Compositions based on capsaicinoids and/or vanilloids for defensive and/or protective use, associated production and/or projection devices, and methods for producing and preparing such compositions

Abstract

The present invention relates to a principle of formulation and use of compositions based on capsaicinoids of natural and/or synthetic origin or the like, in particular based on capsaicin, for defensive and/or protective use. The invention also relates to methods and devices for producing and/or projecting such compositions.

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         30 . A repellent and/or incapacitating storage concentrated fluid composition for defensive and/or protective use, comprising:
 one or more repellent and/or incapacitating agents, comprising capsaicinoids and/or vanilloids present at a first amount that is less than or equal to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of said composition, and being in the form either of an extract of at least partially de-oiled oleoresin, in solid form, or in the form of crystalline and/or amorphous powder, and   at least one water-soluble oil, preferably castor oil or one of its derivatives.   
     
     
         31 . The composition according to  claim 30  wherein the first amount is one of:
 i) less than or equal to 20% by weight, relative to the total weight of said composition; 
 ii) less than or equal to 19 to 20% by weight, relative to the total weight of said composition, when said water-soluble oil is ethoxylated castor oil; or 
 iii) less than or equal to 9 to 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of said composition, when said water-soluble oil is sulphated castor oil. 
 
     
     
         32 . The composition according to  claim 30  wherein the castor oil derivatives are chosen from sulphated castor oil, ethoxylated castor oil, hydrogenated castor oil optionally ethoxylated and mixtures thereof, preferably from sulphated castor oil, ethoxylated castor oil and mixtures thereof, ethoxylated castor oil, or PEG 40 ethoxylated castor oil. 
     
     
         33 . The composition of  claim 30  and further comprising at least one diluent solution chosen so that said storage and use composition is water-soluble, the at least one diluent solution comprising water and/or an oily diluent comprising castor oil or its derivatives so as to obtain a second use formulation in which said repellent and/or incapacitating agent(s) are present at an atmospheric projection and use in a second amount that is less than or equal to 0, 1% by weight of the total weight of said composition, less than or equal to 0.01% by weight, less than or equal to 0.001% by weight, less than or equal to 0.0001% by weight, or less than or equal to 0.00001% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, it being possible for said amount to be reduced by one or more orders of magnitude as a function of the duration of effectiveness, the type of effectiveness and the type of vectoring sought. 
     
     
         34 . The composition according to  claim 33 , wherein the amount of said diluent solution ranges from 0.00005 to 95% by weight, preferably from 0.00005 to 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of said composition. 
     
     
         35 . The composition according to  claim 33  wherein the weight ratio between the amount of said diluent solution and the amount of the capsaicinoid(s) ranges from 5 to 32, from 5 to 20, from 5 to 15, or from 5 to 10. 
     
     
         36 . The composition according to 33, wherein a final capsaicinoid amount in the second use formulation is equivalent to the storage capsaicinoid in the first amount of said storage concentrated composition. 
     
     
         37 . The composition according to  claim 33 , wherein the capsaicinoid(s) and/or vanilloid(s) are chosen from natural capsaicinoids, comprising capsaicin, dihydrocapsaicin, nordihydrocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin and homocapsaicin; and/or synthetic capsaicinoids, comprising nonivamide, or else resiniferatoxin and tinyatoxin. 
     
     
         38 . The composition according to  claims 33 , characterized in that it comprises one or more foaming agents, preferably chosen from surfactants, and preferably present in an amount ranging from 0.5 to 6% by weight, relative to the total weight of said composition. 
     
     
         39 . The composition according to  claim 33 , and further comprising one or more thickening agents present in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of said composition. 
     
     
         40 . The composition according to  claim 33  being a liquid, a foam, a mist or a smoke, being configured to occupy at least in part a predetermined space, said predetermined space corresponding to an open space or a closed space such as a room, said predetermined space being located inside a building or a closed place. 
     
     
         41 . A process for preparing a storage concentrated fluid composition comprising
 one or more repellent and/or incapacitating agents, comprising capsaicinoids and/or vanilloids present at a first amount that is less than or equal to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of said composition, and being in the form either of an extract of at least partially de-oiled oleoresin, in solid form, or in the form of crystalline and/or amorphous powder, and at least one water-soluble oil, preferably castor oil or one of its derivatives, with a capsaicinoid and/or vanilloid in the first amount for defensive and/or protective use, the process comprising:   extraction of an oil comprising at least one compound of the capsaicinoid and/or vanilloid family from peppers, then extraction of said at least one compound of the capsaicinoid and/or vanilloid family from said oil; or   use of at least one pre-extracted compound of the capsaicinoid and/or vanilloid family, in solid form; and   mixing the at least one compound from the capsaicinoid and/or vanilloid family with at least one water-soluble oil, preferably castor oil or a derivative thereof.   
     
     
         42 . The process according to  claim 41 , wherein the composition further comprises at least one diluent solution chosen so that said storage and use composition is water-soluble, the at least one diluent solution comprising water and/or an oily diluent comprising castor oil or its derivatives so as to obtain a second use formulation in which said repellent and/or incapacitating agent(s) are present at an atmospheric projection and use in a second amount that is less than or equal to 0, 1% by weight of the total weight of said composition, less than or equal to 0.01% by weight, less than or equal to 0.001% by weight, less than or equal to 0.0001% by weight, or less than or equal to 0.00001% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, it being possible for said amount to be reduced by one or more orders of magnitude as a function of the duration of effectiveness, the type of effectiveness and the type of vectoring sought, with a capsaicinoid and/or vanilloid in the second amount for defensive and/or protective use, and the process further comprising diluting said storage concentrated fluid composition with a diluent solution chosen so that said storage and use composition is water-soluble, said diluent solution comprising water and/or an oily diluent, said oily diluent comprising castor oil or its derivatives. 
     
     
         43 . The process according to  claim 42 , characterized in that it further comprises a step of adding at least one compound chosen from chemical markers, biological markers, dye markers and fluorescent markers, it thus being possible for the use of said storage and use composition also to be a use for marking at least one sensitive area. 
     
     
         44 . The process according to  claim 42 , characterized in that said at least one compound of the capsaicinoid family is capsaicin of a purity equal to or greater than 85%, greater than 90%, greater than 95%, or greater than 98%. 
     
     
         45 . A production and/or projection device of a storage and use fluid composition with a second amount 2 of capsaicinoids and/or vanilloids, the compsption for protecting a sensitive area and/or to impact a targeted surface, said device comprising:
 a main reservoir;   at least one means configured to project said storage and use composition from said device; and   a control system configured to control the operation of said at least one projecting means, wherein   
       the fluid composition comprises:
 one or more repellent and/or incapacitating agents, comprising capsaicinoids and/or vanilloids present at a first amount that is less than or equal to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of said composition, and being in the form either of an extract of at least partially de-oiled oleoresin, in solid form, or in the form of crystalline and/or amorphous powder, and at least one water-soluble oil, preferably castor oil or one of its derivatives and at least one diluent solution chosen so that said storage and use composition is water-soluble, the at least one diluent solution comprising water and/or an oily diluent comprising castor oil or its derivatives so as to obtain a second use formulation in which said repellent and/or incapacitating agent(s) are present at an atmospheric projection and use in a second amount that is less than or equal to 0, 1% by weight of the total weight of said composition, less than or equal to 0.01% by weight, less than or equal to 0.001% by weight, less than or equal to 0.0001% by weight, or less than or equal to 0.00001% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition. 
 
     
     
         46 . The device according to  claim 45 , characterized in that it further comprises:
 at least one additional reservoir, suitable for containing a diluting solution, or a main inlet of a main pipe connected to an external inlet for a diluting solution,   at least one mixing means, intended to mix the storage concentrated fluid composition coming from said reservoir in a first storage formulation with said diluent solution;   as well as means for manual or automatic adjustment of said mixing, so as to adjust the relative quantity of diluent solution added to said storage concentrated fluid composition coming from said reservoir in a first storage formulation, so as to adjust the concentration of the storage and use fluid composition coming from the mixing means having a second use formulation after mixing.   
     
     
         47 . The device according to  claim 45 , characterized in that it furthermore comprises at least one means for receiving at least one removable cartridge, capable of containing a diluent solution, or the storage concentrated fluid composition, or the storage and use fluid composition, it being possible for these compositions to comprise variable capsaicinoid amounts. 
     
     
         48 . The device according to  claim 45  characterized in that it belongs to the group comprising a pyrotechnic grenade, a compressed-air grenade, an aerosol bomb with compressed-air, an aerosol bomb with steam and a propellant liquid, and any other portable device comprising a compressed-air reservoir. 
     
     
         49 . The device according to  claim 48 , characterized in that it comprises a reservoir for an emulsifying liquid.