Patents by Inventor Daniel William Pituch

Daniel William Pituch 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 AND APPARATUS FOR DISINFECTING AND/OR SELF-STERILIZING A STETHOSCOPE USING PLASMA ENERGY
    Publication number: 20150246149
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for disinfecting and/or self-sterilizing at least a portion of the surface of a stethoscope is provided. Methods and devices are provided by which a device or apparatus can generate a sterilizing plasma such that a stethoscope, or portion of a stethoscope, can be placed within or near the device or apparatus so that the plasma disinfects and/or sterilizes and/or decontaminates at least a portion of the stethoscope. A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a self-disinfecting and/or self-sterilizing and/or self-decontaminating stethoscope and stethoscope disinfecting and/or sterilization apparatus for disinfecting and/or sterilizing, respectively, all or at least a portion of a stethoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: KARL R. ZAWOY, SUBRATA ROY, DANIEL WILLIAM PITUCH
  • Method and apparatus for disinfecting and/or self-sterilizing a stethoscope using plasma energy
    Patent number: 9056148
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for disinfecting and/or self-sterilizing at least a portion of the surface of a stethoscope is provided. Methods and devices are provided by which a device or apparatus can generate a sterilizing plasma such that a stethoscope, or portion of a stethoscope, can be placed within or near the device or apparatus so that the plasma disinfects and/or sterilizes and/or decontaminates at least a portion of the stethoscope. A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a self-disinfecting and/or self-sterilizing and/or self-decontaminating stethoscope and stethoscope disinfecting and/or sterilization apparatus for disinfecting and/or sterilizing, respectively, all or at least a portion of a stethoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Karl R. Zawoy, Subrata Roy, Daniel William Pituch
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISINFECTING AND/OR SELF-STERILIZING A STETHOSCOPE USING PLASMA ENERGY
    Publication number: 20130218049
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for disinfecting and/or self-sterilizing at least a portion of the surface of a stethoscope is provided. Methods and devices are provided by which a device or apparatus can generate a sterilizing plasma such that a stethoscope, or portion of a stethoscope, can be placed within or near the device or apparatus so that the plasma disinfects and/or sterilizes and/or decontaminates at least a portion of the stethoscope. A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing a self-disinfecting and/or self-sterilizing and/or self-decontaminating stethoscope and stethoscope disinfecting and/or sterilization apparatus for disinfecting and/or sterilizing, respectively, all or at least a portion of a stethoscope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Karl R. Zawoy, Subrata Roy, Daniel William Pituch