ThermaPure Receives New U.S. Patent for the Use of Heat Technology to Kill Bed Bugs

VENTURA, Calif.  – ThermaPure announced it has been awarded another patent from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (US 7,690,148 B2 – Hedman, issued April 6, 2010).

“This is a really exciting new patent because it combines two highly effective technologies into what we believe is the most powerful, deadly punch that can be delivered to bed bugs,” said David Hedman, CEO of ThermaPure, and the patent’s inventor. “ThermaPureHeat kills bed bugs and their eggs throughout a structure in a single treatment, and the use of silica-based products provide a synergistic and residual effect that will kill bed bugs that may be reintroduced to the premises.”

The ThermaPureHeat process uses a combination of carefully applied and monitored heat, air circulation and air filtration to penetrate the structure – including wall cavities, structural members, and cracks and crevices – with a level of heat that is lethal to bed bugs and their eggs, normally with just a single application. 

The patent also includes the application of silica gels as part of a ThermaPureHeat treatment as a preventive measure against bed bugs being reintroduced to the structure. The gels serve as absorbents or irritants to damage the waxy outer coating of the bugs, which are then highly susceptible to dehydration and death.

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