ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,364, issued on May 13.
"Nano pesticidal formulation and preparation method thereof" was invented by Eric Frohnapple (Houston) and Alirio Pinango (New Braunfels, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a pesticidal formulation. The formulation comprises active ingredients approved by the EPA for Minimum Risk Pesticides, including nanoscale iron/oxide, nanoscale silica, or a combination thereof encapsulated within micelles. The nanoparticles range in diameter from approximately 10 to 500 nanometers and are complemented by a mixture of corn oil, soybean oil, cinnamon oil, and/or peppermint oil, each constit...