Patents by Inventor Arthur W. R. Terry

Arthur W. R. Terry has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6047496
    Abstract: Processes and devices for producing a heated non-flammable gaseous fumigant for structural fumigation use by the application of a carrier gas, such as carbon dioxide (102), to a heater (103) either prior or subsequent to mixing the gas with a toxic agent gas, such as methyl bromide (213), such as by means of a mixer (214) and applying the mixture of gasses as a structural fumigant to eradicate target pests within a structure (106). In the preferred embodiment, the gaseous carbon dioxide is formed by flashing liquid carbon dioxide (614) directly to the gaseous state in a heater (630) prior to being mixed with methyl bromide (654) in a mixer (648) and applying the mixture of gasses as a structural fumigant within a structure (668).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Leitner, Arthur W. R. Terry
  • Patent number: 5678352
    Abstract: Processes and devices for producing a heated non-flammable gaseous fumigant for commodity fumigation use by application of a carrier gas, such as carbon dioxide (102), to a heater (103) either prior or subsequent to mixing the gas with a toxic agent gas, such as methyl bromide (213), such as by means of a mixer (214) and applying the mixture of gasses as a commodity fumigant to eradicate target peats infesting a commodity stored within an enclosed volume (106). In the preferred embodiment, the gaseous carbon dioxide is formed by flashing liquid carbon dioxide (614) directly to the gaseous state in a heater (630) prior to being mixed with methyl bromide (654) in a mixer (648) and applying the mixture of gases as a fumigant to a commodity held within an enclosure (668).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1997
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Leitner, Arthur W. R. Terry