by Rebecca Walker — September 17, 2010—ThermaPure, the industry pioneer that developed the heat treatment process currently being used to effectively kill bed bugs and their eggs, has been awarded another patent from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
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, says the company. Many scientists studying the bed bug epidemic point to heat as the most effective solution currently available.
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.
In addition to eliminating bed bugs, the green process (typically no pesticides or other harmful chemicals are needed) also sanitizes the structure by killing bacteria, many viruses, many types of mold and many insects. ThermaPureHeat also oxidizes odors, and denatures many allergens.
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