METHODS AND PERSONAL PROTECTION DEVICES FOR REPELLING INSECTS
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Abstract
Methods and devices for repelling insects are disclosed. The methods and devices provide personal protection from insect bites and insect landings, particularly mosquito bites. The methods and devices employ insect repellents such as pyrethroids at low (parts per billion) levels. The methods and devices effectively minimize the number of mosquitoes landing on a subject properly using the devices.
83 Citations
56 Claims
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1-6. -6. (canceled)
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7. A wearable personal protection device for repelling insects comprising:
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(1) a cartridge comprising (a) a composition comprising an insect repellent, (2) dispersion means for actively dispersing the composition, wherein the cartridge is mounted to the wearable personal protection device with respect to said dispersion means such that said dispersion means cause the composition to be removed from the cartridge and to be dispersed in an area around a subject, and wherein said dispersion means includes bulk heating means for volatilizing the composition by heating the composition to a temperature of about 30 to about 65°
C. and blowing means for blowing volatilized composition into the area around the subject; and
(3) attachment means capable of attaching the wearable personal protection device to the subject, wherein said attachment means are mounted to the device such that said attachment means do not interfere with said dispersion means. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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31. A wearable personal protection device for repelling insects comprising:
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a cartridge comprising a composition comprising an insect repellent, and a carrier containing the composition;
dispersion means for dispersing the composition, wherein the dispersion means comprise a heater on which the cartridge is mounted, a fan mounted to the device opposite the heater such that the fan directs air currents past the cartridge, and a baffle mounted to the device opposite the cartridge, such that the cartridge is between the fan and the baffle; and
a housing around the cartridge and said dispersion means, wherein the housing comprises an air intake upwind of the fan and an air outlet downwind of the fan and the cartridge, a battery receptacle mounted to the device such that it does not impede the air currents between the air intake and the air outlet, a switch on a surface of the housing for turning the fan and heater on and off, and attachment means mounted to an outer surface of the housing such that the attachment means do not interfere with the dispersion means. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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52. A method for protecting a subject from insects comprising:
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attaching to the subject a wearable personal protection device comprising (1) a cartridge comprising (a) a composition comprising an insect repellent, (2) dispersion means for actively dispersing the composition, wherein the cartridge is mounted to the wearable personal protection device with respect to said dispersion means such that said dispersion means cause the composition to be removed from the cartridge and to be dispersed in an area around a subject, wherein said dispersion means includes bulk heating means for volatilizing the composition and blowing means for blowing volatilized composition into the area around the subject, and (3) attachment means capable of attaching the wearable personal protection device to the subject, wherein said attachment means are mounted to the device such that said attachment means do not interfere with said dispersion means;
bulk heating the composition with the bulk heating means to volatilize the composition; and
blowing an effective amount of volatilized composition to protect the subject into the area around the subject with the blowing means. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 51, 55)
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