Electric heating – Inductive heating – With heat exchange
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-22
2005-11-22
Leung, Philip H. (Department: 3742)
Electric heating
Inductive heating
With heat exchange
C219S629000, C219S635000, C219S688000, C422S022000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06967315
ABSTRACT:
A method of microbially decontaminating at least one of a defined area and an item within the defined area. The method includes the steps of (a) inductively heating a block comprising an electrically non-conductive material and an electromagnetically responsive material; (b) passing an atomized liquid into an interior passage defined by the block, wherein the inductively heated block vaporizes the atomized liquid that contacts walls of the passage to form an antimicrobial vapor; and (c) flowing the vapor out of the block to the defined area to microbially decontaminate at least one of the defined area and the item.
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Centanni Michael A.
Hill Aaron L.
Zelina Francis J.
Centanni Michael A.
Kusner & Jaffe
Leung Philip H.
Steris Inc.
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