Patents by Inventor Werner Menzi

Werner Menzi 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).

  • Apparatus and Methods for Treating Fluids Using Ultraviolet Light
    Publication number: 20130153514
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to apparatuses and methods for treating fluids with ultraviolet light, including fluid streams, utilizing elliptical chambers. Suitably, water or other fluids can be disinfected using the chambers. Methods for optimizing irradiation of the fluid in the apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Nano Terra Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Stern, Graciela B. Blanchet, Shih-Chi Chen, Werner Menzi, Igor Sokolik, David J. Averbeck, John Henry Burban, Phil Rol Chigo, Boyko Tchavdarov
  • Method and apparatus for cryogenically cooling samples
    Patent number: 5237825
    Abstract: An apparatus for cryogenically cooling a sample comprises a sample chamber within which the sample is suspended, and a vacuum chamber enclosing the sample chamber. A cryogenic element forms at least part of the sample chamber and is in spaced-apart relation to the sample. The element is maintained at cryogenic temperatures by a gas cryopump. A sufficient amount of heat-conductive gas is introduced into the sample chamber for placing the sample in thermal communication with the cryogenic element, thereby cooling the sample to cryogenic temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: GTE Laboratories Incorporated
    Inventors: Werner Menzi, Emil S. Koteles