Extermination of insects by heat
US4817329A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 1986 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01M2200/011
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method to exterminate insects, for example termites, in situ, whose situs is embodied within an urban structure. Gases that undergo no phase changes in the temperature range between ambient and lethal temperatures are directed on the structure to heat the structure itself to a temperature that is lethal to the insects, and maintaining that temperature long enough to kill the insects.
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