Patents by Inventor Sam Nutt

Sam Nutt 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).

  • Monitoring of sterilant apparatus and method for monitoring sterilant
    Patent number: 6491881
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring the concentration of an oxidative gas or vapor includes a chemical substance which reacts with the oxidative gas or vapor to produce a heat change. A temperature probe is coupled to the chemical substance and adapted to respond to the heat change. The temperature probe can be coupled to the chemical substance by a carrier, and can include a reference temperature probe. Additionally, a method of using the apparatus is described, as well as a sterilization system which utilizes the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Ethicon, Inc.
    Inventors: Ben Fryer, Debra Timm, Szu-Min Lin, Henry Hui, Sam Nutt
  • Monitoring of sterilant apparatus and method for monitoring sterilant
    Publication number: 20010036670
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring the concentration of an oxidative gas or vapor includes a chemical substance which reacts with the oxidative gas or vapor to produce a heat change. A temperature probe is coupled to the chemical substance and adapted to respond to the heat change. The temperature probe can be coupled to the chemical substance by a carrier, and can include a reference temperature probe. Additionally, a method of using the apparatus is described, as well as a sterilization system which utilizes the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2000
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Ben Fryer, Debra Timm, Szu-Min Lin, Henry Hui, Sam Nutt