Patents by Inventor Steven K. Wirtz

Steven K. Wirtz 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).

  • Gaseous blend of CO2 and Ox and its use for biological burden reduction
    Patent number: 6955786
    Abstract: A gaseous blend of CO2 and Ox and a method for applying a continuous stream of a gaseous blend of CO2 and Ox to a material are disclosed. The gaseous blend and the method significantly reduce the biological load on consumer products, such as food products, botanicals and cosmetic ingredients; in building structures; on transportation containers; and in soil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Cosmed Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary B. Carman, Steven K. Wirtz
  • Gaseous blend of CO2 and Ox and its use for biological burden reduction
    Publication number: 20020182104
    Abstract: A gaseous blend of CO2 and Ox and a method for applying a continuous stream of a gaseous blend of CO2 and Ox to a material are disclosed. The gaseous blend and the method significantly reduce the biological load on consumer products, such as food products, botanicals and cosmetic ingredients; in building structures; on transportation containers; and in soil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Applicant: COSMED GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Gary B. Carman, Steven K. Wirtz
  • Use of continuous flow of Ox to control biological pathogens in mail and shipping parcels
    Publication number: 20020150500
    Abstract: A gaseous blend of Ox and a method for significantly reducing the biological load, including anthrax, on mail and shipping parcels is disclosed. The gaseous blend of Ox consists at least in part of O3. The method involves applying a continuous stream of oxygen-containing, i.e., Ox, gas to the mail or shipping parcel at a predetermined temperature, pressure and relative humidity. The continuous stream of Ox gas is prepared in an Ox generation cell, which contains a means for generating the Ox gas at a pressure less than 20 lbs/in2 using, for example, one or more of the following: corona discharge, high frequency electrical discharge, ultraviolet light, x-ray, radioactive isotope and electric beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventors: Gary B. Carman, Steven K. Wirtz