Patents by Inventor David Hofferbert

David Hofferbert 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 Sanitizing/Sterilizing a Container/Enclosure Via Controlled Exposure to a Hollow or Non-Hollow Electromagnetic Radiation Source
    Publication number: 20150004056
    Abstract: A method for sanitizing/sterilizing a container/enclosure for use in the food industry or the beverage industry comprising the steps of: providing a container and/or enclosure; providing a hollow or non-hollow electromagnetic radiation source; controllably exposing the container and/or enclosure to electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic radiation source for a period of time; and at least one of sanitizing and sterilizing at least a portion of the container and/or enclosure with the electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Benjamin Fogg, David Hofferbert
  • Method for sanitizing/sterilizing a container/enclosure via controlled exposure to electromagnetic radiation
    Patent number: 8834788
    Abstract: A method for sanitizing/sterilizing a container/enclosure for use in the food industry or the beverage industry comprising the steps of: providing a container and/or enclosure; providing an electromagnetic radiation source; controllably exposing the container and/or enclosure to electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic radiation source for a period of time; and at least one of sanitizing and sterilizing at least a portion of the container and/or enclosure with the electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Fogg Filler Company
    Inventors: Benjamin Fogg, David Hofferbert
  • Method for sanitizing/sterilizing a container/enclosure via controlled exposure to electromagnetic radiation
    Publication number: 20070258851
    Abstract: A method for sanitizing/sterilizing a container/enclosure for use in the food industry or the beverage industry comprising the steps of: providing a container and/or enclosure; providing an electromagnetic radiation source; controllably exposing the container and/or enclosure to electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic radiation source for a period of time; and at least one of sanitizing and sterilizing at least a portion of the container and/or enclosure with the electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Benjamin Fogg, David Hofferbert
  • Closure with microbial filter
    Patent number: 4934545
    Abstract: A closure containing an internalized microbial filter for use in enteral delivery set assemblies. The closure comprises a generally cylindrical side wall, a planar top surface having first and second projections, the first projection being associated with the spikable membrane while the second projection is associated with a filter and with means to limit air access to the filter. The closure also includes a bottom surface having an aperture which extends through the closure to the top surface thereof with the filter being secured to the bottom surface and extending across the opening of the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1990
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Paul A. Pezzoli, James Renick, Gary N. Smith, Jerold W. Montgomery, David Hofferbert, Mark Larkin