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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Applicant:
American Sterilizer Company, Mentor, OH (US);
Inventors:
Michael A. Centanni, Parma, OH (US);
Phillip P. Franciskovich, Concord, OH (US);
Kathleen A. Fix, Willoughby, OH (US);
Assignee:
American Sterilizer Company, Mentor, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12M 3/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/22 (2006.01); A61L 2/28 (2006.01); C12M 1/34 (2006.01); G01N 27/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/22 (2013.01); A61L 2/28 (2013.01); C12M 1/3407 (2013.01); C12M 41/46 (2013.01); G01N 27/221 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to a capacitor comprising two electrical conductors separated by a dielectric, the dielectric comprising microorganisms. The dielectric may comprise a biological indicator. This invention relates to a process for determining whether the microorganisms are alive or dead. The number of microorganisms can be determined. This invention relates to a process for testing the efficacy of a sterilization process using the capacitor.