Abstract: An insecticidal composition in the form of an aerosol water-in-oil emulsion is disclosed which comprises:(a) an amount of an aqueous suspension of microencapsulated insecticide to give an insecticide concentration in the composition of from 0.001 to 5% w/w;(b) one or more solvents in an amount of from 1 to 20% w/w;(c) one or more emulsifiers in an amount of from 0.2 to 10% w/w and selected from the group comprising mono-, di-and tri-sorbitan esters, polyoxyethylene sorbitan esters, mono- and poly-glycerol esters, ethoxylated nonionic emulsifiers, propoxylated nonionic emulsifiers and ethoxylated/propoxylated nonionic emulsifiers;(d) from 2 to 80% w/w of one or more propellants;(e) optionally from 0.001 to 5% w/w of one or more oil phase soluble insecticides; and(f) the balance being water.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 8, 1996
Date of Patent:
December 15, 1998
Assignee:
R & C Products PTY Limited
Inventors:
Dean Anthony Bassam, Ian Andrew Thompson, Gavin Ian Allison
Abstract: An aerosol ironing aid composition in the form of a stable emulsion including (a) 0.1 to 2.5% w/w of a non-polysaccharide, a non-cellulosic stiffening agent; (b) 0.4 to 3.0% w/w of an emulsified gliding agent; (c) 5 to 25% w/w of dimethylether as propellant; and (d) the balance being water.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 2, 1996
Date of Patent:
December 9, 1997
Assignee:
R & C Products Pty Limited
Inventors:
Raymond Neville Silvester, Frank Galluzzo
Abstract: A passive dispenser, adapted to be positioned in the cistern of a toilet, useful for dosing a toilet bowl with an additive such as a disinfectant, cleaning agent, colorant, perfume or the like, has a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a common wall having an opening therein, a second wall extending upwardly from a base of a second of the chambers and spaced apart from the common wall opening to define a cavity having an open upper end to permit fluid communication between the chambers, the first chamber being adapted to hold the additive, the second chamber having a filling means to admit water thereinto during filling of the cistern and a discharge means to discharge additive-containing water into the toilet bowl when the toilet is flushed.
Abstract: An animal repellent composition comprising a first animal repellent component; a second component, which includes a synergistic amount of at least one alkaloid, and a carrier, wherein the first and second components do not occur together in nature. Compositions of the aforementioned type for use in molluscicide baits are also disclosed.