Patents by Inventor Lance Allen Dear

Lance Allen Dear 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).

  • Container treatment
    Patent number: 9539623
    Abstract: A method of decontaminating a freight container comprising the steps of: a) placing a freight container on a support; b) using an enclosure to substantially enclose the container on the support; and c) applying heat so that hot air moves within the enclosure around at least upright ends, sides and a roof of the container to kill or substantially weaken undesired life forms on or immediately adjacent to the exterior of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Inventors: Lance Allen Dear, Richard John Newson
  • CONTAINER TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20120230866
    Abstract: A method of decontaminating a freight container comprising the steps of: a) placing a freight container on a support; b) using an enclosure to substantially enclose the container on the support; and c) applying heat so that hot air moves within the enclosure around at least upright ends, sides and a roof of the container to kill or substantially weaken undesired life forms on or immediately adjacent to the exterior of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Lance Allen Dear, Richard John Newson