Patents by Inventor Frank C. Garmon

Frank C. Garmon 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).

  • Microwave powered sterile access port
    Patent number: 6077478
    Abstract: A device and method for elimination of contamination during transfer of materials either into or from bioreactors, food containers, or other microbially vulnerable systems. Using microwave power, thermal sterilizations of mating fixtures are achieved simply, reliably, and quickly by the volatilization of small quantities of water to produce superheated steam which contacts all exposed surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Richard L. Sauer, James E. Atwater, Roger W. Dahl, Frank C. Garmon, Teddie D. Lunsford, William F. Michalek, Richard R. Wheeler, Jr.