Patents by Inventor Barbara R. Fellows-Decaire

Barbara R. Fellows-Decaire has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Sterilizing gas compositions of ethylene oxide and heptafluoropropane
    Patent number: 5976554
    Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of ethylene oxide and heptafluoropropane and a method of sterilization using same. These environmentally acceptable compositions are chemically stable, minimally segregating, compatible with the objects being sterilized; provide sufficient vapor pressure to deliver the blend to the sterilization chamber, and possess improved flammability suppressant characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Robert G. Richard, Barbara R. Fellows-Decaire, Ian Robert Shankland, James Albert Batt