ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,561, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Sustained-release pheromone preparation" was invented by Ryuichi Saguchi (Joetsu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a sustained-release pheromone preparation that can be easily installed and stably retained in an installation location, and is comprised of at least one pheromone substance-containing polymer tube with both ends sealed or pheromone substance-containing polymer rod, wherein (a) a closed space is formed in a front view by bending in an arc and crossing the tube or rod, and the preparation is not crossed in a side view; (b) a cur...