WIPO’s PATENTSCOPE published on 8 October 2026 international application WO/2026/211873 “Air conditioning device and pest control agent module” (PCT/JP2026/013521, filed 31 March 2026): an air conditioning device fitted with a pest control agent module.
Main points
- According to the abstract, the module holds a volatile solid pest control agent that inhibits insect activity, placed in a frame body.
- The solid agent has two end surfaces in the thickness direction and a peripheral surface; the frame exposes one end surface and covers the peripheral surface from the outside in contact with it.
- The application is classified under IPC F24F 1/0071 (air conditioning units) and A01M 1/20 (devices for catching, killing or repelling insects using volatile chemicals).
- This is a newly published patent application, not a commercial product; the abstract does not name the active ingredient, target insects or efficacy data.
VPMA’s note
Building volatile insect repellents into household appliances may reach the market in future. Any product containing an insecticidal or repellent active ingredient must be registered by the competent authority before it can be sold in Vietnam; members should not recommend unapproved products.
- Source
- WIPO PATENTSCOPE – WO/2026/211873 Air Conditioning Device and Pest Control Agent Module
- Published
- 8 October 2026
- Section
- New approaches to insect control
- International application
- PCT/JP2026/013521
- IPC
- F24F 1/0071; A01M 1/20
Editorial note: This is a short summary and comment by VPMA, not a full copy. The original text and copyright belong to the source cited. The publication page has no real photo. The Culex photo comes from the insect page already on the Association website, not from the patent application.
Source: WIPO PATENTSCOPE – WO/2026/211873 Air Conditioning Device and Pest Control Agent Module (summarised in English by VPMA). Read the Vietnamese page.