# US 11,985,970 B2 · Eco-friendly herbicides containing pelargonic acid for foliar fertilzation and for bactericidal and harmful bird and animal repellent functions

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- Number: US 11,985,970 B2
- Document ID: US11985970B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/210,693
- Filed: 2023-06-16
- Published: 2024-04-04
- Granted: 2024-05-21
- Earliest claimed: 2022-06-22
- Assignees: Green Solution LLC
- Applicants: Green Solution LLC
- Inventors: Kwang Hwan Kim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11985970B2

## CPC

- A01N 25/04: Dispersions, {emulsions, suspoemulsions, suspension concentrates} or gels (foams A01N25/16)
- A01P 13/00: Herbicides; Algicides
- A01N 25/24: containing ingredients to enhance the sticking of the active ingredients
- A01N 37/02: Saturated carboxylic acids or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof
- A01P 1/00: Disinfectants; Antimicrobial compounds or mixtures thereof
- A01P 7/04: Insecticides
- A01P 13/02: selective
- A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
- A01P: BIOCIDAL, PEST REPELLANT, PEST ATTRACTANT OR PLANT GROWTH REGULATORY ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR PREPARATIONS

## Abstract

The present invention relates to an eco-friendly herbicide comprising 8 to 15% by weight of soft water, 1.5 to 5% by weight of canola oil, 0.2 to 1% by weight of potassium hydroxide, 78 to 88% by weight of pelargonic acid, 0.2 to 1% by weight of sodium alginate, 0.2 to 1% by weight of citric acid and 0.1 to 1% by weight of beet juice, and the herbicide provides the effects of being harmless to the human body and not causing soil contamination while exhibiting not only weed control but also bactericidal, insecticidal and harmful bird and animal repellent functions.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An eco-friendly herbicide comprising
8 to 15% by weight of water,
1.5 to 5% by weight of canola oil,
0.2 to 1% by weight of potassium hydroxide,
78 to 88% by weight of pelargonic acid,
0.2 to 1% by weight of sodium alginate,
0.2 to 1% by weight of citric acid,
0.1 to 1% by weight of beet juice,
0.01 to 3% by weight of (3-hydroxy-2,2,4-trimethylpentyl)-2-methylpropanoate, and
0.01 to 2% by weight of a copolymer represented by Formula 1 below:
wherein a, b and c represent mole fractions; and
the a is 0.1 to 0.4, b is 0.1 to 0.4, c is 0.3 to 0.7, and a+b+c is 1,
wherein the copolymer of Formula 1 is a random copolymer, and has a weight average molecular weight of 150,000 to 300,000.