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Repellent for ants

US6294577A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 6, 2000
Grant dateSep 25, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2020

Classification

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

Abstract

A method and composition has been discovered for repelling ants by treating objects or areas with effective amounts of compositions that includes at least one C.sub.3 -C.sub.10 dicarboxylic acid diester and a carrier.

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