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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7993603 | Tunnel for conditioning of products, especially for sterilization of food in prepackaged containers Tunnel is provided for conditioning of food products, especially for sterilization of food in containers or vessels of the heat-sealed type, in which the conditioning unit has: 1) an active pressure control system corresponding to at least one heating stage, which p... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7811533 | Unit for sterilising and depyrogenating containers A unit for sterilizing and depyrogenating containers of the type including a conveying device suitable for receiving a plurality of containers through at least an inlet and supplying the containers in a set direction to a corresponding outlet of the unit. The unit h... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7258704 | Hydrogen generator and fuel cell system having the same A hydrogen generator of the present invention is provided with: a reformer for generating a reformed gas containing hydrogen from a feed material containing an organic compound at least containing carbon and hydrogen and water; a heater for heating the reformer to a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7179418 | Device and method for minimizing pathogens in heated water A device (100) for heat-treating water is provided, comprising a confined heating zone, a passage way (15) for transporting the water to said confined heating zone (23) so as to facilitate heating of the water, a controller (27) for preve... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7101507 | Slurry treatment and shipping method Aerobic and anaerobic contamination is removed from a slurry by a sterilizing process and apparatus (10). A slurry piping circuit (26, 28, 30, 32, 34) interconnects a supply tank (12), three serial heat exchangers (16, 18, 20) and a stora... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6967002 | Method and apparatus for producing a sterile fluid A method and apparatus for producing a sterile medical solution is disclosed. The method includes providing at least two components, a first component including bicarbonate ions and a second component including glucose or calcium ions, preheating the first component... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6926863 | Method and device for treating contaminated materials A method and apparatus (1) for treating contaminated materials in which the materials are fed by an input unit (2, 3, 4) to a conveyor system (9) extending through a treatment chamber (6) where they are heated, treated and discharged via ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6863865 | Sterilization of pharmaceuticals A method of sterilizing a pharmaceutical composition containing a suspension of a pharmaceutical comprises rapidly heating the pharmaceutical composition from ambient temperature to an elevated temperature, maintaining it at or above the elevated temperature for a p... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6818179 | Method and apparatus for sterilizing a heat sensitive fluid Methods and apparatus for sterilizing heat sensitive fluids are provided. The methods include providing a first heat sensitive fluid component, providing a second fluid component, heating the second fluid component to a temperature greater than a predetermined steri... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6682602 | Chemical vapor deposition systems including metal complexes with chelating O- and/or N-donor ligands A method of forming a film on a substrate using one or more complexes containing one or more chelating O- and/or N-donor ligands. The complexes and methods are particularly suitable for the preparation of semiconductor structures using chemical vapor depo... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6663829 | Method and apparatus for reducing the degradation of heat sensitive components in medical substances during heat sterilization Methods and apparatus are disclosed for reducing the degradation of heat sensitive components contained in a medical substance during heat sterilization of a heat sterilizable container including a first chamber including a first amount of a first medical... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6607703 | Hydrogen generator The present specification discloses a hydrogen generator for generating a hydrogen gas, comprising at least a fuel supply part for supplying a hydrocarbon type fuel, a fuel combustion part, a water supply part, a gas, mixing part for mixing the fuel and a... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6605262 | Methods and apparatus for the production of amorphous polymer suspensions Methods and apparati have been developed for producing a suspension of predominately amorphous polymer particles, wherein the method includes thermally treating a suspension that includes crystalline or semi-crystalline polymer particles. The thermal trea... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6579494 | Process and device for sterilizing and dispensing a liquid for medical use A device for preparing a sterile liquid includes structure for validating a sterilization treatment applied to the liquid. The validating structure includes structure for calculating, from at least one operating parameter of the device, a parameter repres... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6472008 | Method for administering and providing on-line correction of a batch sterilization process The present invention comprises a batch sterilization system, a controller for use in the batch sterilization system, and a method performed by the controller. The system, controller, and method are used to administer and provide on-line correction of a b... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6447737 | Mechanically loaded direct air circulation commodity disinfestation chamber A disinfestation treatment chamber for treating fruit, flower and vegetable commodities subject to infestation by quarantine pests. The commodities are disinfested so as to meet quarantine restrictions without adversely affecting the quality of the commod... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6413481 | Sterilization tunnel A sterilization tunnel for pharmaceutical containers such as vials has an inlet zone, a sterilization zone, and a cooling zone. A conveyor belt for the vials is disposed inside the sterilization tunnel. An emptying device that can be raised and lowered is... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6403042 | Device for sterilizing contaminated materials An apparatus for disinfecting or sterilizing contaminated materials including a first worm screw (15) inside a pretreatment chamber (14) and a second worm screw (17) arranged close to the end of the first worm screw (15) and extending inside a treatment c... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6387322 | System and method for heating and then cooling contents of flexible containers A fluid conveyor jet moves flexible containers or bags along a trough from one station to the next in the trough in a process which efficiently heats or cools the contents of the containers. Side fluid jets positioned along opposite sides of the trough di... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6368555 | Method for treating contaminated material, specifically infected material The invention relates to a method and device for treating contaminated materials, specially infected materials, which are fed to endless screws (5, 12) via a feed hopper (2) and are heated, disinfected or sterilized in addition to being discharged through... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6350394 | Method and apparatus for total energy fuel conversion systems An independent and conserved source of fuel and/or power comprises a top stage rocket engine firing up to 5000 F. at very high pressures, delivering jet flows up to transonic velocities into a near adiabatic tunnel for mixing in general and/or for transfo... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6340449 | System and method for heating or cooling contents of flexible containers A fluid conveyor jet moves flexible containers or bags along a trough from one station to the next in the trough in a process which efficiently heats or cools the contents of the containers. Side fluid jets positioned along opposite sides of the trough di... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6190618 | Garbage processing apparatus having deodorizing unit A garbage processor has a vessel for receiving garbage, a rotary pulverizer/stirrer for crushing and stirring the garbage in the vessel and a first heater for drying the garbage in the vessel. A steam is generated upon heating and drying of the garbage. A... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6180070 | Infectious waste treatment system An system for treatment of infectious waste including a impactor coupled to a mixing drum that can be pressurized, infectious waste and a treatment fluid comprising a substance effective in killing pathogenic organisms being introduced directly into the i... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6171561 | Mechanically loaded direct air circulation commodity disinfestation chamber A disinfestation treatment chamber for treating fruit, flower and vegetable commodities subject to infestation by quarantine pests. The commodities are disinfested so as to meet quarantine restrictions without adversely affecting the quality of the commod... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6143258 | Apparatus for dispensing drinking water An apparatus for dispensing drinking water including of a chamber in which a container packed with drinking water is mounted, a conduit connected with the container in the chamber to dispense drinking water through the apparatus, and sterilizer installed ... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6103191 | Continuous flow pasteurization of sewage sludge A continuous flow sludge pasteurization system includes a flow chamber having an inlet and an outlet and structure within the liquid flow chamber between the inlet and the outlet defining a continuous path for maintaining a continuous flow of a slurry fro... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5972477 | Laminated fiber networks Laminated fiber network structures having high resilience, good cushioning properties, and excellent impact-resistance include at least one layer of a three-dimensional fiber network material and a second layer, which may be a planar material (e.g. a fabr... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5972291 | Method and apparatus for disposal of infectious and medical waste An apparatus and method for rendering infectious and medical waste safe through heating and the disposal of said waste includes a body portion with a chamber to receive a container of medical waste. The chamber is connected with a filter for biological ma... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5888453 | Continuous flow pasteurization of sewage sludge A continuous flow sludge pasteurization system including a heat exchanger, a source of heat for introducing into the heat exchanger, an inlet for introducing a liquid slurry of sludge into the heat exchanger for heating the sludge to a predetermined minim... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5866086 | Device for destruction and encapsulation of syringes A device for the sterilization and encapsulation of bio-hazardous materials, especially including needles and syringes, which provides a sealable container to receive the materials and a rotating carousel to successively position the container for process... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5855857 | Method and apparatus for sterilization and/or heat treatment of products in particle form, E.G. bone meal, and processing plant herewith Apparatus (1) for sterilization and/or heat treatment of products in particle form, e.g. bone meal, and comprising an upright-standing pressure vessel (2) with elevator arrangement (6) which lifts the meal from the bottom area (5) to the top area (4), and... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5833922 | Apparatus and method for processing medical waste An apparatus and method for processing medical waste are disclosed. Medical waste is disintegrated or shredded, disinfected with radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation and then transformed into useful material such as reclaimed plastic and refuse-deriv... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5820821 | Sterilizer A sterilizer supplies liquid over an object and then irradiates far-infrared radiation to the object. The object is fully sterilized since the supplied liquid well absorb far-infrared radiation with sterilizing effect.... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5792435 | Vapor phase decontaminant isolator apparatus with integral vapor phase decontaminant generator system A flow-through vapor phase decontamination apparatus includes at least one isolator unit (14) defining an isolation chamber (16) that receives a load (L) for decontamination. The apparatus includes a vapor phase decontaminant generation system (20) integr... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5776422 | Cleaning sterilization apparatus for topsoil A cleaning sterilization apparatus for topsoil which includes: an apparatus body provided with crawlers for traveling over a ground surface and an engine for driving the crawlers; an intake apparatus for taking up the topsoil into the apparatus body; a se... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5772958 | Method and apparatus for the pasteurization of a continuous line of products The method and the apparatus according to the invention relate to pasteurization of products in a tunnel pasteurizer. In the application of heating systems comprising water/steam heat exchangers in the zones for heating of sprinkling water, the pipelines ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5759491 | Process and apparatus for the decontamination of infectious waste A process and apparatus for the decontamination of infectious waste produces a flowable influent slurry from a solid waste and aqueous liquid. The influent slurry is caused to flow through a conduit which includes a heat exchanger, a heater which brings t... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5759486 | Apparatus and method for sterilization of instruments The present invention reveals an apparatus and method for sterilizing instruments at atmospheric pressure in a microwave oven. The apparatus is made of a tray for holding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary, or other instruments, a receiver for holding ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5722317 | Local magnetic temperature measurement for aseptic processing An aseptic food processing system including a non invasive temperature measurement apparatus capable of processing low acid particulate foods. A magnetic particle is inserted into a food particle in the aseptic system and undergoes heating corresponding t... | 03/03/1998 |
