US Patent Issued to Gerhard Gries on Nov. 18 for "Mouse repellents, devices, and methods of using such" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,590, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Gerhard Gries (Coquitlam, Canada).

"Mouse repellents, devices, and methods of using such" was invented by Stephen Takacs (Hope, Canada), Gretchen White (Delaware, Ohio), Natalie Chilicki (Hilliard, Ohio), Regine Gries (Coquitlam, Canada) and Gerhard Gries (Coquitlam, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mouse repellents include one or more plant essential oils or other plant-derived natural compounds. The mouse repellents can be used alone or in combination with mouse attractants. Devices and further methods of using the mouse repellents are also disclosed."

The patent was filed on Sept. 22, ...