Container Treatment

US 9,539,623, assigned to Biovapor International Ltd, covers the treatment of freight containers, and is available for sale through IPApproach.

US Patents

1 granted

Foreign Counterparts

2

Assignee

Biovapor International Ltd

Availability

For Sale

Patents Included

• US 9,539,623↗

• WO 2011053171 A1
• AU 2010313867 B2

Technology Highlights

• The invention provides decontamination tray and chambers for a freight container that can be readily moved from one location to another, for example from one port or wharf to another.
• The invention's provides support for an air gap beneath the container so that hot air flows underneath the container to kill or substantially weaken undesired life forms if on or immediately adjacent to the bottom of the container.
• The invention's enclosure comprises rigid walls in combination with one or more flexible sheets. The enclosure comprises a support frame which can swing to provide a support structure for the roof and front side of the enclosure.
• The invention's tray is heated, to approximately 56° C to 60° C prior to placing the container on the tray to prevent some insects or other pests from escaping the decontaminating heat as they can detect a slowly increase in temperature and try to leave the vicinity of the container before temperatures rises to a level sufficient to kill them.
• The invention provides vent hole at the edges of the tray, both at the upper surface of the tray and at the vertical sides of the tray, to allow the air flow to proceed therefrom and create a hot air curtain at the edges of the tray.
• The invention completely enclosed the container and the hot air is pumped into the conduit space within the tray and from there the air moves around the floor, sides and roof of the container to kill undesired life forms, for example microbes, insects or rodents on or immediately adjacent to the exterior of the container.
• The invention's flow of hot air carries decontamination chemicals such as pesticides and/or water vapour. In such cases these may combine with the heat in the air to kill undesired life forms.

Overview

The technology disclosed provides the following advantages:

Listing updated August 21, 2026

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