Patents by Inventor Fraincois Painchaud

Fraincois Painchaud 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).

  • Methods for aseptic packaging of medical devices
    Patent number: 4910942
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for food product preservation by inactivation of microorganisms and/or enzymes by applying pulses of very intense, very short duration pulses of light in the visible and near visible frequencies to the surface of food products to be preserved. Also disclosed are packaging methods and apparatus utilizing such intense, short pulses of polychromatic, incoherent light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1990
    Assignee: Maxwell Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Dunn, R. Wayne Clark, John F. Asmus, Jay S. Pearlman, Keith Boyer, Fraincois Painchaud, Gunter A. Hofmann
  • Methods for preservation of foodstuffs
    Patent number: 4871559
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for food product preservation by inactivation of microorganisms and/or enzymes by applying pulses of very intense, very short duration pulses of light in the visible and near visible frequencies to the surface of food products to be preserved. Also disclosed are packaging methods and apparatus utilizing such intense, short pulses of polychromatic, incoherent light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1989
    Assignee: Maxwell Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Dunn, R. Wayne Clark, John F. Asmus, Jay S. Pearlman, Keith Boyer, Fraincois Painchaud, Gunter A. Hofmann