Reprocessor for decontaminating medical, dental and veterinary instruments and articles
Granted 13 Mar 2007 · no office action yet
Current assignee: American Sterilizer Company · originally STERIS Inc.
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Inventors: John Mayer, Sona Patadia · Examiner: Louis Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a reprocessor for decontaminating medical, dental and veterinary instruments and articles showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a back view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.
The broken line showing of the control panels is for reference only and forms no part of the claimed design.
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4 members · 4 offices›IP5 & PCT — 1 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D538436-S | S1 | 13 Mar 2007 | 6 Mar 2006 | granted | Reprocessor for decontaminating medical, dental and veterinary instruments and articles |
›Other offices — 3 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-310831-S | S | 23 Oct 2006 | 30 Aug 2006 | published | A reprocessor |
| CA | CA-117305-S | S | 26 Sep 2007 | 30 Aug 2006 | granted | Reprocessor for decontaminating medical, dental and veterinary instruments and articles |
| TW | TW-D120505-S1 | S1 | 11 Dec 2007 | 4 Sep 2006 | published | Reprocessor |
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