Water-based insecticidal and insect repellent compositions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023148612-A1
Application number	US-202217989565-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 17, 2022
Priority date	Nov 18, 2021
Publication date	May 18, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

A pest control composition that includes an active component having between about 0.001 wt. % and about 10 wt. % of spearmint oil, between about 0.01 wt. % and about 10 wt. % of geranium oil, and between about 0.01 wt. % and about 10 wt. % of a third oil. The composition further includes a solvent, a carrier, and a surfactant, and the third oil may be cinnamon oil, cedarwood oil, and mixtures thereof.

First claim

Uwe claim:

1 . A pest control composition, the composition comprising:
an active component consisting essentially of: a) between about 0.001 wt. % and about 10 wt. % of spearmint oil; b) between about 0.01 wt. % and about 10 wt. % of geranium oil; c) between about 0.01 wt. % and about 10 wt. % of an oil selected from the group consisting of cinnamon oil, cedarwood oil, and mixtures thereof; a solvent; a carrier; and a surfactant, wherein all weight percentages are percent by weight of the total composition.

2 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein a weight ratio of geranium oil to spearmint oil is from about 0.5:1 to about 20:1.

3 . The composition of claim 2 , wherein the weight ratio of geranium oil to spearmint oil is from about 0.8:1 to about 18:1.

4 . The composition of claim 3 , wherein the weight ratio of geranium oil to spearmint oil is from about 1:1 to about 16:1.

5 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the solvent comprises at least one of ethyl lactate, butyl lactate, isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, and combinations thereof.

6 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the carrier is water.

7 . The composition of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting essentially of lecithin, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium oleate, potassium oleate, sodium ricinolate, Quillaja saponin, polyglyceryl oleate, glyceryl monooleate, and any combinations thereof.

8 . The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises between 15% and about 30% by weight of the solvent; between 55 wt. % and about 85 wt. % of the carrier; between about 1 wt. % and about 4.5 wt. % of the surfactant; between about 1% to about 5% of a propellant and between about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weight of a preservative.

9 . The composition of claim 8 , wherein the propellant is selected from the group consisting of compressed gas propellants, liquified gas propellants, saturated hydrocarbons, mixtures of liquified and compressed gas, methane, ethane, propane, pentane, isobutene, n-butane, isobutane, dimethyl ether, 1,1-difluoroethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, air, and any combinations thereof.

10 . The composition of claim 1 wherein the mint oil is in a higher weight percentage concentration than the geranium oil.

11 . A pest control composition, the composition comprising:
an active component consisting essentially of: a) between about 0.001 wt. % and about 10 wt. % of at least one mint oil; b) between about 0.01 wt. % and about 10 wt. % of geranium oil; c) between about 0.01 wt. % and about 10 wt. % of cinnamon oil; a carrier; a solvent; and a surfactant.

12 . The composition of claim 11 , wherein the mint oil is selected from the group consisting of spearmint oil, peppermint oil, cornmint oil, and combinations thereof.

13 . The composition of claim 12 wherein the composition comprises between 15% and about 30% by weight of the solvent; between 55 wt. % and about 85 wt. % of the carrier; between about 1 wt. % and about 4.5 wt. % of the surfactant; between about 1% to about 5% of a propellant and between about 0.1% to about 0.5% by weight of a preservative.

14 . The composition of claim 12 , wherein the weight ratio of geranium oil to mint oil is from about 0.5:1 to about 20:1.

15 . The composition of claim 12 , wherein the carrier comprises water.

16 . The composition of claim 13 , wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of ethyl lactate, butyl lactate, isopropyl alcohol, isopropyl myristate, and combinations thereof.

17 . The composition of claim 16 , wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of lecithin, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium oleate, potassium oleate, sodium ricinolate, Quillaja saponin, polyglyceryl oleate, glyceryl monooleate, and any combinations thereof.

18 . The composition of claim 17 , wherein the mint oil is spearmint oil.

19 . The composition of claim 15 , wherein the propellant is selected from the group consisting of compressed gas propellants, liquified gas propellants, saturated hydrocarbons, mixtures of liquified gas and compressed gas, methane ethane, propane, pentane, isobutene, n-butane, isobutane, dimethyl ether, 1, 1-difluoroethane, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, air, and any combinations thereof.

20 . A pest control composition, the composition comprising:
an active component consisting of: a) between about 0.001 wt. % and about 5 wt. % of a mint oil selected from the group consisting of spearmint oil, cornmint oil, and mixtures thereof; b) between about 0.01 wt. % and about 5 wt. % geranium oil; and c) between about 0 wt. % to about 5 wt. % of an oil selected from the group consisting of cinnamon oil, cedarwood oil, and mixtures thereof; about 55 wt. % to about 86 wt. % of water; about 3 wt. % to about 15 wt. % at least one solvent; about 1 wt. % to about 5 wt. % of at least one surfactant; and about 1 wt. % to about 5 wt. % of at least one propellant, wherein a weight ratio of geranium oil to mint oil is from about 0.5:1 to about 20:1, wherein all weight percentages are percent by weight of the total composition.

Assignees

• Johnson & Son Inc S C

Inventors

• Huckabee Alexis

Classifications

• A01N65/06

  Coniferophyta [gymnosperms], e.g. cypress · CPC title

• A01P19/00

  Pest attractants · CPC title

• A01N65/08

  Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons] · CPC title

• A01N65/00

  Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing material from algae, lichens, bryophyta, multi-cellular fungi or plants, or extracts thereof (containing compounds of determined constitution A01N27/00 - A01N59/00) · CPC title

• A01P7/04

  Insecticides · CPC title