Patent Application
20190008163
The present invention relates generally to animal repellants and in particular to a food safe composition and method for preparing a composition operable to be applied to plants to prevent them from being eaten by animals.
Pests such as animals and insects are known to cause damage and other nuisances to hold orders and gardeners. Such pests may either damage the plants by eating a quantity of them or may otherwise interfere with a garden by walking through that region also causing damage.
Many methods have been employed to attempt to prevent damage by animals and insects. Some of such methods has been to provide fences or other barriers around the plant or garden to prevent larger animals from entry. Disadvantageous Lee, such barriers are only effective against larger animals that are not able to fit through the barrier or animals that are small enough to not be able to pass over the barrier. Additionally, such barriers may interfere with the appearance or aesthetics of the garden.
Pesticides or chemicals are also frequently employed to discourage some pests from eating the target plants. Disadvantageously however, many such pesticides may be toxic to animals and/or human which limits their desirability. In particular, in the case of vegetables, it is undesirable to apply toxic chemicals to the vegetables which may then be ingested by people. Furthermore, in the case of flowers, it is also undesirable to apply such chemicals to the flowers at a time when they would also be consumed by bees or the like.
According to a first embodiment of the present invention there is disclosed a composition comprising a quantity of lavender essential oil, a quantity of garlic essential oil, a quantity of capsicum oleoresin, a quantity of juniper essential oil, a quantity of rosemary essential oil, a quantity of rosemary oleoresin and a quantity of cinnamon essential oil.
The lavender essential oil may be present in an amount between 5 and 30% by weight. The garlic essential oil may be present in an amount between 0.5 and 30% by weight. The capsicum oleoresin may be present in an amount between 2 and 30% by weight. The juniper essential oil may be present in an amount between 0.05 and 30% by weight.
The rosemary essential oil may be present in an amount between 0.01 and 15% by weight. The rosemary oleoresin may be present in an amount between 0.01 and 15% by weight. The cinnamon essential oil may be present in an amount between 0.01 and 15% by weight. The composition may further comprise a carrier base oil. The carrier base oil may comprise canola oil.
The composition may further comprise a surfactant. The surfactant may comprise polysorbate 20. The composition may further comprise a quantity of water. The quantity of water may be present in an amount between 0.5 and 25 grams by weight.
According to a further embodiment of the present invention there is disclosed a method for preparing a composition comprising combining a quantity of lavender essential oil, a quantity of garlic essential oil, a quantity of capsicum oleoresin, a quantity of juniper essential oil, a quantity of rosemary essential oil, a quantity of rosemary oleoresin and a quantity of cinnamon essential oil.
The method may further comprise introducing to the composition a quantity of a base carrier oil. The carrier base oil may comprise canola oil. The method may further comprise introducing to the composition a quantity of a surfactant.
The surfactant may comprise polysorbate 20. The composition may further comprise mixing the composition in a quantity of water.
According to a further embodiment of the present invention there is disclosed a method for protecting a plant from pests comprising providing a composition comprising a quantity of lavender essential oil, a quantity of garlic essential oil, a quantity of capsicum oleoresin, a quantity of juniper essential oil, a quantity of rosemary essential oil, a quantity of rosemary oleoresin and a quantity of cinnamon essential oil and applying the composition to the plant.
The method may further comprise introducing the composition to an applicator. The step of applying may comprise spraying the plant with the composition.
Other aspects and features of the present invention will become apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art upon review of the following description of specific embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying figures.
In drawings which illustrate embodiments of the invention wherein similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in each view,
The present invention provides a composition for use in repelling animals, insects and other pests from target plants or regions. According to a first embodiment of the present invention, as illustrated in
The composition 10 includes a mixture of food grade non-toxic active and inactive ingredients selected to deter or repel a range of pests. By way of non-limiting example, the present composition may include as active ingredients a combination of one or more of lavender essential oil, garlic essential oil, capsicum oleoresin, juniper essential oil, rosemary essential oil, rosemary oleoresin and cinnamon essential oil. It will also be appreciated that the composition may also include a base oil such as by way of non-limiting example, canola oil or the like and may optionally include other additives such as surfactants, preservatives or emulsifiers as will be known in the art to aid in storage or application of the composition to the target plant.
The term “pest” is intended to include living organisms that cause damage to plants, crops or food. Examples of pests include, but are not limited to, animals such as deer, mice, squirrels, reptiles, rodents and other animals (e.g., predators, household pets and wild life) and insects.
As used herein, an “essential oil” is any hydrophobic liquid containing volatile aromatic compounds from plants. They are also known as volatile or ethereal oils, or simply as the “oil of” the plant material from which they were extracted, such as oil of clove. The term “essential” indicates that the oil carries distinctive scent (essence) of the plant. Essential oils are may be extracted or prepared by any known method, but are typically extracted by distillation and hence may be concentrated. Other processes include expression and solvent extraction. Furthermore, as used throughout the specification the term “about” is defined as plus or minus 10% of the stated value.
In some embodiments, the repellent compositions and formulations of the present invention may contain cinnamon essential oil. Cinnamon essential oil (CAS Reg. No. 8000-28-0) is obtained from the Lavandula angustifolia plant by commonly known methods. According to the present invention, cinnamon essential oil may be present in the compositions of the present invention from about 5% by weight to about 30% by weight, although it will be appreciated that other quantities may be utilized as well.
In some embodiments, the repellent compositions and formulations of the present invention may contain garlic essential oil. Garlic essential oil (CAS Reg. No. 8000-78-0) is obtained from the Allium sativum plant by commonly known methods. According to the present invention, garlic essential oil may be present in the compositions of the present invention from about 0.5% by weight to about 30% by weight, although it will be appreciated that other quantities may be utilized as well.
In some embodiments, the repellent compositions and formulations of the present invention may contain capsium oleoresin. Capsicum oleoresin (CAS Reg. No. 8023-77-6) is obtained from the Capsicum Annum plant by commonly known methods. According to the present invention, capsicum oleoresin may be present in the compositions of the present invention from about 2% by weight to about 30% by weight, although it will be appreciated that other quantities may be utilized as well.
In some embodiments, the repellent compositions and formulations of the present invention may contain juniper essential oil. Juniper essential oil, (CAS Reg. No. 8002-68-4) is obtained from the Juniperus communis plant by commonly known methods. According to the present invention, juniper essential oil may be present in the compositions of the present invention from about 0.5% by weight to about 30% by weight, although it will be appreciated that other quantities may be utilized as well.
In one embodiment, the compositions and formulations of the present invention may contain rosemary essential oil (CAS Reg. No. 8000-25-7) obtained from the Rosemarinus officinalis plant by commonly known methods. According to the present invention, rosemary essential oil, when present, may be present in the compositions of the present invention from about 0.01% by weight to about 15% by weight, although it will be appreciated that other quantities may be utilized as well.
In one embodiment, the compositions and formulations of the present invention may contain rosemary essential oil (CAS Reg. No. 3650-09-7) also known as rosemary extract oil is obtained from the Rosemarinus officinalis leaves by commonly known methods. According to the present invention, rosemary oleoresin, when present, may be present in the compositions of the present invention from about 0.01% by weight to about 15% by weight, although it will be appreciated that other quantities may be utilized as well.
In one embodiment, the repellent compositions and formulations of the present invention may contain cinnamon essential oil. Cinnamon essential oil (CAS Reg. No. 8015-91-6) obtained from the Cinnamonum cassia plant by commonly known methods. According to the present invention, cinnamon essential oil may be present in the compositions of the present invention from about 0.1% by weight to about 15% by weight, although it will be appreciated that other quantities may be utilized as well.
As illustrated in
The following example will provide an illustration of the use of the present composition.
The composition was prepared in the following percentages by weight:
The above concentrate was then diluted in water at a concentration of about 1% (in particular an amount of about 100 mL was mixed with a quantity of water to form 10 litres of diluted composition).
While specific embodiments of the invention have been described and illustrated, such embodiments should be considered illustrative of the invention only and not as limiting the invention as construed in accordance with the accompanying claims.
