Patents by Inventor Luis A. Baez

Luis A. Baez 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 for Assessing Airborn Microorganisms
    Publication number: 20090197299
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an environmental sampling method for assessing airborne microorganisms. The method comprises retaining organisms suspended in air to a polymeric pad via gravitational settling or forced impact, dissolving the polymeric pad in a buffered salt solution, and determining the number and kind of microorganisms in the buffered salt solution. Neither the polymeric pad nor the buffered salt solution inhibits the growth of the microorganisms to be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: MERCK & CO., INC.
    Inventors: Diego Vargas, Luis A. Baez