| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 043125000 | Fumigators | 46 |
| 20080307694 | Building Protection Apparatus - The present invention relates to apparatus for protecting the lower regions of and structure of a building ( | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090071061 | Method and device for fumigating products in an enclosed space - Method for fumigating products ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090272024 | FUMIGATION OF CONTAINERIZED CARGO - An apparatus and method for tarpless fumigation of containerized cargo within a shipping container is disclosed. A portable fumigation containment door is installed in covering relation with main rear opening of a standard cargo container. Pneumatic cylinders are actuated to secure the door in place, and an inflatable gasket extending around the perimeter of the containment door and is inflated to create an airtight seal between the cargo container and the containment door. The door is provided with a series of connection ports for receiving fumigant injection and sampling lines necessary for performing the fumigation process. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090313882 | Method and Apparatus for Using Pressurized Exhaust Gases to Control Rodents - A method and apparatus for controlling rodents uses pressurized exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine. The gases are compressed and injected under pressure into underground burrows of rodents. The rodent tunnels fill with a very high concentration of such gases as carbon monoxide from the exhaust within just a few seconds. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20110113674 | Inhibiting Pest Infestation - A method for inhibiting pest infestation. The method includes introducing a pest-killing material into an interior compartment of a closed piece of luggage, thereby exterminating pests residing within the interior compartment. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110197495 | Fossorial Rodent Control Method and Apparatus - A fossorial rodent control apparatus is disclosed which utilizes an internal combustion engine to generate waste combustion gases. The waste combustion gases are routed by an exhaust collection conduit into a functionally coupled air intake associated with an air blower. The waste combustion gases are mixed with ambient air to form a high velocity noxious gaseous flow when discharged from the air blower. The noxious gas flow is routed by a noxious gas discharge conduit into a burrow of a fossorial rodent. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110239527 | Pest Control for Burrowing Animals - A method of pest control for burrowing animals involves loading a machine-conveyed dispensing apparatus with a fumigant product, and using the machine to make one or more passes across an area of ground beneath which the burrow system is situated. A ground engagement tool of the dispensing apparatus is engaged in the ground to pass through or nearby sections of the burrow system, and fumigant product is dispensed into the ground behind a leading portion of the ground engagement tool. Fumigant is widely spread over the burrowed area of ground for effective results, while the human exposure and manual effort associated with conventional hand-placed fumigant techniques is greatly reduced. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110252694 | COMPOSITIONS FOR DRIP FUMIGATION - Soil fumigation compositions are provided herein that include methyl iodide, at least one fluorocarbon or hydrofluorocarbon, at least one surfactant, and water. The fumigant can be produced by combining the water and surfactant with an initial mixture that is an azeotropic or azeotrope-like mixture of methyl iodide and at least one fluorocarbon or hydrofluorocarbon. The fumigant compositions can be utilized in drip fumigation processes, and have increased volatility as compared to methyl iodide alone, which can reduce the risk of water contamination when utilizing methyl iodide as a fumigant. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110277373 | BURROWING RODENT EXTERMINATION DEVICE - An extermination device for burrowing rodents that includes an internal combustion engine having an exhaust and a blower assembly, the exhaust of the internal combustion engine being diverted through the blower assembly, a pressurized flow of exhaust gas being directed through the outlet of the blower assembly. The outlet of the blower assembly is adapted for insertion into the opening of a burrow. In one embodiment the device is configured as a portable apparatus. In this embodiment, a common portable leaf blower may be modified so that the exhaust is bypassed through the blower assembly, to be forced by the blower assembly through its outlet. In another embodiment, the extermination device for burrowing rodents includes a blower assembly that is mountable on a vehicle, the internal combustion engine of the vehicle attachable to the blower assembly. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120066959 | DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR A TOBACCO STORAGE FACILTY, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and associated method are provided for protecting a tobacco storage facility used to contain tobacco material. The tobacco storage facility includes a tobacco enclosure defining at least one enclosure opening for providing access to the tobacco enclosure. A door assembly is operably engaged with the tobacco enclosure about the at least one enclosure opening. The door assembly includes a screen arrangement having a mesh sized to limit tobacco pests from passing therethrough. The door assembly is configured such that the screen arrangement is capable of moving between a closed position covering the tobacco enclosure and an open position allowing access to the tobacco enclosure. A method of monitoring pests in a tobacco enclosure is provided. The interior of the tobacco enclosure is monitored for pests using a monitoring system. At least a portion of the interior is fumigated if the number of detected pests meets or otherwise exceeds a predetermined pest threshold. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120102818 | FUMIGATION OF CONTAINERIZED CARGO - An apparatus and method for tarpless fumigation of containerized cargo within a shipping container is disclosed. A portable fumigation containment door is installed in covering relation with main rear opening of a standard cargo container. Pneumatic cylinders are actuated to secure the door in place, and an inflatable gasket extending around the perimeter of the containment door and is inflated to create an airtight seal between the cargo container and the containment door. The door is provided with a series of connection ports for receiving fumigant injection and sampling lines necessary for performing the fumigation process. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120186138 | INFLATABLE PORTABLE TREATMENT DEVICE - An inflatable, portable treatment device for the treatment of an item, such as fumigation and/or extermination of vermin creature. The item is to be placed in an inner area of the inflatable bladder. A fan positioned in the inner area may propel a chemical agent in the interior area. According to certain embodiments, a heating element may increase the temperature of the interior area. A power cord for the fan or heating element may be plugged into an electrical extension assembly that is connected to the treatment device and is configured to prevent or minimize gas and/or fumigant and/or pesticide vapor from escaping from the inner area. The opening may be sealed by closing an air seal. An airway assembly may be attached to the treatment device to deliver gas from a gas delivery source, such as a blower or gas tank, into the interior area. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120222346 | METHOD OF PROTECTING BUILDINGS FROM TERMITE ATTACK - The present invention relates to a method for protecting the lower regions of and structure of a building from damage or degradation by termites. The method comprising for the steps of creating a region in the ground below the building having properties hostile to termites whereby to discourage them from approaching the vicinity of the building. In one embodiment means for creating a hostile region in the ground below the building are provided by a pump which creates a superatmospheric pressure field in this region. In another embodiment, treatment agents such as ozone may be delivered to the ground region in order to provide a hostile effect to the termites by affecting their pheromone chemistry and/or their reproductive or communicative behavior. A secondary function of the present invention relates to the creation of a forced ventilation of the habitable region within which the apparatus of the present invention resides. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120311920 | METHOD OF TREATING ARTICLES WITH CARBON DIOXIDE - The present disclosure relates to treating articles suspected of being infested with bed bugs using carbon dioxide. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130091757 | MOTORISED FUMIGATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a motorised fumigation system designed to promote the control of agricultural and urban pests in open spaces, more particularly among the systems that can carry out the fumigation process by creating a hot or a cold mist, and more specifically due the fact of both processes of the mist creation could be integrated into one light weight vehicle. The system of the present invention consists of three subsystems: a first subsystem designed to storage and pumping (S | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130125449 | Control of Dust Mites - A method of eliminating, reducing or preventing unwanted pests such as dust mites, fleas, bed bugs, arachnids or insects from fabric articles, comprising contacting the fabric articles with carbon dioxide and/or ammonia gas generated from one or more salts, capable of generating carbon dioxide and/or ammonia gas such as by heat, moisture or reaction with an acid or a base. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130305589 | METHOD OF PROTECTING BUILDINGS FROM TERMITE ATTACK - The present invention relates to a method for protecting the lower regions of and structure of a building ( | 11-21-2013 |
| 20140157653 | INVERTED SPRAY CAN WITH LID FOR CATCHING, CONTAINING, KILLING OR DISPOSING OF INSECTS - A insect control device includes an inverted poison spray can with a multi-functional lid for catching, containing, killing or disposing of insects. The insect control device can contain the insect, so the user does not have to grab it and perhaps drop and lose it. The insect control device includes an aperture for closing the insect within the lid and allows the user to spray insecticide onto an insect contained within the inverted lid. The lid design contains the insecticide and concentrates it use onto the insect, where desired, rather than getting the insecticide onto the users walls, floors, ceilings or the like. If the user desires, they can carry the insect control device, with the aperture closed and the insect contained in the lid, to a location to release the insect. Typically, the lid will be clear or transparent to allow the user to see inside the lid. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140173971 | METHODS TO DELIVER AND MAINTAIN VOLATILE COMPOUNDS - Methods to create and maintain pre-designed geometrically shaped volumes of an effective dynamic mixture of volatile compounds encompassing an object of protection for very long times, up to one or more years, for control of pests and pest-borne diseases in open outdoor environments of importance to humans, animals and plants. The methods include using a plurality of passive flow control nozzles containing mass-regulating barriers with retaining fixtures, strategically positioned and uniquely oriented, connected to volatile compound-storing structures with replenishing connectors, for delivering controlled release of volatile compounds using individual passive flow control nozzles that dispense volatile compounds at continuous, predetermined, substantially constant and sustainable release rates over extended periods of time, appurtenances to protect the mass-regulating barriers while in operation, and sensors to monitor the biologically active threshold and the concentrations of volatile compound within the pre-designed geometrically shaped volumes of volatile compounds. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140325894 | GAS INJECTOR AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING GAS FOR PEST EXTERMINATION - Devices and method for the extermination of pests are described. These devices and methods may be used to inject gases, which may be inert gases, underground to inject the gas into burrows of pests. In one embodiment, the device is an earth penetrator with hole for injecting gas through discharge holes at the distal end. The discharge holes maybe covered during penetration to prevent dirt from entering into the device. A device for covering and uncovering the hole are provided. The device includes a valve to controllably deliver the gas to the discharge ports. The method includes covering the discharge ports, inserting the device into the ground, uncovering the discharge ports, and then injecting the gas. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140373431 | Mosquito Coil And Holder System - Disclosed are holders for supporting a burnable substrate such as a mosquito coil. They have an ash tray, a mounting post coupled to the ash tray and moveable between a storage position wherein both an outward part and an inward part of the mounting post are adjacent the ash tray and an erected position where the mounting post is suitable to support the burnable substrate, and a locking bracket linked to the ash tray which is suitable to retain the mounting post in the erected position when that is desired. In some forms multiple such coils and holders are housed in a compact kit. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150296765 | DEVICE FOR SPRAYING POWDERY CHEMICAL AGENT AND PROCESS FOR SPRAYING POWDERY CHEMICAL AGENT - A powdery chemical agent spraying device ( | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160128314 | METHOD FOR CAPTURING MOSQUITOES BY PRODUCING A CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE AMBIENT AIR - The invention concerns a process for capturing mosquitoes by producing carbon dioxide (CO | 05-12-2016 |
| 043126000 | Tree apparatus | 1 |
| 20130255135 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DELIVER AND MAINTAIN VOLATILE COMPOUNDS - Systems and methods to create and maintain desired geometrically shaped volumes of an effective dynamic mixture of volatile compounds encompassing an object of protection for very long times, up to one or more years, for control of pests and pest-borne diseases in open outdoor environments of importance to humans, animals and plants. The systems include a plurality of strategically positioned passive flow control nozzles containing mass-regulating barriers with retaining fixtures, connected to volatile compound-storage structures, for delivering the desired balance of individual and combined release rates of volatile compounds; individual passive flow control nozzles that dispense volatile compounds at continuous, predetermined, substantially constant and sustainable release rates over extended periods of time; means to replenish the volatile compounds; and appurtenances to monitor the biologically active threshold and the dynamic boundary of the geometrically shaped volumes of volatile compounds encompassing the object of protection. | 10-03-2013 |
| 043127000 | Smokers | 6 |
| 20120266521 | Burrowing Vermin Exterminator - A device for the extermination of burrowing vermin is disclosed. The device is configured as a plenum chamber having an intake adapted for sealed communication with the exhaust of an internal combustion engine. An outflow conduit communicates between the plenum chamber and a burrow entrance for vermin such as gophers. Heat and gas under pressure from the engine is communicated through the outflow conduit to the burrow along with any fumes from heated liquid or solids deposited to the plenum chamber to rid the burrow of any subterranean occupants. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20140317996 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING PESTS USING SMOKE FROM BIOMASS POWER PLANT - A method for pest control in a confined space using flue gas from a biomass power plant. The method includes: treating flue gas from a biomass power plant to yield treated flue gas having a volume concentration of carbon dioxide exceeding 85 volume %, and conducting pest control in a confined space according to the following steps: continuously aerating the confined space with the treated flue gas during a fallow period to allow a gas pressure in the confined space to reach between 0.110 and 0.140 megapascal of absolute pressure and the volume concentration of carbon dioxide in the confined space to reach between 50 and 90 volume %. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150113855 | METHOD OF FUMIGATION OF BURROWING VERMIN TUNNELS - A method for the extermination of burrowing vermin is disclosed. The method employs a smoke generating fluid formed of castor oil or castor oil in a mix with secondary components. The fluid is heated to a smoking temperature and the smoke is mixed with a pressurized airflow to communicate the smoke to the tunnels occupied by the burrowing vermin to remove them, and to leave a residue from the smoke which exudes an order deterring the re-occupancy of the tunnels. | 04-30-2015 |
| 043128000 | Bee type | 3 |
| 20110078944 | Bee Smoker - An improved bee smoker is provided for producing smoke on demand for use in controlling bees that includes a housing, a power source, a heating element, a fan, and switches. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20130232850 | FISH EGG SWEEPER - A device for handling fish eggs and other benthic macro invertebrates is provided for removal from a surface of a waterway. An enlarged, generally planar housing has a lower surface formed of a material having sufficient flexibility so that a vacuum that communicates through a collector cavity can remove fish eggs, for example, from a waterway. Fish eggs can be destroyed, either with high pressure fluid that may be a part of the vacuum assembly, or mechanically destroyed, or alternatively the fish eggs may be filtered or separated from the remainder of the collected material. Fluid such as water, saline, chemical or toxins, warm water, etc., are preferably introduced into the waterway surface about the periphery of the housing to treat and/or dislodge the fish eggs. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20140215899 | Air Directing Assembly For A Beekeeping Smoker Assembly - Improved air directing assemblies are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure provides improved air directing assemblies for use with beekeeping smoker assemblies or the like. The present disclosure provides for an air directing assembly that provides or blows a constant, continuous and/or directed stream of air into and/or to a smoker assembly, thereby providing a sufficient/adequate and/or improved amount of smoke to the bees, which thereby keeps the bees calm when the hive is open by the user. The air directing assemblies of the present disclosure prevent the fire in a smoker assembly from going out, and they can replace the pumps/bellows typically associated with smoker assemblies. Thee improved air directing assemblies can be modified to mount with respect to and/or be utilized with a wide variety of smoker assemblies or the like. | 08-07-2014 |
| 043129000 | Vaporizers | 16 |
| 20080236027 | COMPOSITION OF GRANDLURE AND DICHLORVOS FOR ATTRACTING AND KILLING BOLL WEEVILS IN BOLL WEEVIL TRAPS - Compositions and methods for attracting, capturing and killing populations of cotton boll weevils ( | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080276523 | Vapour Emitting Device - A device for releasing to the air an active ingredient in vapour phase comprises a reservoir ( | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090007482 | Sulfur Evaporator - A fumigation apparatus ( | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090272025 | Disinfectant household bomb - An apparatus for killing germs and bacteria in an enclosed area such as a room and an office. The apparatus comprises a fogger member having each of a predetermined shape and a predetermined size and formed of a predetermined material. There is an antibacterial agent disposed within the fogger member for killing bacteria on contact and a germicide is also disposed in the fogger member for killing germs on contact. A pull tab is disposed on a top portion of the fogger member for releasing such antibacterial agent and such germicide in a form of a fog. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20140130398 | TABLET FOR DELIVERING VOLATILE SUBSTANCES AND EVAPORATION DEVICE FOR USE WITH SAID TABLET | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140250767 | VERMIN REPELLENT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR REPELLING AT LEAST ONE TYPE OF VERMIN - A vermin repellent arrangement comprises a repellent storage coupled to a first vaporizer adapted to provide a repellent dosage into a first area in response to a repellent control signal. Means for acoustically detecting a vermin in that area provide a first detection signal in response thereto. The means are coupled to evaluation means to receive the first detection signal and adapted to provide the repellent control signal in response to an evaluation of the first detection signal and a reference signal, that reference signal assigned to at least one pre-defined type of vermin. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20160107809 | VAPORIZING/DISCHARGING CONTAINER, AND FLYING INSECT PEST REPELLENT DEVICE USING THE VAPORIZING/DISCHARGING CONTAINER - A vaporizing/discharging container | 04-21-2016 |
| 20190141980 | Forced Air Pesticide Vaporizer with Heatsink Vaporization Chamber and Offset Exhaust Chamber | 05-16-2019 |
| 043130000 | Steam | 8 |
| 20080196297 | Fire ant colony killer - A mechanized system for exterminating and several embodiments thereof are presented. Steam is generated and transported to a movable applicator. The applicator is positioned over a designated area of ground and the steam is applied exterminating the insects on and/or under the designated area of ground. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20090293343 | Fire ant colony killer - A system for exterminating insects and several embodiments thereof are presented. Steam is generated and transported to a movable applicator. The applicator is positioned over a designated area of ground and the steam is applied exterminating the insects on and/or under the designated area of ground. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20120102819 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THE EXTERMINATION OF INSECT PESTS - An extermination apparatus for extermination of insect pests is disclosed herein, In various aspects, the apparatus includes a housing that defines a chamber within. The chamber has a mouth that may be interposed over a surface to be treated, in various aspects. The housing, in various aspects, is, adapted to admit steam from a steam supply into the chamber. A bonnet may be removably disposed over the mouth of the chamber, with the bonnet being permeable to steam to allow the steam to flow from the chamber through the mouth and through the bonnet disposed over the mouth. Related methods of use of the extermination apparatus are also disclosed herein. This Abstract is presented to meet requirements of 37 C.F.R. ยง1.72(b) only. This Abstract is not intended to identify key elements of the apparatus and methods disclosed herein or to delineate the scope thereof. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120240451 | System and Method for Killing Bed Bugs and Other Insects - Systems and methods for killing bed bugs and other insects utilizing steam to increase the temperature of an area beyond the bed bugs' and other insect's thermal death point. Steam created by a steam generator is directed into an area for a sufficient amount of time to ensure that the bed bugs and other insects die. Furthermore, the systems and methods may include a barrier that defines a thermal kill zone which prevents bed bugs and other insects from escaping during treatment. Injection members may be used to more precisely direct steam in specific areas within the thermal kill zone and/or in joints, cracks, or crevices where bed bugs and other insects may be located. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20150113856 | GRAIN PEST CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD - A grain pest control apparatus includes an input unit adapted to accept input of grain; a heating unit adapted to heat the grain supplied from the input unit; and a removal unit adapted to remove heat from the grain heated by the heating unit, wherein the removal unit includes a cylindrical body provided with an air passage hole in a wall surface and adapted to receive the heated grain and a heat collecting chamber installed by surrounding the cylindrical body and connected to an exhaust channel, and removes heat from the heated grain by causing air supplied into the cylindrical body to pass through the air passage hole and escape via the heat collecting chamber. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150296751 | APPARATUS FOR KILLING PARASITES IN A BEE HIVE - An apparatus for removing parasites from bees within a hive. The hive specifically has a top, bottom and side walls and enclose a hive compartment wherein a bottom opening is provided adjacent said bottom wall for permitting bees to enter and exit the hive compartment. The apparatus includes a housing that extends from a first end to a second end and has a hollow interior therebetween. Additionally provided is an air moving device having an opening that fits in sealing mating relation with the first end of the housing. A spout is attached to the second end of the housing and has a spout opening wherein the spout is fit in sealing mating relation over the bottom opening of the hive. A container is disposed within the housing that holds a parasite killing solution having no more than 25% acidic acid therein such that a heating system in communication with the housing heats the parasite killing solution to a boil to produce steam. The air moving device then causes the steam from the parasite killing solution to be forced through the housing and the spout opening into the hive in order to kill all parasites therein. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160120165 | Weed Terminating Device Using Superheated Water and Spring Loaded Discharge Valve - A weed or insect terminating device features a container having a valve port, a heating element, a valve core, and a biasing mechanism forcing the valve core into an extended position. An axial passage in the valve core extends through only a distal end of the valve core. A lateral passage intersects the axial passage and opens radially from the valve core. A proximal seal is provided between the valve core and valve port at a location between a proximal end of the valve core and the opening of the lateral passage. The proximal seal withdraws from sealed contact with the port in a retracted state of the valve core, while a distal seal remains intact. Heated water from the container can be dispensed through the valve port only via the lateral and axial passages of the valve core, and only when made accessible by retraction of the valve core. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160120166 | STEAM TYPE PEST EXTERMINATION APPARATUS - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for exterminating pests by injecting high-temperature steam into the ground including sand and the like, wherein a needle rod fixing plate ( | 05-05-2016 |
