Patents by Inventor Gregory Bengard

Gregory Bengard 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).

  • Column assembly transfer mechanism and systems and methods for sanitizing same
    Patent number: 10688209
    Abstract: A system includes a radiation containment chamber, an isolator connected to the radiation containment chamber, a rotating transfer door positioned between the radiation containment chamber and the isolator, and an antimicrobial vapor generator connected to the isolator. The rotating transfer door includes a cavity for receiving a radionuclide generator column assembly, and is rotatable between a first position, in which the cavity is open to the radiation containment chamber, and a second position, in which the cavity is open to the isolator. The transfer door is adapted to rotate while antimicrobial vapor is introduced into the isolator by the antimicrobial vapor generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Curium US LLC
    Inventors: John Schmitz, Michael J. D'Hooge, Andrew M. Schadt, Gregory Bengard, Sumit Verma, Kevin B. Graves, Bryan S. Petrofsky
  • COLUMN ASSEMBLY TRANSFER MECHANISM AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SANITIZING SAME
    Publication number: 20170319728
    Abstract: A system includes a radiation containment chamber, an isolator connected to the radiation containment chamber, a rotating transfer door positioned between the radiation containment chamber and the isolator, and an antimicrobial vapor generator connected to the isolator. The rotating transfer door includes a cavity for receiving a radionuclide generator column assembly, and is rotatable between a first position, in which the cavity is open to the radiation containment chamber, and a second position, in which the cavity is open to the isolator. The transfer door is adapted to rotate while antimicrobial vapor is introduced into the isolator by the antimicrobial vapor generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: John Schmitz, Michael J. D'Hooge, Andrew M. Schadt, Gregory Bengard, Sumit Verma, Kevin B. Graves, Bryan S. Petrofsky