Patents Assigned to Reckitt Benckiser (Australia)PTY Limited
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Patent number: 8943741Abstract: The invention provides a trap for capturing and/or killing a mouse, the trap comprising: an enclosure comprising a base connected to at least one movable part and which houses a trigger; the trigger comprising an adhesive section; wherein the at least one movable part is urged against the force of a biasing means from a first position wherein the trap is in a closed state into a second position in which the trap is in a set state; wherein the at least one movable part is maintained in the second position by releasably engaging the trigger; and wherein the trap is triggered upon the mouse contacting the adhesive section and elevating the trigger so as to disengage the trigger from the at least one movable part so that it moves from the second position to the first position under the force of the biasing means.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2008Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty, LimitedInventors: Duncan McLeod Watson, Brendyn Murray Rodgers
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Publication number: 20130231380Abstract: The invention relates to the systemic insecticide fipronil in conjunction with a rodenticide used for manufacture of a bait composition to provide a lethal effect on fleas and/or ticks and a host rodent, following ingestion of the bait composition by the host rodent. Preferred rodenticides are brodifacoum, difethialone, flocoumafen, bromadiolone and mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to rodenticidal bait compositions and to a method of killing ticks and a host rodent by providing for ingestion to the rodent, a bait composition comprising an effective amount of a rodenticide and an acaricidally effective amount of fipronil.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2013Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) PTY LimitedInventors: Gary Raymond Bowman, Gordon Francis Reidy, Duncan McLeod Watson
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Publication number: 20130160349Abstract: Disclosed is a mousetrap having an enclosure with a rotatable top part having a downwardly extending strike plate within the enclosure, and a bottom part having an upwardly extending catch plate within the enclosure, an aperture in each of the top part and the bottom part which are in substantial alignment when the mousetrap is set, and a trigger mechanism, wherein the mousetrap is set to incapacitate or kill the mouse by the manual rotation of the top part relative to the bottom part when a mouse activates the trigger mechanism causing the top part to rotate relative to the bottom part and thereby incapacitating or killing the mouse between the strike plate and the catch plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2013Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) PTY LimitedInventor: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) PTY Limited
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Patent number: 8397426Abstract: Disclosed is a mousetrap having an enclosure with a rotatable top part having a downwardly extending strike plate within the enclosure, and a bottom part having an upwardly extending catch plate within the enclosure, an aperture in each of the top part and the bottom part which are in substantial alignment when the mousetrap is set, and a trigger mechanism, wherein the mousetrap is set to incapacitate or kill the mouse by the manual rotation of the top part relative to the bottom part when a mouse activates the trigger mechanism causing the top part to rotate relative to the bottom part and thereby incapacitating or killing the mouse between the strike plate and the catch plate.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) PTY LimitedInventors: Brendyn Murray Rodgers, Duncan McLeod Watson, Jeffrey West
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Publication number: 20110302822Abstract: Disclosed is a mousetrap having an enclosure with a rotatable top part having a downwardly extending strike plate within the enclosure, and a bottom part having an upwardly extending catch plate within the enclosure, an aperture in each of the top part and the bottom part which are in substantial alignment when the mousetrap is set, and a trigger mechanism, wherein the mousetrap is set to incapacitate or kill the mouse by the manual rotation of the top part relative to the bottom part when a mouse activates the trigger mechanism causing the top part to rotate relative to the bottom part and thereby incapacitating or killing the mouse between the strike plate and the catch plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) PTY LimitedInventors: Brendyn Murray RODGERS, Duncan McLeod Watson, Jeffrey West
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Patent number: 7745497Abstract: An electrically neutral composition in the form of a water-in-oil or an oil-in-water emulsion is imparted with a unipolar electrostatic charge on spraying from an aerosol spray device by incorporating into the composition a non-ionic surfactant and at least one polar or ionic or aromatic or linearly conjugated compound. The amount of the polar or ionic or aromatic or linearly conjugated compound included in the composition is about 0.01 to about 80% w/w based on the non-ionic surfactant, but is such that the theoretical conductivity of the emulsion is less than the bulk conductivity of the emulsion.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2002Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignees: Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Limited, Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty LimitedInventors: Duncan Roger Harper, Neale Harrison, John Douglas Morgan, John Howard Clint, Mario Abela
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Publication number: 20090288332Abstract: Disclosed is a mousetrap having an enclosure with a rotatable top part having a downwardly extending strike plate within the enclosure, and a bottom part having an upwardly extending catch plate within the enclosure, an aperture in each of the top part and the bottom part which are in substantial alignment when the mousetrap is set, and a trigger mechanism, wherein the mousetrap is set to incapacitate or kill the mouse by the manual rotation of the top part relative to the bottom part when a mouse activates the trigger mechanism causing the top part to rotate relative to the bottom part and thereby incapacitating or killing the mouse between the strike plate and the catch plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) PTY LimitedInventors: Brendyn Murray Rodgers, Duncan McLeod Watson, Jeffrey West
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Publication number: 20090249680Abstract: The invention provides a trap for capturing and/or killing a mouse, the trap comprising: an enclosure comprising a base connected to at least one movable part and which houses a trigger; the trigger comprising an adhesive section; wherein the at least one movable part is urged against the force of a biasing means from a first position wherein the trap is in a closed state into a second position in which the trap is in a set state; wherein the at least one movable part is maintained in the second position by releasably engaging the trigger; and wherein the trap is triggered upon the mouse contacting the adhesive section and elevating the trigger so as to disengage the trigger from the at least one movable part so that it moves from the second position to the first position under the force of the biasing means.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2008Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty LimitedInventors: Duncan McLeod Watson, Brendyn Murray RODGERS
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Patent number: 7506471Abstract: Disclosed is a mousetrap having an enclosure with a rotatable top part having a downwardly extending strike plate within the enclosure, and a bottom part having an upwardly extending catch plate within the enclosure, an aperture in each of the top part and the bottom part which are in substantial alignment when the mousetrap is set, and a trigger mechanism, wherein the mousetrap is set to incapacitate or kill the mouse by the manual rotation of the top part relative to the bottom part when a mouse activates the trigger mechanism causing the top part to rotate relative to the bottom part and thereby incapacitating or killing the mouse between the strike plate and the catch plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2004Date of Patent: March 24, 2009Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) PTY LimitedInventors: Brendyn Murray Rodgers, Duncan McLeod Watson, Jeffrey West
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Publication number: 20080226685Abstract: Insect control articles and methods of controlling insects comprising a cellulosic based substrate or matrix having a specified surface area impregnated and/or dosed with a vapour active pyrethroid in a carrier solvent, such that the vapour active pyrethroid is emanated into the environment at a rate of at least approximately 0.040 mg/h at a temperature of approximately 18-40° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2004Publication date: September 18, 2008Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty LimitedInventors: Krishanthi Balakrishnan, Gary Raymond Bowman, Rosita Junus, Bruce Graham Kemmis, Philip Stephen Ridley, Ian Andrew Thompson
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Patent number: 7344729Abstract: A combustible pesticidal product is disclosed which comprises a structural element formed from a cardboard having a thickness of at least 0.75 mm, a density of 450-850 kgm3 and consisting of 1 or more plies, the cardboard including: an alkali or alkaline earth metal nitrate or nitrite in an amount of from 0 to 1.83% w/w, or an alkali or alkaline earth carbonate or bicarbonate in an amount of from 0.02 to 7.0% w/w; one or more mineral silicates in an amount of from 0.01 to 8.0% w/w; a phosphate in an amount of from 0.01 to 0.40% w/w and selected from the group consisting of diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, triammonium phosphate and mixtures thereof; a boron compound in an amount of from 0.001 to 0.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2001Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty LimitedInventors: Bruce Graham Kemmis, Rosita Junus
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Publication number: 20070275025Abstract: A combustible coil or stick for controlling mosquitoes is disclosed containing an insecticidally effective amount of bifenthrin.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2004Publication date: November 29, 2007Applicant: RECKITT BENCKISER (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITEDInventors: Benjamin Hindle, Sangita Kuberan, Andrew Scrivener, Graeme Smith, Michael Gibian, Watson Kim
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Publication number: 20070141097Abstract: The invention provides a packaging means for retaining vapour active pyrethroids comprising a holder and a cellulosic based substrate or matrix impregnated and/or dosed with the vapour active pyrethroid, wherein the holder comprises a topl), a bases and a longitudinal member vertically extending from between the topw and base, and wherein the cellulosic matrix has a honeycomb configuration adapted to be retained between the top and base and has a surface area so as to achieve sufficient emanation of the vapour active pyrethroid to control flying insects. The invention also provides methods of emanating vapour active pyrethroids and the use of packaging means according to the invention for retaining and emanating vapour active pyrethroids.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2004Publication date: June 21, 2007Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty LimitedInventors: Krishanthi Balakrishnan, Gary Bowman, Rosita Junus, Bruce Kemmis, Alan Morris, Philip Ridley, Ian Thompson
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Publication number: 20070071785Abstract: A solid sick insecticidal composition comprising a base, an insecticide and at least 60 wt % food material. The stick may be used to deposit insecticide composition onto a hard surface for controlling crawling insects.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2004Publication date: March 29, 2007Applicant: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty LimitedInventors: Daniel Craven, Andrew Scrivener, Graeme Smith
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Patent number: D574056Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2006Date of Patent: July 29, 2008Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty LimitedInventors: Mark McNamara, Benjamin Hindle, Jurg Bartholdi, Daniel Craven, Graeme Bruce Smith, Graham Norman Duell, Kon Wong
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Patent number: D590040Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty LimitedInventors: Vladan Jovic, Brendyn Murray Rodgers, Duncan McLeod Watson
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Patent number: D604795Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2008Date of Patent: November 24, 2009Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) PTY LimitedInventors: Guido Brandt, Jerry Chiang, Daniel Serra
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Patent number: D605726Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2008Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty LimitedInventors: Guido Brandt, Jerry Chiang, Daniel Serra
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Patent number: D609302Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty LimitedInventors: Guido Brandt, Jerry Chiang, Daniel Serra
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Patent number: D609303Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2009Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Reckitt Benckiser (Australia) Pty LimitedInventors: Guido Brandt, Jerry Chiang, Daniel Serra