ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,225,901, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Aerosol sprayer for insect pest mating disruption" was invented by Naoki Ishibashi (Joetsu, Japan), Yuki Miyake (Joetsu, Japan) and Takeshi Kinsho (Joetsu, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A composition for forming an aerosol, an aerosol sprayer for insect pest mating disruption, and a method for insect pest mating disruption, thereby reducing disadvantageous effects caused by falling to a ground surface and oxidative decomposition of the sprayed particles. More specifically, the composition including an aerosol stock solution containing an aliphatic li...