Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting – deodorizing – preser – Process disinfecting – preserving – deodorizing – or sterilizing – Using microwave energy
Patent
1985-05-03
1987-06-09
Wyse, Tom
Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preser
Process disinfecting, preserving, deodorizing, or sterilizing
Using microwave energy
A61L 200
Patent
active
046719350
ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for sterilizing contact lenses wherein the lenses are moved in a circular orbit within a microwave oven through variations of energy levels in the microwave field in the oven, with the orbit of movement being spaced from the floor of the oven.
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Bulard Ronald A.
Rohrer Michael D.
The Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma
Wyse Tom
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