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8178042 Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status  
Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status are provided.
8177883 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...
8163234 Method for characterizing biological indicators in sterilization processes and apparatus for the implementation thereof  
The invention relates to a method for characterizing the bioindicators in sterilization processes using an autoclave and the like, in which a bioindicator is kept in the same conditions as the...
8153057 Method and device for preventing corrosion in hot water systems  
Disclosed is a method of controlling a real-time oxidation-reduction potential in a hot water system to inhibit corrosion in the hot water system. The method includes defining one or more...
8136798 Fluid conditioning apparatus  
An apparatus and method for a fluid conditioning apparatus for conditioning a fluid disposed within, wherein the fluid conditioning apparatus is in fluid communication with a self contained system....
8133434 Air treatment device utilizing a sensor for activation and operation  
In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention includes at least one reservoir with a delivery mechanism in communication therewith. The delivery mechanism draws an air treatment material from...
8129189 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...
8128869 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...
8114358 Apparatus and method for treating impurities in air and materials  
An apparatus and method for sanitizing, decontaminating, deodorizing, conditioning, drying, treating, cleaning, modifying and/or otherwise improving an atmosphere within a container. The container...
8114297 Wet oxidation of soot  
A system and method for the treatment of soot containing an insoluble metal. The soot is formed into a soot slurry and a characteristic of the soot slurry is maintained to solubilize at least a...
8114342 Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status  
Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status are provided.
8067750 Area sterilizer and method of disinfection  
An ultraviolet area sterilizer or disinfector is incorporated into a building structure where concern exists regarding the presence of pathogenic bacteria on environmental surfaces. Ultraviolet C...
8038778 Air purification apparatus  
An apparatus (10) for purifying polluted air consisting of particle phase pollutants and gaseous phase pollutants, the apparatus (10) comprising: a dust level sensor (23) to measure the amount of...
8038936 Cooking device with deodorization  
A cooking device includes a cooking chamber; a first deodorization region along which air from the cooking chamber flows and in which a plasma discharge is generated for removing odor-producing...
8007717 Method and apparatus for decontaminating a region without dehumidification  
A method and apparatus for decontaminating a region with a gaseous or vaporous decontaminant (e.g., vaporized hydrogen peroxide) without dehumidification (e.g., without the use of a dryer). The...
8003046 Disinfection control by target pathogen selection  
A method for operating a cleaning device or a cleaning system is proposed. In this case, the cleaning device is set up for carrying out a process for cleaning an article with a germicidal action....
7993580 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...
7993588 Catalytic wet oxidation systems and methods  
A system and method for the treatment of process streams. A catalyst mediates a wet oxidation process at elevated temperatures and pressures for treating at least one undesirable constituent in an...
7964137 Short-cycle sterilisation system for autoclave and operation method thereof  
A control system of a surgery autoclave is described, which is capable of establishing a sterilization cycle which includes at least a first evacuation step of a sterilization chamber and of...
7959860 System and method of detecting fluid and leaks in thermal treatment system basins  
A drape including a sensing device according to the present invention is disposed over a top surface of a thermal treatment system having a basin recessed therein. A portion of the drape is pushed...
7943086 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...
7943381 Method for testing specimens located at a plurality of service sites  
A system for automatically testing a fluid specimen, e.g., urine, to indicate the presence of specified chemical components in the specimen. The system preferably utilizes an assaying device...
7919042 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...
7914741 Automated microsampling dissolution test system  
A dissolution testing apparatus includes a base structure, a vessel support structure, a cleaning manifold and a stirring mechanism. The vessel support structure is configured for mounting testing...
7910055 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,...
7901618 Integrated control and distribution system for the decontamination of large volume convoluted configuration spaces  
A large convoluted space, such as a multi-story concourse of an airport is isolated and a chemical or biological agent in the concourse is deactivated. A plurality of deactivation gas sources (100)...
7863049 Noninvasive blood sugar level measuring method  
A noninvasive blood sugar level measurement method includes a process of changing a blood sugar level of a biological body, a process of noninvasively measuring biological feature amounts at plural...
7858026 Detection of sterilisation vapour condensation point  
A method of detecting bacterial kill using a vaporized sterilant includes the steps of generating a sterilant/water vapour and supplying the vapour to a sealed space to be sterilized. The supply of...
7854888 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)...
7850931 Self-contained deactivation device  
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...
7829016 C-band disinfector  
A C-Band Disinfector disinfects objects placed within the interior of the device by subjecting the objects to emissions of UV-C radiation. Multiple UV-C sensors measure UV-C radiation dosage to the...
7815851 Steam sterilization system for sterilizing medical waste  
An integrated sterilization and materials handling system for sterilizing and handling items such as medical waste, paper, or other things comprises a cart for carrying a removable bin for holding...
7790104 Methods and apparatus for decontaminating enclosed spaces  
The disclosure relates to a portable apparatus for decontaminating an enclosed room or other space which includes a passageway having an air inlet at one end and an outlet at the other end. A pump...
7728314 Infra-red source and gas sensor  
An infrared source and a gas sensor, a first layer and a second layer effecting bandpass filter characteristics for an operating frequency range.
7727464 Process for operating a packaging transport system  
A process for operating a packaging transport system in which objects packed in packaging which is bacteria-impermeable but gas-permeable are sterilized, whereafter the packaging, possibly after...
7713471 System for protecting circuitry in high-temperature environments  
An electrical device for performing a particular function includes a system circuit for performing the function, and a dedicated power supply for providing power to the circuit. Both the system...
7708938 Method and device for measuring and controlling the circulation of fluids in endoscope channels  
Method and device for measuring and controlling the circulation of fluids in endoscope channels. Device includes hermetic chamber having a known volume and a low level and high level sensor to...
7700056 Modular decontamination system  
A decontamination system having modular components to efficiently decontaminate enclosures of various dimensions. The decontamination system includes a main unit comprising a controller, a supply...
7699991 Apparatus and process for water conditioning  
A conditioning process and equipment are provided for removing hardness from water circulated in a system. A sidestream from such system is routed to a reaction chamber and back to the system. A...
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.
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...
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...
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...
7517493 Cooling water corrosion inhibition method  
Methods for inhibiting corrosion in aqueous evaporative systems where soluble silica (SiO2) is maintained at residuals between 10 Mg/L and saturation, but more preferably maintained at greater than...
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 device...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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