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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2011
Wayne J. Hosli, New Orleans, LA (US);
Sean M. Ebert, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Wayne J. Hosli, New Orleans, LA (US);
Sean M. Ebert, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Technologies Holdings Corp., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
In certain embodiments, a packaged terminal device for killing pests in an affected area includes a housing configured to be positioned at least partially within an affected area, a fan positioned within the housing, and one or more heating elements positioned within the housing. The fan is operable to draw a flow of air from the affected area into the housing. The one or more heating elements are operable to generate heated air by transferring heat to the flow of air. The packaged terminal device further includes a control unit operable to control the operation of the one or more heating elements in order to cause the packaged terminal device to operate in either a first mode or a second mode. In the first mode, the operation of the one or more heating elements is controlled such that sufficient heated air is generated to heat at least a portion of the affected area to a temperature less than or equal to a first predefined temperature. In the second mode, the operation of the one or more heating elements is controlled such that sufficient heated air is generated to heat at least a portion of the affected area to a temperature greater than or equal to a second predefined temperature, the second predefined temperature being greater than the first predefined temperature.