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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Arkion Life Sciences, Llc, New Castle, DE (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth E. Ballinger, Jr., Kennett Square, PA (US);
Scott John Werner, Wellington, CO (US);
Assignees:
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, Washington, DC (US);
ARKION LIFE SCIENCES, LLC, New Castle, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 35/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 35/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to the use of polycyclic quinones, and particularly, anthraquinones, to non-lethally repel rodents from consuming or otherwise damaging vegetation, private property, man-made structures, or agricultural products in the field and in storage. Further, the invention shows use as a protection strategy for various other products used as a food source by certain rodents.