Patents by Inventor Fernando Velez

Fernando Velez 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 sterilization and/or embalmment of corpses and specimens
    Patent number: 5216789
    Abstract: A preservation system (2) for cadavers and the like. A chamber (6) is defined by walls (4) which are of sufficient thickness to block gamma irradiation from a gamma source (20) therein. The gamma source is placed in a conveyor system (32) and moved around a cadaver in the chamber, killing microorganisms therein, and returned to a storage area (14). A bagging system (35) seals the cadaver after irradiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignee: Technology Application Services
    Inventors: Raul J. Pomares, Fernando Velez