公开(公告)号：US20130305589A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-21

申请号：US13870858

申请日：2013-04-25

Applicant: Prestige Air-Technology Limited

Inventor： Paul Ian NICHOLS

IPC: E04B1/72 ,  A01M13/00

CPC classification number: E04B1/72 ,  A01M1/24 ,  A01M1/245 ,  A01M13/00 ,  A01M17/00 ,  A01M17/002 ,  A01M29/12 ,  F24F2003/1685 ,  F24F2011/0004

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for protecting the lower regions of and structure of a building (10) from damage or degradation by termites. The method comprises the steps of creating a region in the ground below the building having properties hostile to termites whereby to discourage them from approaching the vicinity of the building. In one embodiment means for creating a hostile region in the ground below the building are provided by a pump (12) which creates a superatmoshpheric pressure field (40) in this region. Treatment agents (31) such as ozone may be delivered to the ground region in order to provide a hostile effect to the termites by affecting their pheromone chemistry and/or their reproductive or communicative behavior. A secondary function of the present invention relates to the creation of a forced ventilation (46) of the habitable region (18) within which the apparatus of the present invention resides.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种保护建筑物（10）的下部区域和结构免受白蚁损坏或退化的方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：在建筑物下面的地面中形成具有敌对白蚁特性的区域，从而阻止它们接近建筑物附近。 在一个实施例中，用于在建筑物下面的地面中产生敌对区域的装置由在该区域中产生超大气压力场（40）的泵（12）提供。 诸如臭氧的处理剂（31）可以被输送到地面区域，以便通过影响其信息素化学和/或它们的生殖或交际行为来对白蚁提供敌意。 本发明的辅助功能涉及在本发明的装置所在的可居住区域（18）的强制通风（46）的创建。