromide, ethanol, methanol or ammonia.
70. The process of claim 22 wherein H2 from the product is used to make a metal hydride.
71. The process of claim 22 wherein H2 from the product is used to hydrogenate a fat or an oil.
72. The process of claim 22 wherein H2 from the product is used to reduce a metal ore.
73. The process of claim 22 wherein H2 from the product is used to reduce a catalyst.
74-76. (canceled)

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A pesticidal combination comprising at least two active ingredient components optionally together with one or more customary formulation auxiliaries, wherein component (I) comprises at least one compound, or a salt or ester thereof, selected from azoxystrobin, difenoconazole, fluoxastrobin, tebuconazole, thiabendazole, trifloxystrobin, ortho-cyclopropyl-carboxanilide of formula II-IIV,
wherein
Rx is trifluoromethyl or difluoromethyl and
Ry is hydrogen or methyl; or a tautomer of such a compound;
a compound of formula (CC)
pyraclostrobin, thiram, triticonazole, prothioconazole, abamectin, clothianidin, Bt products, fipronil, lambda cyhalothrin, spinosad, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, thiodicarb, tefluthrin, paclobutrazol, cyproconazole, trinexapac ethyl, uniconazole, gibberellic acid, GA3, GA4+GA7, acibenzolar-s-methyl, harpin protein;
and component (II) comprises at least one isoflavone in naturally-occurring or synthetic form.
2. The combination according to claim 1, further comprising an additional fungicide, insecticide, nematicide, acaracide, molluscicide, plant growth regulator, or plant activator.
3. The combination according to claim 1, wherein (II) is an isoflavone selected from formononetin and genistein in naturally-occurring or synthetic form, and the salts and esters thereof.
4. The combination according to claim 3, wherein component (II) comprises genistein and the salts and esters thereof.
5. The combination according to claim 3, wherein component (II) comprises formononetin and the salts and esters thereof.
6. The combination according to claim 1, in the form of a plant propagation material treating pesticidal composition.
7. The combination according to claim 1, wherein (I) is azoxystrobin and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin and thiamethoxam and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam and thiamethoxam and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, metalaxyl and thiamethoxam and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, myclobutanil and thiamethoxam and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, abamectin and thiamethoxam and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, abamectin, myclobutanil and thiamethoxam and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin and abamectin and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is fludioxonil, mefenoxam, abamectin and thiamethoxam and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is abamectin and thiamethoxam and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin and thiamethoxam and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is thiamethoxam and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam and imidacloprid and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, metalaxyl and imidacloprid and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, myclobutanil and imidacloprid and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, abamectin and imidacloprid and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is clothianidin and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin and clothianidin and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam and clothianidin and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, metalaxyl and clothianidin and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, myclobutanil and clothianidin and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, abamectin and clothianidin and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is clothianidin and prothioconazole and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is clothianidin, fluoxastrobin and prothioconazole and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is clothianidin, tebuconazole, triazoxide, and prothioconazole and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is imidacloprid and prothioconazole and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is thiamethoxam, tebuconazole, and fludioxonil and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is imidacloprid and carboxin and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is thiamethoxam, tefluthrin, azoxystrobin, and tebuconazole and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is imidacloprid and tebuconazole and (II) is formononetin or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin and thiamethoxam and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam and thiamethoxam and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, metalaxyl and thiamethoxam and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, myclobutanil and thiamethoxam and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, abamectin and thiamethoxam and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, abamectin, myclobutanil and thiamethoxam and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin and abamectin and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is fludioxonil, mefenoxam, abamectin and thiamethoxam and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is abamectin and thiamethoxam and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin and thiamethoxam and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is thiamethoxam and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam and imidacloprid and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, metalaxyl and imidacloprid and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, myclobutanil and imidacloprid and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, abamectin and imidacloprid and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is clothianidin and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin and clothianidin and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam and clothianidin and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, metalaxyl and clothianidin and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, myclobutanil and clothianidin and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is azoxystrobin, fludioxonil, mefenoxam, abamectin and clothianidin and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is clothianidin and prothioconazole and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is clothianidin, fluoxastrobin and prothioconazole and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is clothianidin, tebuconazole, triazoxide, and prothioconazole and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is imidacloprid and prothioconazole and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is thiamethoxam, tebuconazole, and fludioxonil and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is imidacloprid and carboxin and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is thiamethoxam, tefluthrin, azoxystrobin, and tebuconazole and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof; (I) is imidacloprid and tebuconazole and (II) is genistein or salts or esters thereof.
8. A method of controlling or preventing pathogenic damage or pest damage in a plant propagation material, a plant, parts of a plant andor plant organs that grow at a later point in time, which comprises applying on the plant, part of the plant, or surroundings thereof the combination, as defined in claim 1.
9. A method of protecting a plant propagation material, a plant, parts of a plant andor plant organs that grow at a later point in time against pathogenic damage or pest damage by applying to the plant, parts of plant, or their surroundings the combination, as defined in claim 1.
10. A method of improving the growing characteristics of a plant, which comprises applying to the plant, andor parts of plant the combination, as defined in claim 1.
11. The method according to claim 8, wherein components (I) and (II) are applied simultaneously.
12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the combination, as defined in claim 4, is applied on plant propagation material.
13. A method according to claim 8, wherein the plant propagation material is a seed.
14. A method according to claim 8, wherein the plant propagation material is seed of cereals, beets, leguminous plants, oil plants, cucumber plants, fibre plants, vegetables, or ornamentals.
15. A plant propagation material treated with the combination defined in claim 1.
16. Plant propagation material according to claim 15, which is seed of cereals, beets, leguminous plants, oil plants, cucumber plants, fibre plants, vegetables, or ornamentals.