Appeal No. 95-2416
Application 07/892,484
Representative claims 1, 7, 20, 23 and 24 are reproduced
below:
1. Treated birdseed, comprising:
(i) birdseed selected from the group consisting of
sunflower seeds, millet, barley, oats, wheat, corn, peanuts,
thistle seed, sorghum, sudan grass seed, watergrass seed, clover
seed and mixtures thereof, and
(ii) an effective amount of a material containing capsaicin
or a derivative or an analogue thereof coated on, impregnated in
or mixed with said birdseed in a ratio of about 1 part in 200 to
about 1 part in 100,000 by weight, for repelling animals having
capsaicin sensitive receptors from eating said treated birdseed,
with the proviso that said treated birdseed does not have
effective amounts of other ingredients that would repel birds.
7. The treated birdseed of claim 1, wherein the proportion
of the material containing capsaicin or a derivative or an
analogue thereof to seed is in the range of about 1 part in 200
to 1 part in 10,000 by weight.
20. A method of selectively repelling animals having
capsaicin sensitive receptors, which comprises feeding said
treated birdseed of claim 1 to birds in an amount effective for
repelling animals having capsaicin sensitive receptors from
eating said treated birdseed.
23. Treated birdseed for wild birds, comprising:
(i) whole seed selected from the group consisting of
sunflower seeds, millet, barley, oats, wheat, corn, peanuts,
thistle seed, sorghum, sudan grass seed, watergrass seed, clover
seed and mixtures thereof, and
(ii) a material containing capsaicin or a derivative or an
analogue thereof coated on, impregnated in or mixed with said
birdseed in a ratio of about 1 part in 200 to about 1 part in
100,000 by weight, for repelling animals having capsaicin
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