The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Michael Edward Shannon, Picton, CA;
Dick Eric Zoutman, Kingston, CA;
Inventors:
Michael Edward Shannon, Picton, CA;
Dick Eric Zoutman, Kingston, CA;
Assignee:
Medizone International Inc., Stinson Beach, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/202 (2013.01); A61L 2/208 (2013.01); A61L 2202/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A process for treating sports equipment and sports facility rooms to inactivate 'superbug' bacteria such as MRSA, VRE and, which comprises subjecting the equipment or the room, and surfaces therein, to a disinfecting atmosphere which includes ozone at a concentration of 2-350 ppm by weight and hydrogen peroxide at an amount of 0.2-10 wt. %, at a relative humidity of at least 60%, and for a period of at least 30 minutes sufficient for an effective kill of the bacteria; and subsequently removing ozone from the atmosphere, down to 0.04 ppm or less.