Repellent delivery device with glycerin soap body and related methods

Inventors: Scott K. Thompson (Winter Haven, FL); Thomas A. Thayer, Jr. (Winter Haven, FL); James Murray Shinn (Dundee, FL)

Assignee: RADICAL AG TECH, INC.

A01G13/105 A01M1/2005 A01M29/12 F16M13/005

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Patent No.: US 12667060
App. No.: 18/816,246
Granted: Jun 30, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A plant repellent delivery device assembly may include a plant with a root ball, and an integrally molded hygroscopic body having a hygroscopic glycerin soap base material, and an insecticide. The integrally molded hygroscopic body may have an external surface directly exposed to an external environment and configured to condense ambient moisture directly thereon. The plant repellent delivery device assembly may include a support structure coupled between the integrally molded hygroscopic body and a trunk of the plant, the support structure extending within the integrally molded hygroscopic body. The integrally molded hygroscopic body may be configured to release the insecticide into the root ball of the plant using the ambient moisture.

Claims (31)

1 . A citrus plant repellent delivery device assembly comprising:

a citrus plant with a root ball;

at least one support structure coupled between the integrally molded hygroscopic body and a trunk of the citrus plant, the at least one support structure extending within the integrally molded hygroscopic body;

the integrally molded hygroscopic body configured to release the insecticide into the root ball of the citrus plant using the ambient moisture.

2 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one support structure comprises a flexible container with an opening, and a closure configured to close the opening.

3 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device assembly of claim 2 wherein the flexible container comprises a mesh material.

4 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device assembly of claim 1 wherein the integrally molded hygroscopic body comprises a sphere-shaped body.

5 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device assembly of claim 1 wherein the integrally molded hygroscopic body comprises a rectangle box-shaped body.

6 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device assembly of claim 1 wherein the at least one support structure comprises a loop having a proximal end extending within the integrally molded hygroscopic body and a distal end, and a closeable connector coupled to the distal end and configured to permit the loop to be wrapped around the trunk of the citrus plant.

7 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device assembly of claim 1 wherein the integrally molded hygroscopic body comprises a hardening material.

8 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device assembly of claim 1 wherein the integrally molded hygroscopic body comprises a wax material.

9 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device assembly of claim 1 wherein the insecticide comprises at least one of zeta-cypermethrin, organochlorides, pyrethroids, organophosphates, neonicotinoids, ryanoids, carbamates, biologicals, natural insecticides, inorganic insecticides, and organic insecticides.

10 . A citrus plant repellent delivery device comprising:

an integrally molded hygroscopic body comprising a hygroscopic glycerin soap base material, and an insecticide, the integrally molded hygroscopic body having an external surface directly exposed to an external environment and configured to condense ambient moisture directly thereon, the insecticide comprising at least one of zeta-cypermethrin, organochlorides, pyrethroids, organophosphates, neonicotinoids, ryanoids, carbamates, biologicals, natural insecticides, inorganic insecticides, and organic insecticides; and

at least one support structure coupled between the integrally molded hygroscopic body and a trunk of a citrus plant, the at least one support structure extending within the integrally molded hygroscopic body;

the integrally molded hygroscopic body configured to release the insecticide into a root ball of the citrus plant using the ambient moisture.

11 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device of claim 10 wherein the at least one support structure comprises a flexible container with an opening, and a closure configured to close the opening.

12 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device of claim 11 wherein the flexible container comprises a mesh material.

13 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device of claim 10 wherein the integrally molded hygroscopic body comprises a sphere-shaped body.

14 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device of claim 10 wherein the integrally molded hygroscopic body comprises a rectangle box-shaped body.

15 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device of claim 10 wherein the at least one support structure comprises a loop having a proximal end extending within the integrally molded hygroscopic body and a distal end, and a closeable connector coupled to the distal end and configured to permit the loop to be wrapped around the trunk of the citrus plant.

16 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device of claim 10 wherein the integrally molded hygroscopic body comprises a hardening material.

17 . The citrus plant repellent delivery device of claim 10 wherein the integrally molded hygroscopic body comprises a wax material.

18 . A method of using a citrus plant repellent delivery device on a citrus plant with a root ball, the method comprising:

coupling the citrus plant repellent delivery device to a trunk of the citrus plant, the citrus plant repellent delivery device comprising

an integrally molded hygroscopic body comprising a hygroscopic glycerin soap base material, and an insecticide, and

at least one support structure coupled between the integrally molded hygroscopic body and the trunk of the citrus plant, the at least one support structure extending within the integrally molded hygroscopic body; and

condensing ambient moisture directly on an external surface of the integrally molded hygroscopic body to release the insecticide into the root ball of the citrus plant using the ambient moisture.

19 . The method of claim 18 wherein the integrally molded hygroscopic body comprises one of a sphere-shaped body and a rectangle box-shaped body.

20 . The method of claim 18 wherein the at least one support structure comprises a loop having a proximal end extending within the integrally molded hygroscopic body and a distal end, and a closeable connector coupled to the distal end and configured to permit the loop to be wrapped around the trunk of the citrus plant.