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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158956 | Photoactivatable paint curing device and method A device and method for curing photoactivatable paint coatings. An exemplary device may include a light chamber housing supported by a frame and undercarriage, the wall portions of the light chamber having a peripheral region terminating at a light emission region. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7582881 | Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method A method and apparatus for monitoring a level of silicon dioxide in a liquid and removing the silicon dioxide using polishers is disclosed. In an embodiment, two polishers that absorb carbon dioxide and silicon dioxide, but which have a greater affinity for carbon d... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7459694 | Mobile germicidal system There is disclosed a mobile germicidal system and a process of decontaminating a wall and a ceiling of a room of undesirable substances. The system comprises a frame, a displacement device and an germicidal lamp. The displacement device is selected from the group co... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7435981 | Electron beam sterilizer A plurality of vessel holder means 14 are mounted around a revolving body 12 at an equal circumferential spacing. Each vessel holder means 14 includes two holders 26, 26 for carrying two vessels 4, 4 in vertical alignment. A path a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7397041 | Apparatus for sanitizing objects Apparatus for sanitizing objects by use of ultraviolet light includes an enclosed container defining a first object entry opening and a second object exit opening. A first inclined slide is mounted within the container and is positioned adjacent to the first entry o... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7385204 | Fluid treatment device The inventive system comprises a housing for receiving a flow of fluid. The invention for the first time uses a modular assembly of UV lamps. The modular assembly comprises at least two UV sources substantially parallel to each other and transverse to said flow. In ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7365343 | Apparatus and process for filling a medicament into a container Apparatus for introducing a medicament into containers, especially vials, in which the containers are passed through an enclosure and exposed therein to a sterilising electron beam. The containers are then conveyed to a filling station situated outside the enclosure... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356116 | Container inspection system An inspection system provides for inspection of cargo containers. A scanning tunnel has an entrance and an exit, a plurality of scanning entrance doors, each having an open position and a closed position, at least one of the plurality of scanning entrance doors inte... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7329877 | Photoelectrocatalytic sensor for measuring oxidizable impurities in air A photoelectrocatalytic sensor system for measuring oxidizable impurities in air. The sensor system may include a transistor having an electrode and a channel for the flow of current, a photocatalytic material coated onto the electrode of the transistor, a light sou... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323065 | UV irradiation for surface cleaning There are disclosed methods of controlling the presence of surface and airborne microorganisms in an air handler. The method may comprise: energizing a germicidal lamp to emit distributed UVC radiation; positioning the germicidal lamp in proximity to the heat transf... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320584 | Die set having sealed compliant member A press system that reduces contamination of workpieces and/or compliant members used in die assemblies of the press from the pressing process. The die assemblies may utilize annular or hole-less stampers in which the compliant member is sealed in the die assembly. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7282726 | Apparatus and method for irradiating electron beam An electron beam irradiation apparatus includes a turn-transfer mechanism; a turn-transfer chamber; an electron beam irradiation section; a replacement room configured to bring a target into and out of the turn-transfer chamber; an outer irradiation target holding t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274026 | Apparatus and process for irradiating product pallets The present invention is related to an apparatus for irradiating products conveyed on a pallet, comprising a beam source (3) for producing a radiation beam, a shielding wall (4) encompassing an irradiation chamber (2) and a revolving cylindrical... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7247865 | System and method of detecting, neutralizing, and containing suspected contaminated articles A comprehensive system and method of rendering the mail safe for handling and for detecting and containing suspect pieces and which can be fitted or retrofitted into mail and package processing facilities with relative ease. The system of the present invention inclu... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7217938 | Filter device with a UVC lamp and a cleaning arrangement for said UVC lamp A filter device with a UVC lamp for filtering fluids, with a lamp housing, which is installed in a flow of the fluid to be filtered and has a principal axis, is characterized by the fact that at least one cleaning element is arranged in contact with a fluid-side sur... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7213603 | System and method for toothbrush sanitization and storage A toothbrush or the like may be inserted, bristles downward, into any of the one or more apertures in a cap removably attached to a body of the apparatus. A peg may be inserted into any one of the apertures in order to allow an electric toothbrush head or other non-... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7197111 | Process and apparatus for irradiating product pallets The present invention is related to a process for irradiation of a product pallet having four vertical faces by a photon beam such as an X-ray beam, a gamma source or similar, consisting in an irradiation procedure comprising the following steps: introd... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7189978 | Air sterilizing system A system for sterilizing air includes an air duct for flowing the air therethrough. A first electron beam generator is positioned relative to the duct for irradiating the air flowing therethrough with a first electron beam. The first electron beam for disabling biol... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7064342 | Adjustable ultraviolet lamp mounting device A device for mounting a UV bulb includes a housing having a hole therein, a fixed bracket and an adjustable bracket, the fixed bracket is connected to the housing and the adjustable bracket is rotatably mounted to the side bracket, the adjustable bracket also has me... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6940076 | System for, and method of, irradiating articles An article has irregular characteristics such as an irregular geometrical configuration. Radiation from a radiation source is directed in a particular direction toward the article. The radiation energy passing from the source to the article at different positions in... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6931095 | System and method for irradiating large articles An irradiation assembly is effective to irradiate large articles, up to about 48 inches thick in an exemplary embodiment. The assembly provides radiation to an article from all sides in a 360 degree exposure range, and includes at least one irradiating subsystem tha... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6928143 | Deployable fast-response apparatus to recover bio-contaminated materials A portable apparatus for sanitizing and recovering mail and other materials is disclosed. The apparatus is employed after a known or suspected biological attack or contamination event, such as anthrax. Multiple X-ray sources penetrate mail and other materials, and d... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6924495 | Heat controlled ultraviolet light apparatus and methods of sanitizing objects using said apparatus A heat controlled ultraviolet light apparatus includes a source of ultraviolet light, a cover, and a heating or cooling element that heats/cools the space or gap between the ultraviolet light source and the cover. Accordingly, the ultraviolet light source may be mai... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6919572 | Compensating for variations in article speeds and characteristics at different article positions during article irradiation First embodiment: an article is conveyed in a first direction at different speeds at different positions on the article in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. For example, when the article is conveyed in a rotary direction, the pos... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6911657 | Transilluminator An apparatus for expeditiously irradiating an object with ultraviolet radiation at a selected UV wavelength. The apparatus includes a plurality of ultraviolet sources, each emitting radiation at a first wavelength. The UV sources are mounted within a housing that al... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6888147 | Process for the manufacturing of surface elements with a structured top surface A process for the manufacturing of a decorative surface element, which element comprises a base layer and a decorative upper surface. A radiation curing lacquer is printed in a predetermined pattern as an uppermost layer on the decorative upper surface. The radiatio... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6861654 | Cutting device A cutting machine equipped with a cassette placing unit having a cassette table for placing a cassette storing a workpiece supported to an annular support frame via an adhesive tape. The cassette placing unit comprises an ultraviolet light irradiation unit which is ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6806476 | Irradiation facility control system The instant invention is directed to an article irradiation facility that comprises, within a cell, an accelerator for generating a radiation beam and a beam pass conveyor. In order to better control the dose delivered to articles treated at the facility, the curren... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6797966 | Quick-install irradiation unit and method of making same A quick-install irradiation unit for irradiating a surface includes an adapter that accepts a frame for supporting an ultraviolet lamp with a reflector or a lens for focusing the radiation on the surface. The unit may include a housing secured to one end of the fram... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6797971 | Apparatus and method providing substantially two-dimensionally uniform irradiation Apparatus for providing substantially two-dimensionally uniform irradiation of a relatively large planar target surface. Each of at least two substantially identical sources of radiation irradiate the target surface. The longitudinal axes of the sources of radiation... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6770891 | Article irradiation system with multiple beam paths A system for irradiating articles is disclosed. The system has multiple beam paths and is capable of irradiating articles with x-rays or electron beams (e-beams). The system is comprised of a single radiation source producing multiple beam paths. At least one of the... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6766097 | UV portal-based appliances and containers A portal-based system for ultraviolet disinfection (UV) of containers and appliances, the system including a container with a housing having at least one portal for receiving UV light input for transmission into the container. The portal is designed such that a fibe... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6759661 | Miniature high intensity LED illumination source An apparatus emits radiation on curable adhesives to bond things together under different ambient conditions. An insulating housing has a cylindrical section and a disc-shaped section defining an interior. A plurality of batteries and an LED array are separated in t... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6753537 | Portable toothbrush case with UV lamp The invention relates to a toothbrush case, the toothbrush case comprising a lower case having a projection portion for projecting at a given height (T) on a supporting surface, a ultraviolet radiation source supported by the supporting surface in the lower case, a ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6753535 | Article irradiation system with multiple beam paths A system for irradiating articles is disclosed. The system has multiple beam paths and is capable of irradiating articles with x-rays or electron beams (e-beams). The system is comprised of a single radiation source producing multiple beam paths. At least one of the... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6734436 | Optical microfluidic devices and methods The invention relates to microfluidic devices and methods that employ electromagnetic radiation to move a droplet of fluid on a fluid-transporting surface of a substrate. Typically, radiation of a particular wavelength is directed through a substantially transparent... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6730917 | Miniature high intensity led illumination source An apparatus emits radiation on curable adhesives to bond objects or surfaces together under a variety of ambient conditions. An insulating housing has a cylindrical section and a disc-shaped section defining an interior. A plurality of batteries and an LED array ar... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6727509 | Wafer pedestal tilt mechanism The invention provides a wafer pad assembly and actuation system for use in an ion implanter, preferably a batch-type ion implanter. The wafer pad assembly includes a rotatable wafer support pad having an upper surface for mounting the wafer, and a lower surface rot... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6686596 | System and method of irradiating products being conveyed past an electron beam delivery device A beam handling system that switches between two beam distribution systems (irradiation areas). When the first product has passed the beam, the second product starts to be irradiated in the second beam. This may be the same beam but directed in a differen... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6627000 | UV irradiation of air handlers and other apparatus There are described apparatus and methods wherein ultraviolet light kills and/or degrades and vaporizes microorganisms and organic material which naturally form over time on a heat exchanger. As this matter is eliminated, the pressure drop is decreased (i... | 09/30/2003 |
