Patents by Inventor Michel Stanier

Michel Stanier 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).

  • Apparatus and method for drying instruments using superheated steam
    Patent number: 8168132
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for drying instruments using superheated steam is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a chamber for receiving the instruments, a distribution means for distributing superheated steam within the chamber and an exhaust means for purging vaporized moisture from the chamber. The chamber has at least one inlet port which is connected to the distribution means. The method comprises sterilizing the instruments using saturated steam generated by the steam generation means and drying the instruments using superheated steam generated by the steam generation means to vaporize moisture within the chamber and purging the vaporized moisture from the chamber using the exhaust means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: SciCan Ltd.
    Inventors: Arthur Zwingenberger, Gabriel Gheorghe Naghi, David Bryant Snaith, Jeffrey G. Dayman, Andy Kwan-Leung Sun, Michel Stanier
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRYING INSTRUMENTS USING SUPERHEATED STEAM
    Publication number: 20090311135
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for drying instruments using superheated steam is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a chamber for receiving the instruments, a distribution means for distributing superheated steam within the chamber and an exhaust means for purging vaporized moisture from the chamber. The chamber has at least one inlet port which is connected to the distribution means. The method comprises sterilizing the instruments using saturated steam generated by the steam generation means and drying the instruments using superheated steam generated by the steam generation means to vaporize moisture within the chamber and purging the vaporized moisture from the chamber using the exhaust means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Arthur Zwingenberger, Gabriel Gheorghe Naghi, David Bryant Snaith, Jeffrey G. Dayman, Andy Kwan-Leung Sun, Michel Stanier
  • Apparatus and method for drying instruments using superheated steam
    Publication number: 20080005923
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for drying instruments using superheated steam. The apparatus comprises a chamber for receiving the instruments, a distribution means for distributing superheated steam within the chamber and an exhaust means for purging vaporized moisture from the chamber. The chamber has at least one inlet port which is connected to the distribution means. The method comprises sterilizing the instruments using saturated steam generated by the steam generation means and drying the instruments using superheated steam generated by the steam generation means to vaporize moisture within the chamber and purging the vaporized moisture from the chamber using the exhaust means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Arthur Zwingenberger, Gabriel Gheorghe Naghi, David Bryant Snaith, Andy Kwan-Leung Sun, Michel Stanier