Patents by Inventor Carol Magallanez

Carol Magallanez 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).

  • Patent number: 5489106
    Abstract: A cart for maintaining items, which are used in a cleanroom, at a predetermined cleanliness level. The cart includes a cabinet having an internal cavity and opposed first and second internal walls. The cart further includes a shelf affixed horizontally within the cavity to form top and lower compartments within the cabinet. In addition, a lower horizontal track is affixed to the cabinet above the top compartment. A lower door is slidably affixed within the lower track. Additionally, the cart includes an upper horizontal track affixed to the cabinet above the lower track and an upper door slidably affixed within the upper track, wherein the upper and lower doors are movable in a horizontal direction above the top compartment. The top compartment is substantially isolated from contamination when the upper door contacts the first wall and the lower door contacts the second wall or when the upper door contacts the second wall and the lower door contacts the first wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Electronic Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Engelking, Carol Magallanez