Patents Assigned to Marco Equipment Distributors, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6482370
    Abstract: The present invention uses ozonated water as a cleaning agent to eliminate bacterial and biofilm in dental water lines instead of using cleaning solutions. The ozonated water disinfects/sterilizes and cleans quickly and without leaving any residue, because the ozone quickly converts to oxygen and goes into the atmosphere. Thus, little or no rinsing is required after using the ozonated water to clean a machine or device. More particularly, the present invention utilizes an apparatus for disinfecting water to make it virtually microbe-free and maintaining it in a continuous microbe-free condition for use at a center for dental applications. Water is ozonated and provided for disinfecting water lines during a cleaning cycle and stored in a pressurized reservoir for use in a variety of dental instruments such as drills, syringes and an expectoration bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Marco Equipment Distributors, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph L. Holsclaw, Ray S. Ellis, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20020141915
    Abstract: The present invention uses ozonated water as a cleaning agent to eliminate bacterial and biofilm in dental water lines instead of using cleaning solutions. The ozonated water disinfects/sterilizes and cleans quickly and without leaving any residue, because the ozone quickly converts to oxygen and goes into the atmosphere. Thus, little or no rinsing is required after using the ozonated water to clean a machine or device. More particularly, the present invention utilizes an apparatus for disinfecting water to make it virtually microbe-free and maintaining it in a continuous microbe-free condition for use at a center for dental applications. Water is ozonated and provided for disinfecting water lines during a cleaning cycle and stored in a pressurized reservoir for use in a variety of dental instruments such as drills, syringes and an expectoration bowl. The freshly ozonated water produced in the cleaning cycle is utilized to purify the lines and instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: MARCO EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph L. Holsclaw, Ray S. Ellis, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20020127158
    Abstract: A portable unit that produces ozonated water cleaning water lines to water dependent dental devices and appliances. The ozonated water disinfects/sterilizes and cleans quickly and without leaving any residue because the ozone quickly converts to oxygen and goes into the atmosphere. Thus, little or no rinsing is required after using the ozonated water to clean a machine or device. More particularly the apparatus is a portable unit generates ozone and injects into water flowing to the dental/medical/veterinary appliance(s) during use of the same. The freshly ozonated water produced purifies the lines and instruments. Excess ozonated water produced is diverted to a drain and maybe collected for later use as a disinfectant/sterilization in other dental/medical applications, operations, and procedures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: MARCO EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
    Inventors: Ralph L. Holsclaw, Ray S. Ellis
  • Patent number: 5641456
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for cleaning a device using ozonated water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Marco Equipment Distributors, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles E. Rosenauer