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US 2014/0234446 A1Published application
Liquid animal repellant containing oils of black pepper and capsicum
AssigneeWoodstream Corporation
InventorsDavid L. Anderson, Theodore L. Davidson
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Abstract
The present invention provides a novel liquid animal repellent composition which is environmentally safe, non-toxic, long-lasting and efficacious against a wide of animals such as dogs, cats, raccoons, skunks, mice, rats, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, etc.
Claims14
(canceled)
A sprayable liquid animal repellent composition comprising:
- a) between about 0.05% and about 2% by weight of an essential oil component selected from the group consisting of the essential oil of black pepper, the essential oil of capsicum, and mixtures thereof;
- b) between about 0.1% and about 10% by weight of an oleoresin component selected from the group consisting of the oleoresin of black pepper, the oleoresin of capsicum, and mixtures thereof;
- c) an antioxidant in an amount sufficient to stabilize the oleoresin component and the essential oil component;
- d) an effective amount of an emulsifier and an adhesive;
- e) sufficient water so that the composition is sprayable,
- wherein the sprayable liquid animal repellent is free of lard and an oleoresin-solubilizing vegetable oil in an amount that fully solubilizes the oleoresin.
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A sprayable liquid animal repellent composition comprising:
- a) between about 0.05% to about 2% by weight of an essential oil selected from the group consisting of the essential oil of black pepper, the essential oil of capsicum, and mixtures thereof;
- b) between about 0.1% and about 10% by weight of an oleoresin selected from the group consisting of the oleoresin of black pepper, the oleoresin of capsicum, and mixtures thereof;
- c) between about 0.1% and about 10% by weight of an antioxidant in an amount sufficient to stabilize the oleoresin component and the essential oil component;
- d) an effective amount of an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of glycerol monostearate, a mixture of mono- and di-esters of various fatty acids, a mixture of polyethylene glycol esters of mono- and di-esters of various fatty acids, and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate;
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- e) an effective amount a polyvinyl adhesive;
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- f) sufficient water so that the composition is sprayable;
- wherein the sprayable liquid animal repellent is free of lard and an oleoresin-solubilizing vegetable oil in an amount that fully solubilizes the oleoresin.
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A sprayable, concentrated liquid animal repellent composition comprising:
- 4% by weight of oil of black pepper, 4% by weight of oleoresin of black pepper (40% piperine), 4.4% by weight of oleoresin of capsicum, 0.4% by weight of oleoresin of rosemary, 19% by weight of a water-soluble polyvinyl acetate adhesive, 7% by weight of polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, 7% by weight of glycerol monostearate, and 54.2% by weight of water, wherein the sprayabie liquid animal repellant is free of lard and an oleoresin-solubilizing vegetable oil in an amount that solubilizes the oleoresin.
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