Patents by Inventor Michael V. Swallow

Michael V. Swallow 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for inactivating contaminants in biological fluid
    Patent number: 6190609
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for treating a biological fluid with light and for inactivating contaminants in biological fluid. The biological fluid is contacted with a light source providing a high intensity light to the biological fluid. The biological fluid may include a quantity of a photochemical agent that when activated by light is operable to cause inactivation of at least some of the contaminants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Chapman, Peter R. H. Stark, Michael V. Swallow, Dale N. Larson