Patents by Inventor James Earl McGowan, Jr.

James Earl McGowan, Jr. 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 of packaging a medical article
    Patent number: 5749203
    Abstract: A method for sterilizing an article supported in a housing is provided. The method includes placing an article in a housing, introducing pressurized steam and a sterilizing gas into the housing and closing the housing. The sterilizing gas may be mixture of ethylene oxide/carbon dioxide or ethylene oxide/nitrogen. The percent by volume of ethylene oxide in the housing at the conclusion of the sterilizing gas introducing step may range from at least about 2% to about 25% by volume. The present invention is particularly well suited for use with a form-fill-seal process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Corporation
    Inventor: James Earl McGowan, Jr.