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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2008
Timothy W. Meilander, Broadview Heights, OH (US);
Paul a Wiget, Mentor, OH (US);
Jain F. Mcvey, Lakewood, OH (US);
Mark E. Pasmore, Madison, OH (US);
Janusz K. Kozak, Columbia, MD (US);
Michael A. Centanni, Parma, OH (US);
Timothy W. Meilander, Broadview Heights, OH (US);
Paul A Wiget, Mentor, OH (US);
Jain F. McVey, Lakewood, OH (US);
Mark E. Pasmore, Madison, OH (US);
Janusz K. Kozak, Columbia, MD (US);
Michael A. Centanni, Parma, OH (US);
STERIS Inc., Temecula, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosed invention relates to a decontamination unit that employs a collapsible decontamination enclosure and a decontaminant air stream generator that uses catalytic discharge. The invention also relates to a decontamination process using the decontamination unit. The decontamination unit may be carried by an individual person, for example, in the form of a backpack. The decontamination unit may be ruggedized for use in hostile environments such as those that may be anticipated for military applications.