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US 2001/0041694 A1Published application
Identification of snake repellents
OwnerLarry Clark, John A. Shivik JR.inventors
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Abstract
Snake repellents include a repellent composition, an inert carrier and an adjuvant. The snake repellents include an essential oil selected from a group of essentials oils or a reagent from one of the essential oils. Methods of repelling snakes include exposing snakes to the snake repellents by aerosol, vapor or fog.
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A method of repelling snakes comprising the steps of:
- providing a snake repellent including a repellent composition selected from the group consisting of anise oil, cedarwood oil, cinnamon oil, citronella oil, sage oil, ginger oil, grapefruit oil, juniper berry oil, lavender oil, rosemary oil, oil of wintergreen, iso-amyl acetate, m-anisaldehyde, anethole, cineol, cinnamaldehyde, citral, ethyl butyrate, ethyl phenyl acetate, eugenol, geranial acetate, limonene, linalool, menthone, methyl anthranilate, methyl salicylate, nerol, alpha-pinene, and alpha-terpinene, and
- exposing said snakes to said snake repellent.
A method of repelling snakes comprising the steps of:
- providing a snake repellent including an essential oil of a plant, said plant being selected from the group consisting of anise, cedarwood, cinnamon, citronella, sage, ginger, grapefruit, juniper berry, lavender, rosemary, peppermint, and wintergreen, and
- exposing said snakes to said snake repellent.
A method of repelling snakes comprising the steps of:
- providing a snake repellent including a repellent reagent selected from the group consisting of iso-amyl acetate, m-anisaldehyde, anethole, cineol, cinnamaldehyde, citral, ethyl butyrate, ethyl phenyl acetate, eugenol, geranial acetate, limonene, linalool, menthone, methyl anthranilate, methyl salicylate, nerol, alpha-pinene, and alpha-terpinene, and
- exposing said snakes to said snake repellent.
A snake repellent comprising:
- a repellent composition selected from the group consisting of anise oil, cedarwood oil, cinnamon oil, citronella oil, sage oil, ginger oil, grapefruit oil, juniper berry oil, lavender oil, rosemary oil, peppermint oil, oil of wintergreen, iso-amyl acetate, m-anisaldehyde, anethole, cineol, cinnamaldehyde, citral, ethyl butyrate, ethyl phenyl acetate, eugenol, geranial acetate, limonene, linalool, menthone, methyl anthranilate, methyl salicylate, nerol, alpha-pinene, and alpha-terpinene,
- an inert carrier, and
- an adjuvant.
A snake repellent comprising:
- a repellent composition, having a concentration of at least 1% by mass, selected from the group consisting of anise oil, cedarwood oil, cinnamon oil, citronella oil, sage oil, ginger oil, grapefruit oil, juniper berry oil, lavender oil, rosemary oil, peppermint oil, oil of wintergreen, iso-amyl acetate, m-anisaldehyde, anethole, cineol, cinnamaldehyde, citral, ethyl butyrate, ethyl phenyl acetate, eugenol, geranial acetate, limonene, linalool, menthone, methyl anthranilate, methyl salicylate, nerol, alpha-pinene, and alpha-terpinene,
- water as an inert carrier, and
- yucca extract as an adjuvant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.