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Szu-Min Lin
Also filed as: LIN SZU-MIN
100 granted patents·42 pending applications·4,228 citations·filing 1985–2020
99Inventor score
Files withETHICON INC74LIN SZU-MIN20JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL18ETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC2JOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL DIV2
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142 records- 0196US4643876AHydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization systemSURGIKOS INC·Filed 1985·Granted Feb 17, 1987·328 cites·9 claims
- 0294US7468159B2Method for sterilizing a lumen deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 23, 2008·25 cites·6 claims
- 0393US7918788B2Apparatus and method for providing flow to endoscope channelsETHICON INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 5, 2011·129 cites·8 claims
- 0493US7294305B2Method and apparatus for sterilizing a lumen deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 13, 2007·21 cites·7 claims
- 0593US6193931B1Container monitoring systemETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 27, 2001·76 cites·20 claims
- 0693US4756882AHydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization systemSURGIKOS INC·Filed 1987·Granted Jul 12, 1988·227 cites·16 claims
- 0792US5667753AVapor sterilization using inorganic hydrogen peroxide complexesADVANCED STERILIZATION PRODUCT·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 16, 1997·184 cites·39 claims
- 0891US11092244B1Sealing disc for vacuum closureSHANGHAI ADVANCED RES INSTITUTE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 17, 2021·15 cites·16 claims
- 0991US7670550B2Rapid sterilization systemETHICON INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 2, 2010·18 cites·16 claims
- 1091US7285254B2Method and apparatus for sterilizing a lumen deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 23, 2007·16 cites·9 claims
- 1191US6852279B2Sterilization with temperature-controlled diffusion pathETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 8, 2005·68 cites·18 claims
- 1289US7713473B2Sterilization system and vaporizer thereforETHICON INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 11, 2010·17 cites·12 claims
- 1389US6977061B2Method and apparatus for sterilizing a lumen deviceETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 20, 2005·47 cites·10 claims
- 1488US6516817B2Monitoring of cleaning processETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 11, 2003·43 cites·16 claims
- 1588US6516818B2Monitoring of cleaning processETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 11, 2003·41 cites·9 claims
- 1688US6494964B1Monitoring of cleaning processETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 17, 2002·42 cites·11 claims
- 1787US7642067B2Device and method for rapidly determining the effectiveness of sterilization or disinfection processesETHICON INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 5, 2010·13 cites·14 claims
- 1887US6815206B2Container monitoring systemETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 9, 2004·53 cites·22 claims
- 1986US8658092B2Sterilization system and method and orifice inlet control apparatus thereforETHICON INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 25, 2014·7 cites·5 claims
- 2086US6394111B1Detection of cleanliness of a medical device during a washing processETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 28, 2002·119 cites·8 claims
- 2185US7563329B2Monitoring of cleaning processETHICON INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 21, 2009·11 cites·10 claims
- 2285US7179419B2Method for sterilizing devices in a containerJOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL DIV·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 20, 2007·40 cites·25 claims
- 2383US6596232B1Device processing apparatus and method having positive pressure with two partitions to minimize leakageETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 22, 2003·45 cites·17 claims
- 2483US5961921AMethod of sterilization in diffusion restricted environmentsJOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 5, 1999·83 cites·34 claims
- 2583US5674450AVapor sterilization using a non-aqueous source of hydrogen peroxideJOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 7, 1997·105 cites·45 claims
- 2682US6066294AMulti-compartment sterilization systemETHICON INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 23, 2000·100 cites·52 claims
- 2781US8585832B2Washer and decontaminator with lid controlLIN SZU-MIN·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 19, 2013·7 cites·5 claims
- 2881US6030579AMethod of sterilization using pretreatment with hydrogen peroxideJOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 29, 2000·75 cites·68 claims
- 2980US6599471B2Sterilization process using small amount of sterilant to determine the loadETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 29, 2003·28 cites·20 claims
- 3080US6319480B1Sterilized device in diffusion-restricted containerETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 20, 2001·19 cites·20 claims
- 3179US7651672B2Cabinet type endoscope processorETHICON INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 26, 2010·6 cites·21 claims
- 3279US7252800B2Sterilization system and method and inlet control apparatus thereforETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 7, 2007·30 cites·14 claims
- 3379US6491881B2Monitoring of sterilant apparatus and method for monitoring sterilantETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 10, 2002·18 cites·31 claims
- 3478US7229591B2Lumen sterilization device and methodETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 12, 2007·24 cites·7 claims
- 3578US6656427B2Sterilization process without sterile rinseETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 2, 2003·23 cites·3 claims
- 3678US6528017B2System and method for sterilizing a lumen deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 4, 2003·28 cites·23 claims
- 3778US6454874B1Method for detecting the cleanliness of a medical deviceETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 24, 2002·71 cites·13 claims
- 3877US7749330B2Washer and decontaminator with lid controlETHICON INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 6, 2010·3 cites·17 claims
- 3977US6685895B1Method and apparatus for processing device with reduced occlusionETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 3, 2004·24 cites·18 claims
- 4076US7569180B2Sterilization system and method and orifice inlet control apparatus thereforETHICON INC·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 4, 2009·18 cites·10 claims
- 4176US6673313B2Sterilizing a device by revaporizing a condensed vaporETHICON INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 6, 2004·19 cites·29 claims
- 4276US6589481B1Apparatus and method to pretreat and sterilize a lumen deviceETHICON INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 8, 2003·55 cites·29 claims
- 4376US5792422ALiquid/vapor sterilization container systemsETHICON INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 11, 1998·101 cites·37 claims
- 4475US7803316B2Method and apparatus for processing a lumen deviceETHICON INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 28, 2010·20 cites·19 claims
- 4575US6699434B1Metering valve to deliver liquidETHICON INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 2, 2004·23 cites·14 claims
- 4675US6360595B1Liquid measuring device and method of usingETHICON ENDO SURGERY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 26, 2002·14 cites·47 claims
- 4775US5980825AMethod of sterilization using pretreatment with hydrogen peroxideJOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 9, 1999·53 cites·20 claims
- 4874US6656426B1Process for concentrating a sterilant and sterilizing articles therewithETHICON INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 2, 2003·59 cites·25 claims
- 4973US5876666AMethod of hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilizationJOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 2, 1999·65 cites·8 claims
- 5073US5785934AVapor sterilization using inorganic hydrogen peroxide complexesJOHNSON & JOHNSON MEDICAL·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 28, 1998·82 cites·131 claims
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