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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7351385 | System for enabling landfill disposal of kitchen waste oil/grease An apparatus for conversion of kitchen waste grease to a landfill-acceptable solid includes a grease collection cartridge. A mixing baffle within the cartridge has a package with a reactant to convert grease and oil, and water into soap. The apparatus has means for ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7134152 | Adaptable, low cost air gap and flow control A kitchen sink installation includes a plurality of adjacent kitchen sinks having drain tailpieces, a manifold pipe mounted substantially horizontally under the sinks and having a length and a plurality of discrete openings along its length, each of the openings fac... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6629652 | Kitchen sink disposer mount for space conservation A food disposal system for installation on a drain of a commercial kitchen sink enables segregation of oil/grease from effluent flows from the drain. A housing collects effluent flows containing water, oil/grease, and solids from the drain, and a macerati... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6576140 | Commercial kitchen sink drain improvement A food disposal system for installation on a drain of a commercial kitchen sink enables segregation of oil/grease from effluent flows from the drain. A housing collects effluent flows containing water, oil/grease, and solids from the drain, and a macerati... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6368501 | Appliance drain assembly An assembly for connection to the drain of a cooking appliance which diverts low volume flow effluent from the drain is disclosed. The assembly includes a pipe defining a main flow channel. An auxiliary exit port is connected to the pipe in such a way tha... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6328901 | Appliance drain assembly An assembly for connection to the drain of a cooking appliance which diverts low volume flow efficient from the drain is disclosed. The assembly includes a defining a main flow channel. An auxiliary exit port is connected to the pipe in such a way that th... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6261462 | Combination pump and separator, especially for commercial kitchens An apparatus for separating an immiscible or insoluble fluid mixture into its components, namely, a less-dense component and a denser component, is described. The apparatus may be used in commercial kitchens to separate grease-oil/water mixtures into a gr... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6238572 | Separation tank module for kitchen effluent An apparatus for the separation of immiscible liquids from liquid influent has a containment vessel. An influent channel extends toward the bottom of the vessel so the influent is discharged vertically upward, a downwardly curved deflection plate is mount... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6019894 | Appliance drain assembly An assembly for connection to the drain of a cooking appliance which diverts low volume flow effluent from the drain is disclosed. The assembly includes a pipe defining a main flow channel. An auxiliary exit port is connected to said pipe in such a way th... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5934309 | Collection assembly incorporating air-break design A collection apparatus for the collection and disposal of effluent from multiple sinks is provided that effectively maintains air gap and sanitation requirements within a minimal vertical distance. The preferred embodiment of present invention has multipl... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5543064 | Sewage lift station A method and apparatus for separating grease from solids and water in a sewage lift station, and separately transferring said grease, and said solids and water, from said station to remote higher destinations, comprising conveying grease from a first cham... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5525042 | Liquid pump with compressed gas motive fluid An apparatus for pumping liquids to a destination includes a pipe of a first cross-sectional area extending from the liquid to be pumped to the destination. A body having a cross-sectional area less than twice the first cross-sectional area also has an up... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5492619 | Automatic grease collection system Grease is separated from a mixture of grease and water in a grease collection tank having first and second access ports by skimming the grease from the mixture with a skimmer, and pumping the grease with a pump located in the first access port from the sk... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5405538 | Immiscible liquids separator An apparatus for removing grease from a grease trap separator containing grease and water and transferring the grease to a remote location includes an enclosed transfer tank, a first transport tube having an inlet end positioned to contact the grease in t... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5360555 | Solids handling in an oil/grease separator An oil/grease separation apparatus includes a chamber for receiving a liquid flow containing water, oil/grease and gross solids. An inlet section is separated from a downstream section by a weir, so that a higher static water level is maintained in the in... | 11/01/1994 |
