Global Patent Index - EP 4387443 A1

EP 4387443 A1 20240626 - METHOD OF CONTROLLING INVASIVE PLANTS BY CONDUCTIVE HEAT TREATMENT

Title (en)

METHOD OF CONTROLLING INVASIVE PLANTS BY CONDUCTIVE HEAT TREATMENT

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR BEKÄMPFUNG INVASIVER PFLANZEN DURCH LEITFÄHIGE WÄRMEBEHANDLUNG

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DE LUTTE CONTRE DES PLANTES INVASIVES PAR TRAITEMENT THERMIQUE CONDUCTEUR

Publication

EP 4387443 A1 20240626 (EN)

Application

EP 22765531 A 20220817

Priority

  • BE 202105655 A 20210817
  • EP 2022072898 W 20220817

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2023021057A1] The present invention relates to a method of treating soil infested by invasive plants and/or their underground network (rhizomes, roots, seeds) such as Japanese Knotweed. The present invention provides a method for treating infested soils based on in situ or ex situ conductive heating technology. The infested soils are heated to the temperatures required to destroy the aerial and subterranean network of invasive plants. The present invention concerns the adaptation of a technology used in soil remediation for the treatment of soils invaded by invasive plants: the invention concerns a heating system consisting of heating units arranged in a regular pattern in the area to be treated.

IPC 8 full level

A01M 21/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A01M 21/04 (2013.01); Y02A 90/40 (2017.12)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2023021057A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2023021057 A1 20230223; BE 1029690 A1 20230313; BE 1029690 B1 20230320; EP 4387443 A1 20240626

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 2022072898 W 20220817; BE 202105655 A 20210817; EP 22765531 A 20220817