Patents by Inventor Eduardo R. Urgiles

Eduardo R. Urgiles 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 by low energy electron beam
    Patent number: 6140657
    Abstract: A sterilization apparatus wherein one or more electron beam tubes are used to direct electron beams into an ambient gaseous environment to create an electron plasma cloud into which non-sterile target objects may be moved. The electron plasma cloud is formed by interaction of the electron beam with the ambient atmosphere. Helium or other like gaseous may be used to expand the effective volume of the electron plasma cloud. Manipulators are used to move target objects in the electron plasma cloud, exposing non-sterile surfaces to the cloud and then joining the surfaces together where appropriate. The beam tube used to generate the electron beam has a thin low energy absorbing window which allows relatively low energy beams to be used, minimizing damage to materials within the surface of the target objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: American International Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: George Wakalopulos, Eduardo R. Urgiles
  • Sterilization by low energy electron beam
    Patent number: RE39657
    Abstract: A sterilization apparatus wherein one or more electron beam tubes are used to direct electron beams into an ambient gaseous environment to create an electron plasma cloud into which non-sterile target objects may be moved. The electron plasma cloud is formed by interaction of the electron beam with the ambient atmosphere. Helium or other like gaseous may be used to expand the effective volume of the electron plasma cloud. Manipulators are used to move target objects in the electron plasma cloud, exposing non-sterile surfaces to the cloud and then joining the surfaces together where appropriate. The beam tube used to generate the electron beam has a thin low energy absorbing window which allows relatively low energy beams to be used, minimizing damage to materials within the surface of the target objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Ushio America, Inc.
    Inventors: George Wakalopulos, Eduardo R. Urgiles, Peter Bond