Interomone compositions and their use to modify behavior in different vertebrate species
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SERGEANTS PET CARE PRODS
- Publication Date
- 2015-08-27
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 623,279 filed on Sep. 20, 2012, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 536,673 filed on Sep. 20, 2011, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0002] The present disclosure is broadly concerned with the field of animal behavior and the use of pheromones and interomones. More particularly, the present disclosure is concerned with the use of the pheromone Androstenone as an interomone to produce a different behavioral or physiological effect (such as a calming or behavioral-altering effect) in a different vertebrate species from which the pheromone is produced, for example, such as in dogs, cats, snakes, birds, or horses.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0003] Pheromones are chemicals released by living organisms that send information to other organisms of the same species via scent. Pheromones are rele...