Patents by Inventor Steve Gary Fishter

Steve Gary Fishter 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).

  • Method for removal of nano-sized pathogens from liquids
    Publication number: 20080093303
    Abstract: A method of removing nano-sized pathogens from a liquid that includes providing a filter and contacting the filter with a liquid to remove nano-sized pathogens from the liquid. The filter includes a housing and a filter core disposed within the housing. The filter core comprises activated carbon particles, excluding sodium hydroxide treated activated carbon particles, wherein the activated carbon particles have an interparticle spacing wherein the filter has a Pathogen Removal Index (PRI) of at least about 99.99%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Mario Elmen Tremblay, Steve Gary Fishter, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Filters for removal of pathogens from liquids
    Patent number: 6783713
    Abstract: A process for forming an activated carbon fiber filter for removing viruses from liquids is provided. The process includes selecting a plurality of activated carbon fibers, placing the activated carbon fibers in a hollow form open at least one end, and applying a predetermined compressive force to the fibers along the axis through the hollow form parallel to the direction in which the liquid will pass until the fibers are densely and uniformly packed within the form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Co.
    Inventors: Mario Elmen Tremblay, Steve Gary Fishter, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Filters for removal of pathogens from liquids
    Publication number: 20030106851
    Abstract: A process for forming an activated carbon fiber filter for removing viruses from liquids is provided. The process includes selecting a plurality of activated carbon fibers, placing the activated carbon fibers in a hollow form open at least one end, and applying a predetermined compressive force to the fibers along the axis through the hollow form parallel to the direction in which the liquid will pass until the fibers are densely and uniformly packed within the form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Mario Elmen Tremblay, Steve Gary Fishter, Dimitris Ioannis Collias
  • Low pH sunscreen compositions
    Patent number: 6153176
    Abstract: The present invention relates to low pH topical sunscreen compositions which utilize unneutralized, 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid as the sunscreen active. These compositions exhibit good sunscreening efficacy and are highly substantive to the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: James Edward Kaleta, Carlos Gabriel Linares, Steve Gary Fishter