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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
AgraQuest, Inc., Davis, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A01N / ; A01N / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514547 ; 514546 ; 514549 ; 514558 ; 514560 ; 514617 ; 514919 ; 514 23 ; 514 25 ; 514 26 ; 514 27 ; 514 32 ; 514 33 ; 514 35 ; 514 42 ; 514 53 ; 514 54 ; 514182 ; 4241951 ; 424522 ; 424D / ;
Abstract
This invention provides a method for repelling biting insects such as mosquitoes, ticks, and biting flies by topically applying to the skin of a subject emu oil, fractions of emu oil obtained by flash chromatography or a composition comprising emu oil or active fractions thereof and at least one other insect repellent such as citronella, DEET or saponin. Also provided are compositions for repelling biting insects comprising diluted fractions of emu oil, and compositions comprising emu oil or active fractions thereof and at least one other insect repellent such as citronella, DEET or saponin.