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Pesticides containing D-limonene
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-08-24
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Granted: 1983-04-05
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Expires: 2001-08-24
Abstract
Abstract Pesticide compositions are disclosed which contain D-limonene as an insect-killing ingredient along with surfactants or emulsifiers and water. The pesticide compositions are liquids designed for use as a flexible-purpose pesticide concentrate; a dip to rid small animals of fleas and ticks; a spray to kill fleas and ticks on small animals and in the kennels of small animals; a spray to kill flies on small animals and in the kennels of small animals; and a spray or liquid to rid household areas of cockroaches and other insect pests. The composition is non-toxic, non-polluting, biodegradable, non-irritating to animals other than insect pests.
Inventors
- 👤 Vincent Dotolo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 09:19
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01N; A01N27/00; A01N65/00; A01N65/08; A01N65/36; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A50/00; Y02A50/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 42
Claim 1
Independent Claim
41 words
A pesticide composition for topical application on small animals, i.e., an animal pesticide dip consisting essentially of about 2-25% D-limonene from citrus products about 1-15% liquid, water soluble, surface-active agent capable of emulsifying the D-limonene, and the remainder water, by volume.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
41 words
A pesticide composition for topical application on small animals, i.e., an animal pesticide dip consisting essentially of about 2-25% D-limonene from citrus products about 1-15% liquid, water soluble, surface-active agent capable of emulsifying the D-limonene, and the remainder water, by volume.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The pesticide composition of claim 1 wherein said D-limonene is present at about 2-10% by volume and said surface-active agent is present at about 1-7% by volume.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The pesticide composition of claim 1 wherein the D-limonene is present at about 4-7% by volume and the surface-active agent is present at about 3.5-4.5% by volume.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
The pesticide composition of claim 1 wherein the surface-active agent is selected from the group consisting of an octylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol surfactant containing about 10 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule, and a surfactant consisting of a mixture of nonylphenoxypoly(ethyleneoxy) ethanol and ethylene oxide in a molar ratio of about 1:9.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The pesticide composition of claim 1 wherein the surface-active agent consists of an octylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol surfactant containing about 10 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The pesticide composition of claim 1 wherein the surface-active agent is a surfactant consisting of a mixture of nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanol and ethylene oxide in a molar ratio of about 1:9.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A flea-and-tick-killing composition for spray use on small animals and in their kennels consisting essentially of about 1-12% D-limonene from citrus products, about 0.5-10% liquid, water soluble, surface-active agent capable of emulsifying the D-limonene, and the remainder water, by volume.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
A flea-and-tick-killing composition for spray use on small animals and in their kennels consisting essentially of about 1-12% D-limonene from citrus products, about 0.5-10% liquid, water soluble, surface-active agent capable of emulsifying the D-limonene, and the remainder water, by volume.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The flea-and-tick-killing composition of claim 7 wherein said D-limonene is present at about 1-6% by volume and said surface-active agent is present at about 0.5-5% by volume.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The flea-and-tick-killing composition of claim 7 wherein the surface-active agent is present at about 2-4% by volume and the D-limonene is present at about 4-5% by volume.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
52 words
The flea-and-tick-killing composition of claim 7 wherein the surface-active agent is selected from a group consisting of an octylphenoxy polyethoxy enthanol surfactant containing about 10 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule, and a surfactant consisting of a mixture of nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanol and ethylene oxide in a molar ratio of about 1:9.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The flea-and-tick-killing composition of claim 7 wherein the surface-active agent consists of an octylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol surfactant containing about 10 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The flea-and-tick-killing composition of claim 7 wherein the surface-active agent is a surfactant consisting of a mixture of nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanol and ethylene oxide in a molar ratio of about 1:9.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
43 words
A fly-killing composition for spray use on small animals and in the kennels of small animals consisting essentially of about 3--30% D-limonene from citrus products about 2-10% liquid, water soluble, surface-active agent capable of emulsifying the D-limonene, and the remainder water, by volume.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
43 words
A fly-killing composition for spray use on small animals and in the kennels of small animals consisting essentially of about 3--30% D-limonene from citrus products about 2-10% liquid, water soluble, surface-active agent capable of emulsifying the D-limonene, and the remainder water, by volume.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The fly-killing composition of claim 13 wherein said D-limonene is present at about 3-8% by volume and said surface-active agent is present at about 2-6% by volume.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
27 words
The fly-killing composition of claim 13 wherein the surface-active agent is present at about 3.5-4.5% by volume and the D-limonene is present at about 4-7% by volume.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
52 words
The fly-killing composition of claim 13 wherein the surface-active agent is selected from the group consisting of an octylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol surfactant containing about 10 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule, and a surfactant consisting of a mixture of nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanol and ethylene oxide in a molar ratio of about 1:9.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The fly-killing composition of claim 13 wherein the surface-active agent consists of an octylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol surfactant containing about 10 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
The fly-killing composition of claim 17 wherein the surface-active agent is a surfactant consisting of a mixture of nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanol and ethylene oxide in a molar ratio of about 1:9.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
41 words
A concentrated pesticide composition for flexible topical use on animals following dilution with water, consisting essentially of about 0.5-60% D-limonene from citrus products, about 0.8-21% liquid, water soluble surface-active agent capable of emulsifying the D-limonene and the remainder water, by volume.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
41 words
A concentrated pesticide composition for flexible topical use on animals following dilution with water, consisting essentially of about 0.5-60% D-limonene from citrus products, about 0.8-21% liquid, water soluble surface-active agent capable of emulsifying the D-limonene and the remainder water, by volume.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
27 words
The pesticide composition of claim 19 wherein the surface-active agent is present at about 8% by volume and the D-limonene is present at about 50% by volume.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
52 words
The pesticide composition of claim 19 wherein the surface-active agent is selected from the group consisting of an octylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol surfactant containing about 10 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule, and a surfactant consisting of a mixture of nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanol and ethylene oxide in a molar ratio of about 1:9.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
26 words
The pesticide composition of claim 19 wherein the surface-active agent consists of an octylphenoxy polyethoxy ethanol surfactant containing about 10 moles of ethylene oxide per molecule.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
31 words
The pesticide composition of claim 19 wherein the surface-active agent is a surfactant consisting of a mixture of nonylphenoxypoly (ethyleneoxy) ethanol and ethylene oxide in a molar ratio of about 1:9.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
22 words
The pesticide composition of claim 1 wherein the D-limonene and the surface-active agent are present in a volume ratio of about 6:1.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
25 words
The pesticide composition of claim 24 wherein the surface-active agent consists of a mixture of two surface-active agents in a volume ratio of about 7:3.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
22 words
The flea-and-tick-killing composition of claim 7 wherein the D-limonene and the surface-active agent are present in a volume ratio of about 6:1.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
25 words
The flea-and-tock-killing composition of claim 26 wherein the surface-active agent consists of a mixture of two surface-active agents in a volume ratio of about 3:1.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
22 words
The fly-killing composition of claim 13 wherein the D-limonene and the surface-active agent are present in a volume ratio of about 5:1.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
25 words
The fly-killing composition of claim 28 wherein the surface-active agent consists of a mixture of two surface-active agents in a volume ratio of about 5:2.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
22 words
The concentrated pesticide composition of claim 19 wherein the D-limonene and surface-active agent are present in a volume ratio of about 6:1.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
22 words
The concentrated pesticide composition of claim 19 wherein the D-limonene and surface-active agent are present in a volume ratio of about 3:1.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
24 words
The pesticide of claim 30 wherein the surface-active agent consists of a mixture of two surface-active agents in a volume ratio of about 3:1.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
24 words
The pesticide of claim 31 wherein the surface-active agent consists of a mixture of two surface-active agents in a volume ratio of about 5:2.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
65 words
A method for protecting animals against pests comprising distilling citrus products to obtain a by-product which includes D-limonene, mixing about 2-25% by volume of said D-limonene with water and with about 1-15% by volume of a water soluble, surface-active agent capable of emulsifying the D-limonene, blending the resultant composition to obtain a pesticide, and applying the pesticide to the coat and skin of an animal.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
65 words
A method for protecting animals against pests comprising distilling citrus products to obtain a by-product which includes D-limonene, mixing about 2-25% by volume of said D-limonene with water and with about 1-15% by volume of a water soluble, surface-active agent capable of emulsifying the D-limonene, blending the resultant composition to obtain a pesticide, and applying the pesticide to the coat and skin of an animal.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 34 comprising mixing about 1-12% by volume D-limonene, about 0.5-10% by volume surface-active agent, and the remainder water, said composition being useful as a flea-and-tick-killing composition.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 34 comprising mixing about 3-25% by volume D-limonene, about 2-10% by volume surface-active agent, and the remainder water, said composition being useful as a fly-killing composition.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 34 wherein the distilling step comprises steam distilling citrus peels and pulp.
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