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Housefly, horn fly, and mosquito repellents and apparatus useful in testing efficacy of same

US5441988A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 12, 1994
Grant dateAug 15, 1995
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S424/10
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Described is a method of repelling insects by utilizing as active insect repellent ingredient 2,4-dimethyl-4-phenyl-1-butanol or .alpha.-terpinyl methyl ether (ORANGE FLOWER ETHER).

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