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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2021
Applicant:

Saint-gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, Solon, OH (US);

Inventors:

Jianfeng Zhang, Shrewsbury, MA (US);

Rachel Z. Pytel, Newton, MA (US);

Jian L. Ding, Stow, MA (US);

Anthony P. Pagliaro, Lansdale, PA (US);

Clemens E. Zoellner, Bay City, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/20 (2006.01); H05H 1/26 (2006.01); B23K 103/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 10/02 (2013.01); B29C 65/2076 (2013.01); H05H 1/26 (2013.01); B23K 2103/42 (2018.08); H05H 2277/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed that include an operation chamber, a plasma generator having at least one plasma head disposed within the operation chamber and in proximity to a profile formed by cutting a piece of tubing, and a mechanical motion module. The plasma generator generates a plasma treatment and applies the plasma treatment via the at least one plasma head to the profile to activate material on an end surface of the profile, within a lumen of the profile, or a combination thereof. Once the material of the profile is activated by the plasma treatment, the mechanical motion module manipulates the profile to close the lumen of the profile to aseptically seal the profile.


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