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7638090 |
Surveying sterilizer methods and systems
Methods and systems for surveying and sterilizing one or more areas or one or more portions of one or more areas are described.
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7608217 |
Apparatus and method for humidifying a sterilization chamber
A method for increasing a relative humidity in an enclosed space ( 10 ) comprising a plurality of graduated steps. The relative humidity is increased from a first relative humidity to a target...
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7585460 |
Method for inhibiting the biological acidification of water in contact with materials containing sulfur
The invention relates to a method for inhibiting the biological acidification of water which is in contact with materials containing sulfur in reduced form or with elemental sulfur, susceptible to...
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7575716 |
Sterilization/disinfection cycle control
A sterilizer includes a vacuum chamber, a source of vaporizable sterilant, a vacuum pump, and a control system. The control system is programmed to take one or more data inputs regarding the nature...
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7569180 |
Sterilization system and method and orifice inlet control apparatus therefor
A chemical vapor sterilization process is enhanced by concentrating a germicide via exploitation of the difference between the vapor pressures of the germicide and its solvent. A diffusion...
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7517493 |
Cooling water corrosion inhibition method
Methods for inhibiting corrosion in aqueous evaporative systems where soluble silica (SiO 2 ) is maintained at residuals between 10 Mg/L and saturation, but more preferably maintained at greater...
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7491371 |
Control of sterilization device and method
A device ( 1 ) for sterilization in production of packages ( 8 ) is adapted for sterilization with a gaseous sterilizing agent kept in the gaseous phase throughout the sterilization process. The...
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7357896 |
Resistometer
A Biological Indicator Evaluator Resistometer (BIER vessel) provides enhancements in controlling the start and end points of exposure to a sterilant gas. The end point control employs a large...
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7276023 |
Device for checking endoscope channels
In order to check endoscope channels, a predetermined quantity of liquid is led, at a predetermined pressure, through the channel that is to be checked, and the period of time for this is measured...
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7273561 |
Method for determining the chemical dosage required to reduce sulfides in wastewater to acceptable levels
An apparatus and method of determining chemical dosage required to reduce sulfides in wastewater includes providing a headspace apart from the wastewater. The temperature of the wastewater and the...
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7261821 |
Process for treating an aqueous system with chlorine dioxide
This invention relates to an automated process for efficiently treating an aqueous system with chlorine dioxide. The process results in high efficiency yields of chlorine dioxide on a continuous...
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7232545 |
Sensor for determining concentration of fluid sterilant
A sensor for detecting hydrogen peroxide, comprising an element exhibiting piezoelectric properties having a metal-oxide-containing coating, the metal-oxide having a divalent or tetravalent state.
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7229590 |
Sterilization chamber for sterilizing objects
Described is a sterilization chamber for sterilizing objects for application in a process in which a vapour composite, composed of water vapour and hydrogen peroxide vapour, is guided without a...
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7220382 |
Use of disulfonated anthracenes as inert fluorescent tracers
The use of an isomer of anthracene disulfonic acid as an inert fluorescent tracer is described and claimed. The utility of this type of inert fluorescent tracer in boiler systems to trace unwanted...
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7211220 |
Method for cleaning /disinfecting /sterilizing the water circuits of dental units and a dental unit implementing the method
A method for cleaning/disinfecting/sterilizing the water circuits ( 1 ) of dental units ( 100 ) comprises at least the following steps: introducing a cleaning/disinfecting/sterilizing fluid into...
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7208117 |
Automated process for inhibiting corrosion in an inactive boiler containing an aqueous system
This invention relates to an automated process to inhibit corrosion of the metal surface of an inactive boiler containing water.
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7204956 |
Method for controlling the operation of a heat-disinfecting device for waste, viz. biologically hazardous waste
The invention relates to a method for controlling the operation of such a heat-disinfecting device for waste, viz. biologically hazardous waste, on the one hand, including a mold inside which is...
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7198749 |
Handling potentially contaminated mail
A decontamination bag is positioned in the interior space of a public mailbox. The decontamination bag receives mail that is deposited in the mailbox. A postal worker; upon retrieving mail from the...
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7186372 |
Method for determining lumen penetration of a vapor phase sterilant
Concentration of a chemical vapor sterilant, especially, hydrogen perioxide, can be calculated at a point within a lumen based upon physical characteristics of the lumen and process parameters of a...
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7186371 |
Sealed enclosure sterilization
An apparatus for sterilizing a sealed enclosure ( 1 ) includes a fan ( 8 ) for circulating a gas through a preparation circuit ( 11 ) and through the enclosure. The preparation circuit includes an...
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7186373 |
Visual detector for vaporized hydrogen peroxide
A method and apparatus for sensing the concentration of a gaseous sterilant in a sealable enclosure. An indicator is provided that has a chemistry such that the indicator changes color when exposed...
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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...
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7179384 |
Control of cooling water system using rate of consumption of fluorescent polymer
A method to control a cooling water system based on the rate of consumption of fluorescent polymer is described and claimed. The method includes providing a cooling water system and a water...
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7175806 |
C-band disinfector
A C-Band Disinfector disinfects objects placed within the device by subjecting the objects to closed-loop emissions of UV-C radiation. UV-C sensors measure reflected UV-C radiation and control the...
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7157046 |
High capacity flash vapor generation systems
A flash vaporizer ( 34 ) provides a constant flow of vaporized hydrogen peroxide or other antimicrobial compounds for rapidly sterilizing large enclosures ( 10 ), such as rooms or buildings. The...
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7157008 |
Apparatus and process for water conditioning
A conditioning process and equipment are provided for removing hardness from water circulated in a system, such as an evaporative cooling system. A sidestream from such system is routed to a...
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7157045 |
Infrared monitor and control for vapor hydrogen peroxide processing techniques
A vaporizer ( 14 ) supplies hydrogen peroxide and water vapor to a high level disinfection or sterilization region ( 20 ). Mid-infrared light detectors ( 32 ) detect light in the mid-infrared range...
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7153470 |
Method of modeling sanitation levels in food processing equipment
A method of creating a sanitation level model with respect to a predefined microorganism in food processing equipment is provided. The method includes generally three steps. First, a temperature...
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7141214 |
Ethylene oxide sterilization process indicator inks
Water-based chemical indicator inks for ethylene oxide sterilization processes and methods for its use. The chemical indicator ink contains at least one pH indicator dye selected from the group...
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7135118 |
Method for treatment against corrosion and depositions in domestic supply water stallations
The invention concerns a method for preventive treatment of corrosion, oxidation and/or depositions in domestic supply water distribution circuits, comprising steps which consist in: a diagnosis...
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7122148 |
Cooling water scale and corrosion inhibition
A methods of the present invention for inhibiting silica scale formation and corrosion in aqueous systems where soluble silica residuals (SiO 2 ) are maintained in excess of 200 mg/L, and source...
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7122150 |
Electronic reader for sterilization monitors
A system for determining the efficacy of a sterilization process and communicating that determination to a remote device. The system includes a sterilization sensor and a reader adapted to receive...
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7090808 |
Apparatus for testing sterilization methods and materials
Apparatus and method for testing one or more sterilization indicators (e.g., biological indicators or chemical indicators) or other articles by contacting them under controlled sterilization...
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7048887 |
Process and apparatus for sterilizing objects
In a process for sterilizing objects, the surfaces of the objects are dampened by condensating a steam compound of water and hydrogen peroxide. The steam compound reaches hereby the objects to be...
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7025932 |
Control of gaseous sterilization
A method of sterilizing a sealable enclosure includes initially adjusting the relative humidity in the enclosure to a level substantially below ambient, circulating a carrier gas to the enclosure...
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7025931 |
Method and system for reducing oxygen in a closed environment
The present invention reduces the amount of oxygen in an oxygen-containing gas within a closed environment. A selected amount of hydrogen gas is mixed with a portion of the oxygen-containing gas...
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6998092 |
Cooling water scale and corrosion inhibition
A methods for inhibiting silica scale formation and corrosion in aqueous systems where soluble silica (SiO 2 ) can be maintained at residuals below 200 mg/L, but more preferably maintained at...
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6991761 |
Information management and material distribution for sterilization facilities
An automated system for management of information and distribution of materials associated with sterilization procedures includes a network server and client computers that communicate via a...
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6984359 |
Sterilizer including air purging system and pressure actuated door seal
A sterilizer including a sterilization chamber for receiving articles to be sterilized and a door supported on a horizontal pivot at an access opening of the sterilizer chamber. The door includes a...
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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...
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6949222 |
System for monitoring and control in the sterilization of an object
The disclosure relates to a system for monitoring and control in the sterilization of an object ( 1 ) which, for the purpose of sterilization, is electron irradiated from an electron radiation...
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6919057 |
Automated endoscope reprocessor
An automated endoscope reprocessor ( 10 ) includes a removable rack ( 12 ) for receiving a container ( 16, 16′ ). The container has a clamshell housing ( 20 ) having two mating portions ( 24, 26...
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6916445 |
System and method for decontaminating articles
A system for irradiating mail, comprising a device for conveying mail along a predetermined path and a device for irradiating the mail moving along the path with a beam of electrons. An apparatus...
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6911177 |
Ultraviolet area sterilizer and method of area sterilization using ultraviolet radiation
An ultraviolet area sterilizer (UVAS) is mobile or stationary. The UVAS is positioned in a room, such an operating room or intensive care unit. Motion detectors sense movement, to assure that...
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6905607 |
Method for utilizing rainwater collected at buildings
A system for making use of rainwater falling on houses and buildings, which comprises a means for removing a predetermined quantity of initial precipitation from the rainwater collected form the...
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6905661 |
System for sanitizing and sorting mail
A mailpiece sorting apparatus is described which includes a feeder, an OCR scanner, a mailpiece transporter, a sanitizer and compartments or bins for receiving sorted mailpieces, an optical...
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6875399 |
Non-dispersive mid-infrared sensor for vaporized hydrogen peroxide
A sterilization system ( 14 ) includes a sensor ( 10 ) for detection of a component, such as hydrogen peroxide vapor, in a multi-component vapor, such as a mixture of vapor hydrogen peroxide and...
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6852277 |
Sterilization system employing a switching module adapted to pulsate the low frequency power applied to a plasma
A sterilization system and method applies low frequency power to a plasma within a vacuum chamber to remove gas or vapor species from an article. The sterilization system includes a switching...
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6841124 |
Sterilization system with a plasma generator controlled by a digital signal processor
A sterilization system applies power to a plasma within a chamber to remove gas or vapor species from an article. The sterilization system includes a power feedback control system for controlling...
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6834473 |
Bottling plant and method of operating a bottling plant and a bottling plant with sections for stabilizing the bottled product
There is now provided a method and an apparatus therefor for stabilizing products in containers in a continuous container flow by stationary, sequential sections by means of overflowing liquid,...
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