Patents by Inventor Susan G. Quick

Susan G. Quick 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).

  • Process challenge device for assessing the effective performance of a biocontamination deactivation process
    Patent number: 7927866
    Abstract: A process challenge device (PCD) for determining the effectiveness of a microbial deactivation process that uses a vaporous deactivating agent (e.g., vaporized hydrogen peroxide) as a deactivating agent. The PCD includes first and second layers that are joined together to form (1) a chamber dimensioned to receive a biological and/or chemical indicator, and (2) first and second conduits fluidly connecting the chamber with a region outside the PCD. Each conduit has one end in communication with the region outside the PCD and another end in communication with the chamber. A removable seal member seals the biological and/or chemical indicator inside the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: American Sterilizer Company
    Inventors: Christopher J. Justi, Susan G. Quick, Michael M. Tsentr
  • PROCESS CHALLENGE DEVICE FOR ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVE PERFORMANCE OF A BIOCONTAMINATION DEACTIVATION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20080261296
    Abstract: A process challenge device (PCD) for determining the effectiveness of a microbial deactivation process that uses a vaporous deactivating agent (e.g., vaporized hydrogen peroxide) as a deactivating agent. The PCD includes first and second layers that are joined together to form (1) a chamber dimensioned to receive a biological and/or chemical indicator, and (2) first and second conduits fluidly connecting the chamber with a region outside the PCD. Each conduit has one end in communication with the region outside the PCD and another end in communication with the chamber. A removable seal member seals the biological and/or chemical indicator inside the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Christopher J. Justi, Susan G. Quick, Michael M. Tsentr
  • Sterile single use sampling device
    Patent number: 7437958
    Abstract: The present invention provides a device for obtaining a sample of fluid from a process conduit. The device includes a tubular core that has a passageway extending therethrough. The tubular core has ends that are attachable to spaced-apart portions of a conduit. A tubular sleeve surrounds the tubular core such that the tubular core extends lengthwise through the tubular sleeve. The tubular sleeve has a boss formed thereon that has a bore extending therethrough. The bore fluidly communicates with the tubular core. A syringe is mountable to the boss and the syringe has a needle. The needle is dimensioned to extend through the bore to puncture the core and to project into the passageway inside the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: American Sterilizer Company
    Inventors: Pramod K. Sharma, Susan G. Quick, Karl F. Ludwig, II