Patents by Inventor Sylvia Spaniol

Sylvia Spaniol 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).

  • Method to refrigerate a jacket for keeping a transplant cold
    Patent number: 5701746
    Abstract: A jacket (10) for keeping a transplant (46) cold during the time the transplant in surgical way is connected to a receiver comprises a wall (12, 14) with a cavity (22) containing a frozen liquid, which melts under absorption of heat from the transplant. Before the transplant is placed in the jacket (10), the liquid, e.g. water, is frozen by being subjected to vacuum, vapour released from the liquid being absorbed by a substance, e.g. zeolite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Assignee: Electrolux S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Francois Desgrandchamps, Michel Eugene, Nico Girrens, Fernand Muller, Sylvia Spaniol