ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,382,944, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to ECOLAB USA INC. (Saint Paul, Minn.).
"Rigid fumigant barrier for shipping container door" was invented by Danny Davis (Saint Paul, Minn.), Francis Urhahn (Saint Paul, Minn.), Michael Bickel (Saint Paul, Minn.), Nolan Bernard (Saint Paul, Minn.) and Richard Smith (Saint Paul, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lightweight barrier insert door is attached to an enclosure, such as a shipping container that holds a product to be fumigated, such as during transport of the product to a new location. The barrier insert door fits within the doorway of the container to provide a sealed barrier to mit...