Abstract: A method for disinfecting a contaminated pressurized assisted breathing machine, namely a sleep apnea machine including said machine's components and maintaining said machine's fluid quality between use on patients, which comprises the steps of preparing an aqueous solution comprising alcohol-glycerin-chlorhexidine gluconate-dye-flavoring agent; purging and removing machine's existing fluid from said machine and said machine's components; introducing the said aqueous solution into said machine and said machine's components; purging with pressurized fluid by removing said aqueous solution and contaminants from said machine and said machine's components; introducing pressurized fluid into said machine and said machine's components for flushing and rinsing said machine and said machine's components.

Abstract: A combination of a method using a composition utilized together to disinfect and/or lubricate a fluid encompassing system. A single composition comprising a disinfectant and a lubricant comprises water-alcohol-glycerin-chlorhexidine gluconate. This composition is used together with a method of purging this fluid encompassing system, adding said composition into said system, and flushing/rinsing said system. This method ensures that this composition is not diluted and that this composition directly contacts the microbial contamination and biofilm in this system. This method using this composition maintains and controls this system's encompassing fluid chemical and physical properties by disinfecting and/or lubricating said fluid encompassing system and said system's fluid system components comprising of fluid conduit(s), and/or fluid reservoir(s), and/or valve(s), and/or device(s) that connect to this system's fluid system.

Abstract: A method for disinfecting a contaminated pressurized assisted breathing machine, namely a sleep apnea machine including said machine's components and maintaining said machine's fluid quality between use on patients, which comprises the steps of preparing an aqueous solution comprising alcohol-glycerin-chlorhexidine gluconate-dye-flavoring agent; purging and removing machine's existing fluid from said machine and said machine's components; introducing the said aqueous solution into said machine and said machine's components; purging with pressurized fluid by removing said aqueous solution and contaminants from said machine and said machine's components; introducing pressurized fluid into said machine and said machine's components for flushing and rinsing said machine and said machine's components.

Abstract: Methods comprised to clean and/or lubricate fluid encompassing systems and systems' components comprising of a sequence of procedural steps. These systems' and components are susceptible to buildup of contamination and remnants from a chemical agent in this system, which can cause equipment failure if not properly maintained by using an effective method comprised to clean and/or lubricate this system. This method ensures a chemical agent's physical and chemical and properties are not altered when applied to this system. This method directs a flow of a chemical agent onto the surfaces of this system's components. After this system is cleaned and/or lubricated using this invention's method, this method's final step removes a chemical agent and/or contamination from this system to prevent consumer(s) from ingesting this chemical agent and/or contamination.

Abstract: A single chemical composition comprising to clean and/or lubricate fluid encompassing systems and systems' components comprising of fluid conduit(s), and/or fluid reservoir(s), and/or valve(s), and/or device(s). Fluid encompassing systems that dispense a fluid or fluids for in vitro and/or in vivo procedures and/or for consumption must be cleaned. A fluid encompassing system and this system's encompassing fluid are both susceptible to contamination This invention's chemical composition performed routinely cleans the contamination of this system, which also helps maintain the chemical and physical properties for this system's encompassing fluid. This chemical composition also lubricates the surfaces of this system's components. Lubricating this system's components such as valves helps enhance the functioning of said system. This chemical composition also improves this system's fluid flow and helps eliminate odor and foul tasting contaminates from this system.

Abstract: A combination of a method using a composition utilized together to disinfect and/or lubricate a fluid encompassing system. A single composition comprising a disinfectant and a lubricant comprises water-alcohol-glycerin-chlorhexidine gluconate. This composition is used together with a method of purging this fluid encompassing system, adding said composition into said system, and flushing/rinsing said system. This method ensures that this composition is not diluted and that this composition directly contacts the microbial contamination and biofilm in this system. This method using this composition maintains and controls this system's encompassing fluid chemical and physical properties by disinfecting and/or lubricating said fluid encompassing system and said system's fluid system components comprising of fluid conduit(s), and/or fluid reservoir(s), and/or valve(s), and/or device(s) that connect to this system's fluid system.

Abstract: A method of cleaning and lubricating a detached device within a sealed heat sterilizable container during the process of heat sterilization by using a liquid admixture comprised of a water-alcohol-glycerin-chlorhexidine solution.

Abstract: A two-piece sterilizable vessel is sealed together containing devices and a solution that cleans and/or lubricates devices during heat sterilization. When placed inside a heat sterilizer, the vessel becomes pressurized and isolates the solution from the sterilizer's environment. This vessel has two parts: a base and a top. The base has an internal calibrated reservoir to measure the amount of solution within the vessel. The base's external dimensions, larger than the top, creates a lengthwise tilt of the vessel when placed on a flat surface. The top is positioned lower than the base. The purpose of the tilt is to allow the solution to flow from the reservoir to the vessel's top. This solution immerses the mechanics of the device. After sterilization is completed, the pressure relief valve in the vessel's top is activated to release the pressure within the vessel.

Abstract: A telephone is provided with a port for disconnectably connecting an external information source, such as an MP3 player, to the telephone, and an on-hold function that operates while a call of the telephone is on hold and either presents to the telephone's user the information from the external source if the external source is connected, or presents to the user on-hold information from a telephone network if the external source is not connected, or presents silence at the user's option, irrespective of whether or not the external source is connected.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for determining the status and/or extent of damage caused by a disaster. More specifically, a disaster status system (DSS) is used to create a backup communication network, in the event that the primary communication network has been damaged, to locate and/or contact users that may be in or around a disaster-affected area.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for scheduling recurring calendar items. More specifically, a recurring meeting may be scheduled between participants where the recurring meeting includes at least two different meetings that are set to occur at two different times with a determined periodicity. Allowable dates and times for the recurring meeting can be scheduled based on a number of criteria defined such as the availability of the participants for all meeting times and the availability of participants for certain meeting times.