Patents by Inventor Karl-Guido MERK

Karl-Guido MERK 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).

  • MACHINE AND METHOD FOR WASHING AND/OR DISINFECTING MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS
    Publication number: 20100202920
    Abstract: A method for washing and/or disinfecting medical instruments is provided. The method including: extracting a sample of an agent used in the washing, disinfecting and/or rinsing of the medical instruments in a machine used for the washing, disinfecting and/or rinsing and prior to the washing, disinfecting and/or rinsing with the agent; and subjecting the sample to chemical and/or biological testing in the machine used for the washing, disinfecting and/or rinsing and prior to the washing, disinfecting and/or rinsing with the agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas OTTE, Karl-Guido MERK, Heinz JACQUI