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Glove for inhibiting the spread of contagious diseases and method of using the same
Assignee: Bio Barrier Inc
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Filing: 1987-07-17
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Granted: 1988-09-20
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Expires: 2007-07-17
Abstract
Abstract A glove for inhibiting the spread of contagious diseases such as AIDS and Hepatitis to a person handling the body fluid of a person infected with the disease. The glove is flexible, stretchable, and relatively thin, and includes at least one layer of relatively thin pockets or chambers containing a sterilizing fluid capable of sterilizing the microbes that produce the disease. If an object cuts through the glove and into a person's hand, the sterilizing fluid will be released to help sterilize the infectious microbes in the region around the cut so that the microbes are rendered ineffective either before reaching the person's hand, after reaching the person's hand, or both. A method of using the glove for medical operaitons is also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Robin R. T. Shlenker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:05
CPC Classifications
A; A62; A62D; A62D5/00; A61; A61B; A61B42/00; A61B42/10; A61F; A61F6/00; A61F6/02; A61F6/04; A61L; A61L31/00; A61L31/14; A41; A41D; A41D19/00; A41D19/0055; A41D19/0058; A41D19/0082; A41D19/0096; A41D31/00; A41D31/04; A41D31/24; A41D31/245
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 42
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
A glove for inhibiting the spread of a contagious disease to a person handling the body fluid of a person infected with the disease, and said glove possessing a first array of chambers arranged substantially side by side in a first substantially uniform layer and a second array of chambers arranged substantially side by side in a second substantially uniform layer, said first layer substantially immediately adjacent to and below said second layer, and said chambers of said first array arranged in a staggered relation relative to said chambers of said second array, said chambers containing a sterilizing fluid capable of substantially immediately sterilizing the microbes causing said disease substantially upon contact.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
A glove for inhibiting the spread of a contagious disease to a person handling the body fluid of a person infected with the disease, and said glove possessing a first array of chambers arranged substantially side by side in a first substantially uniform layer and a second array of chambers arranged substantially side by side in a second substantially uniform layer, said first layer substantially immediately adjacent to and below said second layer, and said chambers of said first array arranged in a staggered relation relative to said chambers of said second array, said chambers containing a sterilizing fluid capable of substantially immediately sterilizing the microbes causing said disease substantially upon contact.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A glove according to claim 1 having open ended fingers whereby the glove is adapted to expose the person's fingertips.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said chambers extend substantially throughout the entire glove except substantially in the region of the glove thumbtip, the region of the glove index fingertip, and at least part of the region of the glove heel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said chambers extend substantially throughout the entire glove except substantially in the region of the glove thumbtip, the region of the glove index fingertip, and the region of the glove middle fingertip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said chambers extend substantially throughout the entire glove except substantially in the region of the glove fingertips.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein the thickness of said glove is substantially in the range of one millimeter to five millimeters.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said chambers number substantially in the range of between fifty and five hundred.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A glove according to claim 7 wherein the volume of substantially each said chamber is less than two cubic centimeters.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said chambers number at least five hundred and wherein the volume of substantially each said chamber is less than one cubic millimeter.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
A glove according to claim 1 fashioned of a flexible, stretchable material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
A glove according to claim 1 comprising an outer sheath and an inner sheath adapted to be disposed immediately adjacent to the person's hand, said arrays of chambers being interposed between said outer sheath and said inner sheath, the thickness of said outer sheath being thinner than the thickness of said inner sheath.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
23 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said sterilizing fluid is capable of substantially immediately sterilizing microbes that cause Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said sterilizing fluid is capable of substantially immediately sterilizing microbes producing Hepatitis.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
12 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises bleach.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
12 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises detergent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises ethyl alcohol.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
13 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises isopropyl alcohol.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
12 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises NP-40.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
13 words
A glove according to claim 1 wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises hydrogen peroxide.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
139 words
A method of inhibiting the spread of a contagious disease to a person handling the body fluid of a person undergoing a medical operation who is infected with the disease comprising the steps of: providing a glove possessing a first array of chambers arranged substantially side by side in a first substantially uniform layer and a second array of chambers arranged substantially side by side in a second substantially uniform layer, said first layer substantially immediately adjacent to and below said second layer, and said chambers of said first array arranged in a staggered relation relative to said chambers of said second array, said chambers containing a sterilizing fluid capable of substantially immediately sterilizing the microbes causing said disease substantially upon contact; and wearing said glove on the hand of the person handling the body fluid during the operation.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
139 words
A method of inhibiting the spread of a contagious disease to a person handling the body fluid of a person undergoing a medical operation who is infected with the disease comprising the steps of: providing a glove possessing a first array of chambers arranged substantially side by side in a first substantially uniform layer and a second array of chambers arranged substantially side by side in a second substantially uniform layer, said first layer substantially immediately adjacent to and below said second layer, and said chambers of said first array arranged in a staggered relation relative to said chambers of said second array, said chambers containing a sterilizing fluid capable of substantially immediately sterilizing the microbes causing said disease substantially upon contact; and wearing said glove on the hand of the person handling the body fluid during the operation.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
70 words
A glove for inhibiting the spread of a contagious disease to a person handling the body fluid of a person infected with the disease, said glove possessing a plurality of chambers numbering at least five hundred and wherein the volume of substantially each said chamber is less than one cubic millimeter, said chambers containing a sterilizing fluid capable of substantially immediately sterilizing the microbes causing said disease substantially upon contact.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
70 words
A glove for inhibiting the spread of a contagious disease to a person handling the body fluid of a person infected with the disease, said glove possessing a plurality of chambers numbering at least five hundred and wherein the volume of substantially each said chamber is less than one cubic millimeter, said chambers containing a sterilizing fluid capable of substantially immediately sterilizing the microbes causing said disease substantially upon contact.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
22 words
A glove according to claim 21 having open ended fingers whereby the glove is adapted to expose the person's fingertips and thumbtip.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
43 words
A glove according to claim 21 wherein said chambers extend substantially throughout the entire glove except substantially in the region of the glove thumbtip, the region of the glove index fingertip, and at least a part of the region of the glove heel.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
39 words
A glove according to claim 21 wherein said chambers extend substantially throughout the entire glove except substantially in the region of the glove thumbtip, the region of the glove index fingertip, and the region of the glove middle fingertip.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
24 words
A glove according to claim 21 wherein said chamber extends substantially throughout the entire glove except substantially in the region of the glove fingertips.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
23 words
A glove according to claim 21 wherein the thickness of said glove is substantially in the range of one millimeter to five millimeters.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
12 words
A glove according to claim 21 fashioned of a flexible, stretchable material.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
23 words
A glove according to claim 21 wherein said sterilizing fluid is capable of substantially immediately sterilizing microbes that cause Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
19 words
A glove according to claim 21 wherein said sterilizing fluid is capable of substantially immediately sterilizing microbes producing Hepatitis.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
12 words
A glove according to claim 21 wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises bleach.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
12 words
A glove according to claim 21 wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises detergent.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
13 words
A glove according to claim 21 wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises ethyl alcohol.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
13 words
A glove according to claim 21 wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises isopropyl alcohol.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
12 words
A glove according to claim 21 wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises NP-40.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
13 words
A glove according to claim 21 wherein said sterilizing fluid comprises hydrogen peroxide.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of inhibiting the spread of a contagious disease to a person handling the body fluid of a person undergoing a medical operation who is infected with the disease comprising the steps of: providing a glove possessing a plurality of chambers numbering at least five hundred and wherein the volume of substantially each said chamber is less than one cubic millimeter, said chambers containing a sterilizing fluid capable of substantially immediately sterilizing the microbes causing said disease substantially upon contact; and wearing said glove on the hand of the person handling the body fluid during the operation.
Claim 40
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of inhibiting the spread of a contagious disease to a person handling the body fluid of a person undergoing a medical operation who is infected with the disease comprising the steps of: providing a glove possessing a plurality of chambers numbering at least five hundred and wherein the volume of substantially each said chamber is less than one cubic millimeter, said chambers containing a sterilizing fluid capable of substantially immediately sterilizing the microbes causing said disease substantially upon contact; and wearing said glove on the hand of the person handling the body fluid during the operation.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
66 words
A glove for inhibiting the spread of a contagious disease to a person handling the body fluid of a person infected with the disease, said glove possessing at least one chamber containing a sterilizing fluid capable of substantially immediately sterilizing the microbes causing said disease substantially upon contact, said glove having open ended fingers whereby the glove is adapted to expose the person's fingertips and thumbtip.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
66 words
A glove for inhibiting the spread of a contagious disease to a person handling the body fluid of a person infected with the disease, said glove possessing at least one chamber containing a sterilizing fluid capable of substantially immediately sterilizing the microbes causing said disease substantially upon contact, said glove having open ended fingers whereby the glove is adapted to expose the person's fingertips and thumbtip.
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