Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DE-CONTAMINATING AND/OR SANITIZING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003037388
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method and apparatus or system for de-contaminating and/or sanitizing mail in which a quantity of mail (40, 42) is placed into a confined chamber (12, 44) and the atmosphere in the chamber is evacuated (46) to provide a sub-atmospheric pressure. The chamber is filled with an active gas from a generator (18) that deactivates or degrades targeted bio-hazardous materials, and, after a pre-selected period of time, the gas is evacuated (52, 54) from the confined chamber (12).
Inventors:
MEGERLE CLIFFORD A
LINDNER DUANE LEE
LINDNER DUANE LEE
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/034988
Publication Date:
January 22, 2004
Filing Date:
October 31, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LOCKHEED CORP (US)
International Classes:
A61L2/20; A61L2/26; (IPC1-7): A61L2/20
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1999032162A1 | 1999-07-01 |
Foreign References:
| US20020150500A1 | 2002-10-17 | |||
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Other References:
RICE, RIP G.: "Ozone and Anthrax - Knowns and Unknowns", OZONE SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, vol. 24, pages 151 - 158, XP001147252
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