Patents by Inventor Willy Smets

Willy Smets 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 for conditioning and protecting a zone from a space
    Patent number: 4471688
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for protecting and conditioning a zone, such as an operating field, from a space. The zone is bounded relative to the environment on at least one side thereof, by a curtain which is comprised of a substantially laminar stream from an essentially sterile gas such as air, and within said zone is fed preferably substantially continuously, some essentially sterile conditioned gas, in such a location, with such a speed and along such a direction that said curtain will not be disturbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 18, 1984
    Assignees: E.N.I. Electrische Nijverheidsinstallaties, E.N.I. L'Electronavale et Industrielle
    Inventor: Willy Smets
  • Method and apparatus for sterilizing a gas, and device for conditioning and protecting a zone from a space
    Patent number: 4422369
    Abstract: There is described a method for protecting and conditioning a zone, such as an operating field, from a space. Said zone is bounded relative to the environment on at least one side thereof, by a curtain which is comprised of a substantially laminar stream from an essentially sterile gas such as air, and within said zone is fed preferably substantially continuously, some essentially sterile conditioned gas, in such a location, with such a speed and along such a direction that said curtain will not be disturbed.There is also described a device for the working of this method and a method for sterilizing a gas stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 27, 1983
    Assignees: E.N.I. Electrische Nijverheidsinstallaties, E.N.I. l'Electro navale et industrielle
    Inventor: Willy Smets