Patents by Inventor James E. Akers

James E. Akers 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).

  • Microorganism sampling method and microorganism sampling device
    Publication number: 20040185521
    Abstract: In order to sample microorganisms in a first isolator 1 before, during, and after the operation of a filling system 4, first and second robots 6 and 7 that are provided in the first isolator 1 carry a sampling apparatus 5 to first and second sampling positions A and B to sample naturally dropping microorganisms, carry the sampling apparatus 5 to a third sampling position C to sample microorganisms floating around a filling nozzle 17b, and sample microorganisms adhering to the surfaces of the predetermined filling nozzle 17b and a cap feeder 18b at fourth and fifth sampling positions D and E, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Shigeru Yoshida, Hisashi Yamamoto, Kenji Yoneda, Yasusuke Oshima, Mamoru Kokubo, James E. Akers