Composition for inhibition of insect host sensing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10091997-B2
Application number	US-201615093593-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 7, 2016
Priority date	Oct 25, 2010
Publication date	Oct 9, 2018
Grant date	Oct 9, 2018

Abstract

The present invention provide chemical modulators of insect olfactory receptors. In particular, compounds and compositions are provided that can inhibit host targeting functions in insects such as mosquitos. Method of employing such agents, and articles incorporating the same, are also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A composition comprising a compound:

or a salt thereof, and
one or more aerosolizers, film formers, ester-containing solvents, gelling agents, skin-conditioning agents, emollients, antioxidants, structuring agents, emulsifiers, silicone-containing compounds, essential oils, thickening agents, and/or vehicles.

2. The composition of claim 1 , comprising one or more aerosolizers, gelling agents, emollients, emulsifiers, essential oils, and/or vehicles.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the compound is present as:

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the compound is present as a salt.

5. The composition of claim 1 , comprising one or more film formers, ester-containing solvents, skin-conditioning agents, antioxidants, structuring agents, emulsifiers, silicone-containing compounds, and/or thickening agents.

6. The composition of claim 1 , comprising one or more aerosolizers.

7. The composition of claim 1 , comprising one or more gelling agents.

8. The composition of claim 1 , comprising one or more emollients.

9. The composition of claim 1 , comprising one or more emulsifiers.

10. The composition of claim 1 , comprising one or more essential oils.

11. An article comprising a compound:

or a salt thereof,
wherein the article is selected from a misting system, bait, a pellet, fabric, clothing, shelter, bedding, netting, and a water soluble tablet.

12. The article of claim 11 , comprising fabric, clothing, shelter, bedding, and/or netting.

13. The article of claim 11 , wherein the compound is present as:

14. The article of claim 11 , wherein the compound is present as a salt.

15. The article of claim 11 , selected from misting system, bait, pellet, and water soluble tablet.

16. The article of claim 11 , comprising fabric.

17. The article of claim 11 , comprising clothing.

18. The article of claim 11 , comprising shelter.

19. The article of claim 11 , comprising bedding.

20. The article of claim 11 , comprising netting.

Assignees

• Univ Vanderbilt

Inventors

• Zwiebel Laurence
• Pask Gregory M
• Rinker David
• Jones Patrick L

Classifications

• A01M7/0003

  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) · CPC title

• A01M2200/012

  Flying insects · CPC title

• A01N61/00

  Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing substances of unknown or undetermined composition, e.g. substances characterised only by the mode of action · CPC title

• A01N25/12

  Powders or granules (A01N25/26 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A01N25/34

  Shaped forms, e.g. sheets, not provided for in any other sub-group of this main group · CPC title