US Patent Issued to THE HARTZ MOUNTAIN on Nov. 4 for "Solid phase compositions and manufacturing methods for ectoparasiticidal control" (New Jersey Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,018, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to THE HARTZ MOUNTAIN CORP. (Secaucus, N.J.).

"Solid phase compositions and manufacturing methods for ectoparasiticidal control" was invented by Michael Tyler (Secaucus, N.J.), Joseph Conti (Secaucus, N.J.), Kenneth Predpazlo (Secaucus, N.J.), Kimball Woelfel (Secaucus, N.J.) and Takeshi Ikegami (Secaucus, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a solid molded body for external use against parasites on companion animals. The molded body of the invention includes a phenyl pyrazole insecticide such as fipronil as the active compound with the addition of the plasticizers triphenyl ...