Patents by Inventor Richard A. Eckhardt

Richard A. Eckhardt 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).

  • Patent number: 6461568
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for sterilizing small objects. A small object is inserted into a chamber formed in the sterilizer. A portion of the small object mates with a lockout device to disable the lockout device. After the lockout device is disabled, the sterilizer produces at least one flash of high intensity ultraviolet light produced by an ultraviolet light source. The ultraviolet light flash kills microorganisms on the surface of the small object. The chamber of the sterilizer may be lined with a reflective coating to disperse the ultraviolet light around the chamber so that most, if not all, of the small object within the sterilizer is exposed to the ultraviolet light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: UV-Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Richard A. Eckhardt
  • Patent number: 4480937
    Abstract: A keyswitch apparatus for electronic typewriter keyboards and the like including a circuit board having at least one pair of electrical conductors, each conductor having contact means, at least one single-piece spring and contact system, each including a frame portion adapted for directly mounting to the circuit board and at least one spring and contact unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1984
    Inventor: Richard A. Eckhardt