| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 312001000 | BARRIER OPENING WITH FLEXIBLE SEAL FOR OPERATOR | 12 |
| 20080284289 | SPACE-SUIT MATABLE ENCLOSURE PROVIDING WORKSPACE FOR ASTRONAUTS - An enclosure providing a workspace for astronauts, deep-sea divers, etc. wearing pressurized suits includes a housing providing a substantially-closed chamber, a port providing access to the chamber, and a connector circumscribing the port. The enclosure's connector is configured to mate with, and form an airtight seal with, a complementary connector of the suit to close the chamber. A pressure control system may be provided to pressurize and depressurize the chamber. After connecting the enclosure to the suit, the closed chamber may be pressurized to balance pressures internal and external to the suit to facilitate manual operations. Any mated connectors of suit portions internal to the enclosure may be decoupled to expose a human limb, etc., and yet the pressure in the chamber may be maintained. The suit may include a limb-engaging seal resisting intermixing of chamber gases with suit gases while matable connectors of the suit are decoupled. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100039004 | FLEXIBLE GLOVE HOLDER USED IN THE OPENING OF A GLOVE BOX - The flexible glove holder ( | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100259138 | Glove Box - A glove box with a leakage shielding space ( | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100314975 | GLOVEBOX FOR A DOUBLE WALL CONTAINMENT MODULE - A double-glove system for use in a double-walled containment module is provided herein. More specifically, a double-glove system that includes an inner glove and an outer glove that are interconnected to respective glove rings for interconnection to an inner containment module and an outer containment module is provided. An annulus is provided between the gloves wherein purge gasses may flow therebetween. Further, a plurality of detection systems may be employed within containment volumes of the containment module to rapidly detect leaks. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110278997 | Modular containment system - Modular containment system having at least one shell having at least one shell panel whereby an operator is able to manipulate equipment contained in a isolated environment, and at least one end panel. The at least one shell and at least one end panel are able to be configurably and removably connected together. When connected together, the at least one shell and at least one end panel form a closed housing. A pressure differential can be created between the inside of the housing and outside the housing, thereby forming an isolated process environment. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110285257 | Ergonomically Improved Arm Portal and Pass Box Assembly - An arm portal for ingress and egress within an enclosed, controlled environment, such as an incubator, employs asymmetric orifices to obtain superior arm mobility. The hand/arm portals along with the pass box can be manufactured into a one-piece injection molded assembly that is easily attached to the front face of an enclosed anaerobic environment. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120019110 | BIOSAFETY CABINETRY - The workability of operation to be performed, while preventing chemical or biological contamination, using a biosafety cabinet and gloves attached to the cabinet is improved. A biosafety cabinet includes a workspace formed in a main body cabinet thereof. Air in the workspace is discharged to outside via filters. A vertically movable front shutter is disposed on a front of the workspace. A front opening is formed below the front shutter to be at a front of the workspace. The front shutter includes plural laterally movable small windows which are overlapped like layered sliding doors. One of the plural small windows is provided, on the workspace side thereof, with a pair of glove ports to which a pair of gloves for use in operation in the workspace can be air-tightly attached. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120235548 | Methods and Systems For Providing Protection Against Harmful Materials - A glove box for handling harmful material is formed to be lightweight and modular in design, allowing for use in the field and various remote locations where a full laboratory is not available. The tank portion of the glove box is formed of a rigid, lightweight plastic and includes a number of standard-sized passageways for connecting other components (intake filter, exhaust filter, input/output containers, gasketed gloves, etc), allowing for modularity in its configuration. The top portion of the glove box may include a transparent window for viewing the material within the glove box. Filter components utilize HEPA filter elements and a separate, portable power supply is used to control a vacuum fan included in an exhaust filter. The power supply can also be used to perform diagnostic tests on the glove and may include a battery back-up. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120299452 | Environmental Containment - An environmental containment system has a wall frame for mounting to a wall. The wall frame has a left section and a right section. The wall frame has a top section and a bottom section. The wall frame extends horizontally from a vertical plane and has a wall side opening and a working side opening. A suction opening is formed on the wall frame. A filter is mounted to a filter opening formed on the wall frame. A pair of mounting brackets are spaced apart horizontally at a set predetermined distance. The pair of mounting brackets includes a right mounting bracket and a left mounting bracket. The right mounting bracket has at least one right screw opening, and the left mounting bracket has at least one left screw opening. The pair of mounting brackets are mounted to an inside surface of the wall frame. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20140232248 | CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE WORKSTATION - There is provided a method for initiating a sleeve evacuation process in a controlled atmosphere workstation that comprises a chamber, at least one porthole that may be opened for enabling a user to access the chamber, and a sleeve secured to the least one porthole. The method involves placing the hand of a user within the sleeve with the sleeve engaging the forearm of the user, and initiating the sleeve evacuation process in response to the hand and forearm within the sleeve. In an embodiment of the invention the user forms a fist and moves the fist towards the porthole. This creates a pressure increase that can be detected to initiate the evacuation process. Alternatively the user may wear on his or her hand or forearm an element such as a magnetic element or an RFID chip that can be detected at the porthole to begin the evacuation process. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20150022065 | INTERCHANGEABLE BREECH LOCK FOR GLOVE BOXES - A breech lock for a glove box is provided that may be used to transfer one or more items into the glove box. The breech lock can be interchangeably installed in place of a plug, glove, or other device in a port or opening of a glove box. Features are provided to aid the removal of items from the breech lock by a gloved operator. The breech lock can be reused or, if needed, can be replaced with a plug, glove, or other device at the port or opening of the glove box. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20160052150 | OPERATION BOX AND METHOD FOR REPLACING GLOVES THEREOF - A method for replacing an operation box and gloves for the same is provided, the operation box comprises a housing, a glove, a first sealing member, a second sealing member and a cover plate; the housing comprises a chamber, at least one operation window disposed on a side wall of the housing; the first sealing member is configured to seal the glove outlet edge portion and the side wall; the second sealing member is disposed on an inner surface of the side wall of the housing; the cover plate is disposed inside the chamber, the cover plate and the second sealing member are configured to jointly seal the operation window. | 02-25-2016 |
