Patents by Inventor Barbara Anne Blankenship

Barbara Anne Blankenship 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).

  • Sterilization wraps and methods for sterilizing articles
    Patent number: 7906070
    Abstract: There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of at least a first panel of sterilization material and includes an additional panel of material. The first panel is multi-layered and includes at least one pathogen filtration layer. The first panel is rectangular and has an outer periphery and a central portion. The outer periphery includes first, second, third and fourth edges. The additional panel of material is bonded to the first panel, approximately at a forty-five degree angle to the first panel, with a substantial portion of the additional panel being adjacent to the central portion of the first panel. The perimeter of the additional panel is smaller than the perimeter of the first panel. Portions of the additional panel are bonded to the first panel along the first, second, third and fourth edges of the first panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Allegiance Corporation
    Inventors: Greg Stecklein, Michael Duski, James F. Whitaker, Debra Schotz, Barbara Anne Blankenship, Alejandro Puentes
  • STERILIZATION WRAPS AND METHODS FOR STERILIZING ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20090257913
    Abstract: There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of at least a first panel of sterilization material and includes an additional panel of material. The first panel is multi-layered and includes at least one pathogen filtration layer. The first panel is rectangular and has an outer periphery and a central portion. The outer periphery includes first, second, third and fourth edges. The additional panel of material is bonded to the first panel, approximately at a forty-five degree angle to the first panel, with a substantial portion of the additional panel being adjacent to the central portion of the first panel. The perimeter of the additional panel is smaller than the perimeter of the first panel. Portions of the additional panel are bonded to the first panel along the first, second, third and fourth edges of the first panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Greg STECKLEIN, Michael DUSKI, James F. WHITAKER, Debra SCHOTZ, Barbara Anne BLANKENSHIP, Alejandro PUENTES
  • STERILIZATION WRAPS AND METHODS FOR STERILIZING ARTICLES
    Publication number: 20090246079
    Abstract: There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of at least a first panel of sterilization material and includes an additional panel of material. The first panel is multi-layered and includes at least one pathogen filtration layer. The first panel is rectangular and has an outer periphery and a central portion. The outer periphery includes first, second, third and fourth edges. The additional panel of material is bonded to the first panel, approximately at a forty-five degree angle to the first panel, with a substantial portion of the additional panel being adjacent to the central portion of the first panel. The perimeter of the additional panel is smaller than the perimeter of the first panel. Portions of the additional panel are bonded to the first panel along the first, second, third and fourth edges of the first panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Greg Stecklein, Michael Duski, James F. Whitaker, Debra Schotz, Barbara Anne Blankenship, Alejandro Puentes
  • Sterilization wraps and methods for sterilizing articles
    Patent number: 7560082
    Abstract: There is provided an improved sterilization wrap and a method for using the improved sterilization wrap to sterilize an article. The wrap is made of at least a first panel of sterilization material and includes an additional panel of material. The first panel is multi-layered and includes at least one pathogen filtration layer. The first panel is rectangular and has an outer periphery and a central portion. The outer periphery includes first, second, third and fourth edges. The additional panel of material is bonded to the first panel, approximately at a forty-five degree angle to the first panel, with a substantial portion of the additional panel being adjacent to the central portion of the first panel. The perimeter of the additional panel is smaller than the perimeter of the first panel. Portions of the additional panel are bonded to the first panel along the first, second, third and fourth edges of the first panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Allegiance Corporation
    Inventors: Greg Stecklein, Michael Duski, James F. Whitaker, Debra Schotz, Barbara Anne Blankenship, Alejandro Puentes