Patents by Inventor Stephen Sherard

Stephen Sherard 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).

  • Microwave pressure vessel and method of sterilization
    Patent number: 6097015
    Abstract: A novel method and apparatus for sterilizing, disinfecting or otherwise heating materials, objects, liquids and the like under pressure is disclosed. The invention utilizes the generation and transmission of single-mode, non-interfering coaxial microwaves from multiple sources into the material to be treated. As a result, a more efficient transfer of microwave energy into the material to be treated is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Healthbridge, Inc.
    Inventors: John V. McCullough, Charles L. Ice, Jeremy W. Leonard, Stephen Sherard