Patents by Inventor William E. Elkins

William E. Elkins 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 for cleaning a prosthesis by heating in a microwave oven
    Patent number: 5314543
    Abstract: A method for cleaning a prosthesis in a microwave oven. The inventive method preferably uses a container having an opening at the top thereof, a cover which is removably positionable over the opening, and a holding assembly removably positionable in the container, for holding the prosthesis. Since most prostheses contain at least somes metallic parts, the container and cover are each composed of a microwave insulating material. The inventive method provides for the quick and efficient cleaning of prostheses and facilitates the removal of dangerous fungal and bacterial deposits therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Assignee: DeBron International
    Inventors: William E. Elkins, William K. Kerr, Louis M. Ohls
  • Apparatus for cleaning a prosthesis
    Patent number: 5201411
    Abstract: An inventive apparatus for cleaning a prosthesis in a microwave oven. The inventive apparatus comprises a container having an opening at the top thereof, a cover which is removably positionable over the opening, and a holding device, removably positionable in the container, for holding the prosthesis. Since most prostheses contain at least some metallic parts, the container and cover are each composed of a microwave insulating material. The inventive apparatus allows the quick and efficient cleaning of prostheses and facilitates the removal of dangerous fungal and bacterial deposits therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: DeBron International
    Inventors: William E. Elkins, William K. Kerr, Louis M. Ohls