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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1996
Hiroshi Suzuki, Niigata, JP;
Noboru Aiba, Niigata, JP;
Ryuichi Saguchi, Niigata, JP;
Kinya Ogawa, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Itoh, Niigata, JP;
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Herein disclosed is a sustained release dispenser capable of uniformly releasing a volatile liquid ingredient over a long time period even when the amount of the liquid ingredient remaining in a container is reduced. According to an embodiment, the sustained release dispenser comprises a plastic container 4 having a liquid and volatile ingredient-permeable outer layer 1 and a liquid-absorbable inner layer 3 having the same material as those of the outer layer 1 and a liquid and volatile ingredient 2 enclosed in the plastic container. According to other embodiment, the sustained release dispenser comprises a plastic container 6 in which grooves 5 are formed on the inner wall and a volatile ingredient 2 accommodated in the container 6. According to other embodiment, the sustained release dispenser comprises a bag formed from a liquid permeable film 7 provided with a highly wettable film 8 on the inner surface thereof and a liquid sex pheromone 9 accommodated in the bag.