Sprayable Gel Animal Attractant for Ruminants
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Solution Overview
Problem
Scent-based animal attractants lose potency and dissipate quickly after application, necessitating a solution to maintain effectiveness over extended periods.
Innovation Solution
A sprayable ruminant attractant composition incorporating a gelling agent and synthetic animal scents such as phenol derivatives, diaryl ethers, and indole derivatives, which maintains viscosity and fragrance potency when applied, using a pressurized aerosol can with a spraying mechanism for precise application.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If scent-based animal attractants are applied to attract animals, then the attractant effectiveness is improved, but the duration of action deteriorates as the attractant loses potency and dissipates quickly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes phase transition by incorporating a gelling agent that transforms the liquid attractant composition into a gel state upon application. This phase change from liquid to gel allows the attractant to maintain its potency and resist dissipation over extended periods while remaining effective for attracting animals
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a composite material by combining the attractant composition with a gelling agent. This composite gel structure provides both the attractive scent properties and the structural stability needed to maintain potency over time, resolving the contradiction between effectiveness and duration
2Duration of action of moving object
If the attractant composition is made more concentrated to maintain potency, then the duration of action is improved, but the viscosity increases making spray application more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical parameter of the composition by introducing a gelling agent that allows the formulation to maintain high concentrate levels for extended potency while the gel structure itself manages the viscosity characteristics to enable spray application
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The composition maintains its fragrant potency and weight over time, allowing for effective attraction of ruminants with reduced evaporation, enabling prolonged use and precise application.
Implementation Method 1
The packaged animal attractant comprises: (a) an animal attractant composition; (b) a container to hold the animal attractant composition; and (c) a spraying mechanism operably connected to the container and configured to disperse the animal attractant composition. Furthermore, the animal attractant composition comprises: (i) a gelling agent and (ii) an animal scent concentrate
Implementation Method 2
A sprayable ruminant attractant composition incorporating a gelling agent and synthetic animal scents such as phenol derivatives, diaryl ethers, and indole derivatives, which maintains viscosity and fragrance potency when applied, using a pressurized aerosol can with a spraying mechanism for precise application
Implementation Method 3
The composition maintains its fragrant potency and weight over time, allowing for effective attraction of ruminants with reduced evaporation, enabling prolonged use and precise application
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AI summary
A gel-based and sprayable animal attractant composition is provided that comprises at least one synthetic scent. Generally, the gel-based animal attractant composition can be applied through the use of an aerosol spray can and can be formulated to attract specific types of animals, in particular ruminants. More specifically, the animal attractant can comprise a synthetic scent designed to mimic the urine of a doe in estrus.