{
  "patent_number": "US 2880132",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How Chemical Additives Boost the Effectiveness of Rodent Poisons",
  "original_title": "Rodenticidal compositions comprising a 2-acyl 1, 3-indandione and an ethylenediaminetetraacetate",
  "summary": "A 1953 chemical invention that combines 2-acyl 1,3-indandione with EDTA to create a more effective rodenticide.",
  "what_it_does": "The patent describes a chemical mixture designed to kill rodents more efficiently. It combines an alkali metal salt of 2-acyl 1,3-indandione, which acts as the toxic agent, with an alkali metal salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). The EDTA acts as a stabilizing or enhancing agent within the composition. By mixing these two specific components, the composition aims to improve the lethality or stability of the poison when ingested by rodents.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover rodenticides that do not use the specific combination of 2-acyl 1,3-indandione and EDTA",
    "Does not cover mechanical traps or non-chemical methods of rodent control",
    "Does not cover the use of EDTA for non-rodenticidal purposes such as water softening or medical chelation therapy"
  ],
  "filed": "1953-02-11",
  "granted": "1959-03-31",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Morton Chemical Co",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/morton-chemical-co",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Schwarcz Morton",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/schwarcz-morton"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 4,
  "tags": [
    "biotech",
    "chemical"
  ],
  "abstract": null,
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/2880132/tetracycline",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/2880132/tetracycline/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US2880132",
  "relatedPatents": []
}