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US 7,875,281 · App. 12/012,686 · Granted Jan 25, 2011

Composition and method for repelling moles, voles and gophers

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Patent No.
US 7,875,281
App. No.
12/012,686
Granted
Jan 25, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is a composition and method for repelling moles, voles, gophers, chipmunks and armadillos by applying a composition comprising castor oil, yellow grease and sodium lauryl sulfate to plant materials.

Claims (11)

1. A method for repelling target animals comprising

applying a composition comprising

about 45% to about 75% castor oil,

about 10% to about 36% yellow grease having an iodine value about 84 to about 130, a saponification value of about 170- about 193, a solidification range of fatty acids of about 2- about 10° C., and a hydroxyl value of about 145- about 170, and

about 2% to about 14% sodium lauryl sulfate

to plant material in an area inhabited by one or more target animals selected from the group consisting of moles, voles, gophers, chipmunks and armadillos, wherein the percentages are weigh percentages of the total composition and wherein the composition is liquid.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the target animals are moles.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the target animals are voles.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the target animals are gophers.

5. A method for repelling target animals comprising

applying a composition comprising ricinoleic acid, edible fats and oils having an iodine value about 84 to about 130, a saponification value of about 170- about 193, a solidification range of fatty acids of about 2- about 10° C., and a hydroxyl value of about 145- about 170, and one or more alkyl sulfate to plant material in an area inhabited by one or more target animals selected from the group consisting of moles, voles, gophers, chipmunks and armadillos, wherein the ricinoleic acid is present as a component which makes up about 45% to about 75% of the composition, the edible fats and oils make up about 10% to about 36% of the composition, and the alkyl sulfates make up about 2% to about 14% of the composition, wherein the composition is a liquid.

Assignments (8)
NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR AGENT AND ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY) REEL/FRAME 036131/0483 Recorded Jun 5, 2018
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
Reel/Frame 046301/0215 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2015
From: UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 036131/0483 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2015
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL TRUSTEE
To: APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC., A CORP. OF FLORIDA; KWIKSET CORPORATION; LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.; PRICE PFISTER, INC.; ROV HOLDING, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; ROVCAL, INC.; ROVCAL, INC., A CORP. OF CALIFORNIA; RUSSELL HOBBS, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; SALIX ANIMAL HEALTH, LLC; SEED RESOURCES, L.L.C.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC. AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO ROVCAL, INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; TELL MANUFACTURING, INC.; TETRA HOLDING (US), INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE; TETRA HOLDINGS (US), INC.; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC., A CORP. OF DELAWARE
Reel/Frame 036102/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 2, 2015
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: RUSSELL HOBBS, INC.; APPLICA CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.; TOASTMASTER INC.; SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; ROVCAL, INC.; TETRA HOLDING (US), INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC.; SEED RESOURCES, L.L.C.; PRICE PFISTER, INC.; KWIKSET CORPORATION; NATIONAL MANUFACTURING CO.; LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.; TELL MANUFACTURING, INC.; SALIX ANIMAL HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 036052/0845 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2014
From: SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.; UNITED PET GROUP, INC.; KWIKSET CORPORATION; UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION; PRICE PFISTER, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 032874/0109 →
MERGER Recorded Mar 31, 2014
From: LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
To: UNITED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032562/0144 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 7, 2014
From: LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 032403/0277 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 6, 2014
From: LIQUID HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 032398/0046 →