Patents by Inventor Tracy Augustine

Tracy Augustine 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).

  • Selective thermal treatment of medical instrument portions with thermal treatment system instrument holder
    Patent number: 8710407
    Abstract: A thermal treatment system for thermally treating objects includes a housing including a top surface, a basin recessed into the top surface and configured to contain a liquid medium, where the liquid medium thermally treats objects placed within the liquid medium, and a ramp structure disposed on the top surface of the housing. The ramp structure is configured to support at least one object such that a first end portion of the object is disposed within the liquid medium while a second end portion of the object is supported by the ramp structure outside of the liquid medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Heymann, Ray Tsang, Durward I. Faries, Jr., Tracy Augustine