Patents by Inventor John R. Bucholz

John R. Bucholz 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).

  • Validated healthcare cleaning and sanitizing practices
    Patent number: 8990098
    Abstract: A validated healthcare facility cleaning and sanitizing system provides a comprehensive and systematic approach to cleaning and sanitizing practices at a hospital or other healthcare facility. The validated hospital cleaning system identifies hospital vectors of contamination; that is, sources through which hospital acquired infections (HAIs) may be spread. The validated system defines a plurality of modules within a healthcare facility, each having an associated cleaning process map designed to meet the particular cleaning and/or sanitizing needs and challenges faced by that module. Various stages of the cleaning process map include validation points, at which certain parameters designed to ensure proper cleaning and/or sanitizing of the module are verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Sally K. Swart, Ryan D. Meek, Kirsten M. Thompson, Kimberly Severin Johnston, Henry L. Carbone, II, Scott P. Lyon, John R. Bucholz
  • VALIDATED HEALTHCARE CLEANING AND SANITIZING PRACTICES
    Publication number: 20090276239
    Abstract: A validated healthcare facility cleaning and sanitizing system provides a comprehensive and systematic approach to cleaning and sanitizing practices at a hospital or other healthcare facility. The validated hospital cleaning system identifies hospital vectors of contamination; that is, sources through which hospital acquired infections (HAIs) may be spread. The validated system defines a plurality of modules within a healthcare facility, each having an associated cleaning process map designed to meet the particular cleaning and/or sanitizing needs and challenges faced by that module. Various stages of the cleaning process map include validation points, at which certain parameters designed to ensure proper cleaning and/or sanitizing of the module are verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Sally K. Swart, Ryan D. Meek, Kirsten M. Thompson, Kimberly Severin Johnston, Henry L. Carbone, II, Scott P. Lyon, John R. Bucholz