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US 12,245,673 · App. 17/717,054 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Insect repellent pet collar

Inventor: Joseph E. Kovarik (Englewood, CO)
Assignee: Seed Health, Inc.
A45D29/007A01N25/08A01N37/18A01P17/00A45D29/00A45D29/17A45D2200/1018A45D2200/1036
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Patent No.
US 12,245,673
App. No.
17/717,054
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An insect repellent collar for a pet includes an encapsulated insect repellent adjacent to an absorbent material, which is itself adjacent to a skin/fur barrier/odor impervious material, and where at least about 0.5 ml of insect repellent is encapsulated in a frangible enclosure that when fractured, releases a fresh supply of repellent onto the absorbent material for the passive evaporation of the repellent.

Claims (20)

1. An insect repellent pet collar, comprising an insect repellent layered strip having three layers, a first layer comprising an odor impervious material, a second layer that comprises at least one encapsulated solvent comprising N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET), and a third layer having a solvent absorbent material in the form of a pad, wherein the solvent is encapsulated in a frangible enclosure and is present in an amount of at least about 0.5 ml, and wherein breakage of the frangible enclosure releases a fresh supply of said solvent onto said pad for the passive evaporation of said solvent.

2. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said solvent includes a color change indicator.

3. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said frangible enclosure is attached to the solvent absorbent material.

4. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the frangible enclosure comprises polytetrafluoroethylene.

5. The insect repellant pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising an additional encapsulated solvent comprising coconut oil that includes both lauric acid and myristic acid.

6. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , further including at least one of an odor reducer and a color change agent.

7. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said solvent absorbent material comprises non-woven fabrics.

8. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the frangible enclosure has a hollow interior that defines a reservoir for containing in addition to said solvent, a color change material, and an odor reducing agent comprising hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin.

9. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said frangible enclosure comprises a capsule that contains more than one substance.

10. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said first layer forms a barrier between the solvent and the skin of a pet.

11. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the insect repellent layered strip has the second layer and the third layer adjacent to each other.

12. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising an odor reducing agent comprising hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin.

13. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the solvent comprises a natural repellent made from plants, said natural repellent selected from the group consisting of coconut oil, oil of lemon eucalyptus, citronella, and geranium oil.

14. An insect repellent pet collar, consisting of: a first layer that comprises an odor impervious material, a second layer that comprises an encapsulated solvent comprising N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide, a third layer in the form of a pad having a solvent absorbent material comprising non-woven; wherein the encapsulated solvent is contained within a frangible enclosure and wherein said first layer forms a barrier between the solvent and the skin of a pet, and wherein the breakage of the frangible enclosure releases a fresh supply of said solvent onto said pad for the passive evaporation of said solvent.

15. The insect repellant pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising an additional encapsulated solvent selected from the group consisting of coconut oil that includes lauric acid and myristic acid.

16. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , further including at least one of an odor reducer and a color change agent.

17. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said solvent absorbent material comprises non-woven fabrics.

18. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the frangible enclosure has a hollow interior that defines a reservoir for containing in addition to said solvent, a color change material, a bioluminescent material, and an odor reducing agent comprising hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin.

19. The insect repellent pet collar as set forth in claim 1 , wherein said frangible enclosure comprises a capsule that contains more than one substance.

20. An insect repellent pet collar, comprising, a first layer comprising an odor impervious material, a second layer that comprises an encapsulated solvent comprising coconut oil that includes lauric acid and myristic acid, a third layer in the form of a pad having a solvent absorbent material comprising non-woven fabrics, wherein the solvent is encapsulated in a frangible enclosure, said solvent being present in an amount of at least about 0.5 ml, said frangible enclosure attached to the solvent absorbent material, wherein the frangible enclosure has a hollow interior that defines a reservoir for containing, in addition to said solvent, an odor reducing agent comprising hydroxypropyl beta-cyclodextrin, wherein said solvent absorbent material retains the solvent by soaking the solvent absorbent material, thereby providing insect repellent protection due to vapors evolving from the soaked solvent absorbent material, the solvent permitted to directly evaporate from the soaked solvent absorbent material into a surrounding atmosphere of the air surrounding said collar, and wherein breakage of the frangible enclosure releases a fresh supply of said solvent onto said pad for the passive evaporation of said solvent.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 21, 2026
From: SEED HEALTH, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS LENDER
Reel/Frame 076028/0339 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2022
From: KOVARIK, JOE
To: SEED HEALTH, INC.
Reel/Frame 059688/0162 →
Continuity (9)
Continuation In Part 17676736 · Feb 21, 2022
Continuation 16557415 · Aug 30, 2019
Continuation 14611458 · Feb 2, 2015
Continuation 14502097 · Sep 30, 2014
Continuation 14307651 · Jun 18, 2014
Continuation In Part 14079054 · Nov 13, 2013
Continuation 13425913 · Mar 21, 2012
Provisional Application 61467767 · Mar 25, 2011
Related Publication 20220232944A1 · Jul 28, 2022
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