Matthew S Mitchell

Address:

17905 Rauland Dr, Bedford, OH 44146

VIN:

JTNBB46K673003749

Make:

TOYOTA

Model:

CAMRY HYBRID

Year:

2007

US Patent:

7578969, Aug 25, 2009

Filed:

Aug 5, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/634684

Inventors:

Thaddeus J. Mielnik - Concord OH, US
Matthew C. Mitchell - Willoughby OH, US

Assignee:

American Sterilizer Company - Mentor OH

International Classification:

A61L 2/00

US Classification:

422 28

Abstract:

A system for handling items () such as mail includes an enclosure (), which is capable of being isolated from the surrounding environment and from a chamber () of a decontamination system () fluidly connected therewith. The enclosure includes an opening () sized for receiving a container () containing potentially contaminated items, such as incoming mail. Manipulators () allow the mail to be sorted in the enclosure without risk of contaminating an operator or the surrounding environment. Mail to be decontaminated is conveyed between the enclosure and the chamber while being isolated from the surrounding environment. Vapor hydrogen peroxide or other decontaminant gas is used to decontaminate the enclosure, container, and any residual mail in the enclosure which is determined to be unsuited for ethylene oxide processing.

US Patent:

7811531, Oct 12, 2010

Filed:

Oct 9, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/587617

Inventors:

Thaddeus J. Mielnik - Concord OH, US
Matthew C. Mitchell - Willoughby OH, US

Assignee:

Steris, Inc. - Temecula CA

International Classification:

A61L 2/20

US Classification:

422292, 422300

Abstract:

An integrated duct system is utilized to admit an antimicrobial vapor into a vehicle to decontaminate the contents and surfaces of the vehicle and subsequently to remove the vapor. The ducts comprise an air conditioning and/or heating duct, a decontamination duct for admitting an antimicrobial vapor, an auxiliary circulation duct for diffusing the vapor throughout the vehicle, and an aeration duct for removing the vapor from the vehicle, as well as a catalytic converter for detoxifying the antimicrobial vapor before removal. The integrated decontamination system is suitable for the chemical or biological decontamination of vehicles, provides enhanced vapor delivery and distribution on a rapid basis and also provides for rapid aeration for removing the antimicrobial vapor.