Patents by Inventor Richard Albert Dolbeer

Richard Albert Dolbeer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Naturally-occurring odoriferous animal repellent
    Patent number: 5877223
    Abstract: Certain volatile compounds naturally present in herring gull eggs are effective for repelling animals and birds, particularly canids, from the locus to which such compounds are applied. More particularly, the volatile compounds which are effective animal repellents include compounds exhibiting mint-like odors such as the compounds pulegone and piperitone. The invention relates to methods of using these compounds to repel animals, and to repellent compositions comprising effective repellent amounts of such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Monell Chemical Senses Center
    Inventors: James Russell Mason, Richard Albert Dolbeer, George Preti