US Patent Issued to Optimally Balanced on April 7 for "Pesticidal or repellant composition and method of use" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,593,840, issued on April 7, was assigned to Optimally Balanced Corp. (Boynton Beach, Fla.).

"Pesticidal or repellant composition and method of use" was invented by Andrew C Knapp (Boynton Beach, Fla.), Deirdre M Knapp (Boynton Beach, Fla.) and William H Dippert (Boynton Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition for managing, controlling, neutralizing, killing, or repelling an amphibian or reptile comprises at least one active ingredient comprising an effective amount of thymol or a derivative thereof and an effective amount of eugenol or a derivative thereof. The composition is also useful for protecting, guarding, or repe...