Patent ID: 8689481

Claim:
A system for eliminating pests in connection with heatable materials, the system comprising: an enclosure adapted to receive heatable materials, the enclosure having an exterior portion and an interior portion, the interior portion forming an interior compartment, the interior portion including walls having an interior surface defining the interior compartment; and an infrared heating film integrated into the enclosure, the infrared heating film comprising a bus bar and a plurality of side heat channels to provide a heating area extending beyond the bus bar; wherein the infrared heating film comprises an outer portion and an inner portion disposed radially inward of said outer portion, the heating film also comprising a first bus bar, a second bus bar, an outer side heat channel and an inner side heat channel, wherein the outer side heat channel connects the first bus bar to the second bus bar along a path in the outer portion of the heating film, and wherein the inner side heat channel connects the first bus bar to the second bus bar along a path in the inner portion of the heating film, wherein the outer side heat channel is larger than the inner side heat channel, and wherein the infrared heating film is operable to kill pests at all locations within the interior compartment.