Appeal No. 2001-0647
Application 08/150,703
the material forming the coating, or the coating is subsequently
impregnated or soaked or sprayed, for example with the agent
described above for spraying.
Coatings which contain the incorporated active compound can
also be formed by paints or surface coatings containing active
compound. These contain the active compound in a concentration of
0.00001-1, preferably 0.001-10, per cent by weight, in addition to the
customary coating base. Dispersion paints and surface coatings are
preferably used as the coating base.
As stated in the Claim Interpretation section above, we recognize that
individual components of the claimed composition are able to fulfill more than one
function. For example, on this record it is reasonable to conclude that the acrylates
and methylacrylates of Stendel will serve as both binders for the coating as well as
high molecular weight polymers which retard evaporation of impregnated active
agents. The kaolin and bentonite are filler/thickeners as well as pigments. The
toxicant diluted in cottonseed oil (column 3, line 28) provides the insect toxicant and
the insect feeding stimulant. The only component of the composition recited in
claim 42 absent from Stendel is the pheromone.
Shearer discloses major pheromone components of the Nassanoff
pheromone (citral, geraniol and nerolic acid) which are attractive to honey bees:
[h]oney bees use the Nassanoff pheromone to mark rich sources of
forage, and also to mark their hive. The scent attracts companions
and guides newly recruited foragers. It may also help in the navigation
of established foragers or migrating swarms. (page 1520, last
paragraph)
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