ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,808, issued on March 3, was assigned to Turbett Surgical Inc. (Henrietta, N.Y.).
"Sterilizing cabinet filter cartridge" was invented by Robert E. Turbett (Penfield, N.Y.) and Richard D. Richmond (Canandaigua, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filter cartridge for a sterilizing cabinet includes a first gasket comprising a rigid or flexible edge portion and forming a frame defining a hollow center portion, a first filter comprising a porous material for maintaining a sterilized condition in the sterilizing cabinet and passing gaseous materials through the porous material, wherein the first filter is affixed to the first gasket, and...