ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,721,340, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to TYRATECH INC. (Morrisville, N.C.).

"Pest control using natural pest control agent blends" was invented by Essam Enan (Davis, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to an aspect of the present application, a composition for controlling a target pest comprises 0.1% to 4% isopropyl myristate, 0.1% to 15% thyme oil white, 0.1% to 2% geraniol, and at least one additional active ingredient selected from thymyl acetate, linalyl acetate, amyl butyrate, anise star oil, black seed oil, p-cymene, linalool, d-limonene, isopropyl, myristate, lilac flower oil, methyl salicylate, alpha-pinene, pipero...