Patents by Inventor Ron Albers

Ron Albers 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).

  • Medical instrument and method for lubrication and sterilization thereof
    Patent number: 5716322
    Abstract: Medical instruments incorporating solid lubricants are shown to survive an oxidizing sterilization process if they employ solid lubricants free from disulfide and diselenide compounds such as molybdenum disulfide and the instrument is kept free from such compounds. PTFE, powdered graphite and boron nitride are preferred solid lubricants. Of particular importance are flexible endoscope employing solid lubricants on fiber optic bundles encased in elastomeric coverings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Hui, Leslie A. Feldman, Hung P. Nguyen, Debra Timm, Ron Albers