# US 12,004,502 B2 · Pest control spray

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- Number: US 12,004,502 B2
- Document ID: US12004502B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/110,566
- Filed: 2020-12-03
- Published: 2021-06-10
- Granted: 2024-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2019-12-06
- Assignees: The Procter & Gamble Company
- Applicants: The Procter & Gamble Company
- Inventors: Michael Anthony Majher
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12004502B2

## CPC

- A01M 7/0003: {Atomisers or mist blowers (single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use B05B11/00)}
- B65D 83/141: specially adapted for specific contents or propellants
- A01N 25/06: Aerosols
- A01N 27/00: Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing hydrocarbons
- A01N 31/02: Acyclic compounds
- A01N 31/08: Oxygen or sulfur directly attached to an aromatic ring system
- A01N 31/16: with two or more oxygen or sulfur atoms directly attached to the same aromatic ring system
- A01N 35/04: containing aldehyde or keto groups, or thio analogues thereof, directly attached to an aromatic ring system, e.g. acetophenone; Derivatives thereof, e.g. acetals
- A01N 35/10: containing a carbon-to-nitrogen double bond
- A01N 37/12: containing the group [IMAGE cpc-sch-A01N-0932.gif], wherein Cn means a carbon skeleton not containing a ring; Thio analogues thereof
- A01N 37/40: having at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and one oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same aromatic ring system
- A01N 43/16: with oxygen as the ring hetero atom
- A01N 43/30: with two oxygen atoms in positions 1,3, condensed with a carbocyclic ring
- A01N 43/90: having two or more relevant hetero rings, condensed among themselves or with a common carbocyclic ring system
- A01N 59/14: Boron; Compounds thereof
- B05B 1/3436: {the interface being a plane perpendicular to the outlet axis}
- A01M 2200/011: Crawling insects
- A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
- B65D: CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- 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
- B05B: SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES (spray-mixers with nozzles B01F25/72; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces by spraying B05D)

## Abstract

The present disclosure relates to arthropod pest control sprays and methods of using such sprays to control arthropod pests.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An aerosol arthropod pest control product comprising an aerosol dispenser assembly and an arthropod pest control composition, wherein the aerosol dispenser assembly comprises a reservoir, a valve assembly in fluid communication with the reservoir, an actuator body, and a nozzle insert comprising a swirl chamber in fluid communication with a plurality of inlet ports and an outlet orifice; wherein the arthropod pest control composition comprises from about 5% to about 99% by weight of a carrier oil, from about 0.1% to about 25% by weight of one or more active ingredients, and a propellant; and wherein the aerosol arthropod pest control product has a flow rate of about 1.80 g/s to about 3.00 g/s and a Dv50 value of about 100 μm to about 200 μm.

### Claim 2

An aerosol arthropod pest control product comprising an aerosol dispenser assembly and an arthropod pest control composition, wherein the aerosol dispenser assembly comprises a reservoir, a valve assembly in fluid communication with the reservoir, an actuator body, and a nozzle insert comprising a swirl chamber in fluid communication with a plurality of inlet ports and an outlet orifice; wherein the arthropod pest control composition comprises from about 5% to about 99% by weight of a carrier oil, from about 0.1% to about 25% by weight of one or more active ingredients, and a propellant; and wherein the aerosol arthropod pest control product has a flow rate of about 1.80 g/s to about 3.00 g/s and a Sauter mean diameter of about 85 μm to about 156 μm.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 2, wherein the aerosol arthropod pest control product has a Dv50 value of about 100 μm to about 200 μm.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 1, wherein the carrier oil is a hydrocarbon oil.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 1, wherein the aerosol arthropod pest control product has a Dv90 value of about 180 μm to about 450 μm.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 1, wherein the dose of aerosol arthropod pest control composition sprayed from the aerosol pest control product from a 12″ distance and delivered within a 4″ diameter, as measured according to the Dose to 4″ dia. @ 12 in. distance Method described herein, is about 1.00 g to about 2.00 g.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 1, wherein the dose of aerosol arthropod pest control composition sprayed from the aerosol pest control product from a 12″ distance and delivered outside a 4″ diameter, as measured according to the Dose to 4″ dia. @ 12 in. distance Method described herein, is about 0.50 g to about 1.10 g.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 1, wherein the ratio of the dose of aerosol arthropod pest control composition sprayed from the aerosol pest control product from a 12″ distance and delivered within a 4″ diameter to the dose sprayed from a 12″ distance and delivered outside a 4″ diameter, as measured according to the Dose to 4″ dia. @ 12 in. distance Method described herein, is from about 3:2 to about 10:1.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 1, wherein the diameter of the outlet orifice is about 0.36 mm to about 0.40 mm, the land length of the outlet orifice is about 0.60 mm to about 0.89 mm, the diameter of the swirl chamber is about 1.00 mm to about 1.70 mm, the depth of the swirl chamber is about 0.80 mm to about 1.40 mm, the width of each inlet channel is about 0.42 mm to about 0.62 mm, and/or the depth of each inlet channel is about 0.45 mm to about 0.70 mm.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 1, wherein the arthropod pest control composition comprises mineral oil.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 10, wherein the arthropod pest control composition comprises from about 10% to about 99% by weight mineral oil.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 1, wherein the arthropod pest control composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 20% by weight of one or more active ingredients selected from the group consisting of essential plant oil, eugenol, 2-phenylethyl propionate, amyl butyrate, geraniol, esters, fatty acids and salts thereof, d-limonene, linalool, methyl salicylate, alpha-pinene, piperonal, piperonyl alcohol, tetrahydrolinalool, thymol, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, iso-eugenol, ethyl cinnamate, pyrethrins, abamectin, azadirachtin, amitraz, rotenone, boric acid, spinosad, biopesticides, synthetic pesticides, and mixtures thereof.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 1, wherein the arthropod pest control composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 30% by weight isopropyl myristate.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 1, wherein the arthropod pest control composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 30% by weight triethyl citrate.

### Claim 15 (depends on 1)

The aerosol arthropod pest control product of claim 1, wherein the propellant is selected from the group consisting of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and air.