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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120080107 | Cyclonic Catalytic Ducts Implementations and techniques for cyclonic catalytic ducts are generally disclosed.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070334 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AND SENSING ETHYLENE CONCENTRATION IN A CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORAGE AND TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENT System for detecting and reducing ethylene (1) in a storage room (2) or a reefer container (2), comprising a sensing reaction chamber (10) and a ethylene/ozone reaction chamber (19) in fluid communication with the storage room (2 | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120027640 | Disinfecting Method for Climatic Cabinets A method for the disinfection of climatic cabinets in particular is provided. The method comprises the following steps: generating a disinfecting hot atmosphere in the space to be disinfected by supplying heat and evaporating water in a heating-up phase; when a temperat... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20110293469 | ADDITIVE FORMULATION FOR INDUSTRIAL COOLING SYSTEMS Disclosed is a concentrated cooling water additive that is substantially non-corrosive within a pH range of 2-12 and contains polymeric dispersant(s) and aromatic azole(s) that exhibits improved stability, possibly as a result of the interaction of the hydrophobic group... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110206554 | METHODS FOR THE INACTIVATION OF MICROORGANISMS IN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS, FLOW THROUGH REACTORS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING THE LIGHT SUM DOSE TO EFFECTIVELY INACTIVATE MICROORGANISMS IN BATCH REACTORS The present invention relates to a method for determining an effective dose of monochromatic or polychromatic light from one or more light sources to inactivate microorganisms present in a biological fluid, preferably a non-transparent fluid. Moreover, there is provided... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110194975 | SEMICONDUCTOR-BASED DETECTION AND DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM A system and method for identifying and making quantitative determinations of different deposits on a portion thereof, determining that the deposit is a contaminant and decontaminating at least the portion of the system is disclosed. The system comprises a controller, a... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110189048 | MODULAR DIALYSIS SYSTEM A dialysis system includes a plurality of modular components. The modular components can be coupled to one another in various configurations, wherein each configuration is optimized for use in a particular environment, such as in a home environment or a travel environme... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110110815 | Sterilization of consumable composition dispensers Methods and systems for programmed dispensation of consumable compositions are provided. A method for sterilizing a beverage container may comprise: (a) detecting a sterilization status of a beverage container; and (b) controlling functiona... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110110814 | AIR SANITIZATION SYSTEM WITH FIBER OPTIC MONITORING SYSTEM An air sanitization system including a housing having an inlet and an outlet, an ozone generator disposed in the housing and positioned between the inlet and outlet, at least one fiber optic cable positioned in visible proximity to the ozone generator, a visible light d... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110081273 | AIR SANITIZATION SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE SPEED FAN An air sanitization system including a reactive oxygen species generator, a variable speed fan, a pathogen sensor and a controller. The reactive oxygen species generator generates reactive oxygen species from an oxygen-containing gas and discharges the reactive oxygen s... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110076185 | Dispenser The invention provides an air treatment device comprising: an airborne agent detector comprising a plurality of airborne agent sensors, wherein the airborne agent detector comprises means to detect a threshold level or concentration of an airborne agent; a means to moun... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110064605 | METHOD FOR TREATING AN OBJECT CONTAMINATED WITH HARMFUL BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS OR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES UTILIZING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES The present invention relates to methods of sanitizing structures, buildings, passenger occupiable vehicles, and other enclosed or enclosable spaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for killing and/or removing pests and their allergens, bact... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110064606 | STERILIZATION PROCESS CHALLENGE DEVICE AND METHOD A sterilization process challenge device comprising a solid body comprised of walls which define a space, wherein the space can fully contain a sterilization indicator and a volume of gas of at least 5 cubic centimeters and not more than 1000 cubic centimeters; a flow r... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110058981 | METHOD OF DEACTIVATING CONTAMINANTS IN A REGION USING A MOBILE DEACTIVATION APPARATUS A mobile deactivation apparatus for deactivating contaminants within a defined region that includes a source of a vaporous deactivating agent, a gas handling system, a support member, a drive means, a control system, and a power system is disclosed. The gas handling sys... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110020173 | Laser Disinfection Apparatus with Spectroscopic Sensor A laser disinfection apparatus with a spectroscopic sensor for performing real-time monitoring of the apparatus's effectiveness. The spectroscopic sensor measures optical spectra of the biological tissue and obtains the concentration of the bacterial/fungal cells by tra... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110000269 | Mobile system and apparatus for reducing emission and smell from slurry This invention describes a mobile system for reducing emission of a slurry, such as a liquid manure, where said mobile system is mounted on a mobile unit and comprises a slurry tanker in liquid communication with means for adding/injecting an acid into said slurry, wher... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100247371 | REVERSIBLE COLOR-CHANGING SANITIZER-INDICATING NONWOVEN WIPE A nonwoven wipe having a reversible sanitizer indicator for multiple uses and recharges is provided. The nonwoven wipe includes a cloth-like nonwoven fabric coated with a reversible color-changing ink formulation. During use, the nonwoven wipe is impregnated with a quat... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100196194 | METHOD FOR STERILIZING OBJECTS WITH OZONE A method for sterilizing objects with ozone comprises the steps of: positioning the objects in a sterilization chamber (10); effecting an ozone-containing gas atmosphere in the sterilization chamber (10); making the ozone-containing gas circulate via a cir... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100172793 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING AN OZONE GENERATING DEVICE FOR AIR PURIFICATION An air purification system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes an ozone generating device that is used to introduce ozone into an air stream flowing through the ozone generating device. The ozone is used to remove contaminants, includ... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100143186 | Dispensing Device for Air Treatment Agents The present invention relates to a dispensing device for at least one air treatment agent comprising at least one airborne agent detector operable to detect airborne agents in the air; receiving means for receiving at least one source of air treatment agent; and control... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100143187 | DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS MONITORING AND CLEANING METHOD A method for determining the relative level of contamination of a component in a water treatment infrastructure is disclosed. The method includes the steps of at least partially filling the component with water; isolating the component from the remainder of the infrastr... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100127189 | COMPUTER PERIPHERALS STERILIZATION SYSTEM A system and method including a wand-type ultraviolet (UV) light assembly positioned above a keyboard and other computer peripheral device(s) to be sanitized. The UV light assembly is preferably moved across the peripheral device surface to eliminate nearly all germs, b... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100107991 | Systems and methods for detecting descented material Systems and methods for detecting presence of a thing, the thing treated with a descenter, one method including in an area in which it is possible that a thing treated with a descenter is present, using a detector to detect a descenter level in the area, producing a det... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100111755 | AIR TREATMENT DEVICE UTILIZING A SENSOR FOR ACTIVATION AND OPERATION The present invention provides a system for detecting a malodor and dispensing an air treatment when needed. In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the system includes a selection mechanism which allows the user to choose how the system dispenses the air t... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100092336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING STERILANT GAS A system for recovery and reutilization of sterilant gas mixture from a sterilizer chamber includes a storage tank in gaseous communication with a sterilizer chamber via a gas recovery assembly, wherein after sterilization the gas recovery assembly evacuates the sterila... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100074798 | Waste processing apparatus and method The present invention includes an apparatus and method for processing solid waste products. The apparatus comprises a rotatably mounted cylindrical vessel having a first end, a second end and an interior surface, at least one end terminating in a hatch that may be opene... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100061885 | INSTRUMENT FOR DETERMINING OZONE CONCENTRATION An instrument for determining ozone concentration in a gaseous fluid includes a chamber, at least one filter adapted to remove particulates from gaseous fluid entering the chamber, and at least one filter adapted to remove ozone from gaseous fluid entering the chamber. ... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100054987 | ELECTRON BEAM STERILISATION FOR CONTAINERS Method for sterilising containers (10), wherein a treatment head (5) is guided into the interior of a container (10) to be sterilised and the treatment head (5) emits radiation in the interior of the container (10) at least intermitten... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100008819 | Event-triggered self-sterilization of article surfaces Solutions for limiting the undesirable spread of pathogens by indirect contact are provided. The solutions involve event-controlled self-sterilization of contact surfaces on articles or fixtures. A self-sterilizing contact surface structure allows chemical sterilizing a... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090238716 | AIRBORNE PATHOGEN DISINFECTANT SYSTEM AND METHOD A method and device of treating an enclosed space with a liquid disinfecting agent. A device diffuses small droplets of the liquid into the space and the droplets evaporate to leave gaseous disinfecting agent within the space to be treated. The concentration of the agen... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090232697 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STERILIZING PACKAGES A device for sterilization in production of packages (8) is adapted for sterilization with a gaseous sterilizing agent which is kept in the gaseous phase throughout the sterilization process. The device comprises a heating zone (2), a sterilization zone (<... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090211920 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING HYDROGEN PURITY IN ELECTRICAL GENERATORS AND METHOD THEREOF A method and apparatus is provided for a system for maintaining hydrogen purity in an electrical power generator. The purity system includes: a generator, a hydrogen generator configured to provide hydrogen gas to the generator, a purity monitor for detecting the level ... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090185948 | CONTAINER WITH CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE A container having a plurality of walls, and at least one inlet and/or outlet, said container including an apparatus for controlling the composition of gases within the container, the apparatus including at least one sensor, at least one controller and at least one gas ... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090123330 | Method of sterilizing a package A method of sterilizing packages in production of the packages, wherein the packages have an open end and a closed end. A gaseous sterilizing agent is used and kept in the gaseous phase throughout the sterilization process and an ambient temperature and a concentration ... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090068057 | Finite and Multiple Sterilization Indication Method for Devices The present invention relates to an indicator of sterilization and/or use, which may be affixed to or integrated in a limited use device. The indicator may include a plurality of layers wherein each of the layers includes a membrane. The indictor may also include indici... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20080305001 | METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A STERILIZING DOSE FOR RADIATION SENSITIVE PRODUCTS A method provides for sterilizing with radiation objects which have a low bioburden and which are sensitive to radiation. A dosage of radiation sufficient to ensure sterilization without damaging the object is determined by determining the bioburden upon one or more sam... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080267811 | Ink Composition for Sensing Gas Exposure and Gas Exposure Indicator An object of the present invention is to provide a material for more easily and accurately detecting treatment status using gas exposure. The present invention relates to an ink composition for detecting an oxidizing gas, or the like, comprising at least one type of azo... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080267812 | APPARATUS FOR WASHING AND DISINFECTING ENDOSCOPE BY USING DILUTED CHEMICALS An apparatus for washing and disinfecting an endoscope is provided. First and second chemicals and dilution water, which dilutes the chemicals to be used for disinfecting the endoscope, are charged into a tank. The tank includes a first portion, a second portion having ... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080131310 | Methods for determining effectiveness of waste water tank deodorizers and synthetic waste compositions for use in said methods A method for determining the effectiveness of a waste water tank deodorizer includes the steps of (i) providing a synthetic waste water media and a hydrogen sulfide generating microorganism; (ii) introducing in any order to the synthetic waste water media the hydrogen s... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080056935 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A CANISTER LOADED WITH WET RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS FOR DRY STORAGE The present invention provides a method and system of preparing a canister having a cavity loaded with wet radioactive elements for dry storage, the method comprising: (a) providing a gas circulation system comprising means for removing moisture from gas; (b) connecting... | 03/06/2008 |
