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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357601 | Adaptive coupling and method An adaptive coupling and method for joining a conduit to a barrier sheet through which the conduit passes are disclosed. The barrier sheet is movable axially relative to the conduit. A tubular member and an extensible boot are configured to allow passage of a portio... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7316365 | Method of integrated processing of waste materials Taught herein are methods of integrated material processing, especially integrated processing of waste materials. According to the methods, waste materials are exposed simultaneously to two or more unit operations, and the physical phenomena associated with each of ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7284930 | Composition and method for forming a sprayable materials cover An alternative cover for landfill may be formed from a slurry mixture of water, cementitious binder, adhesion enhancing admixture and fiber. These constituents may be mixed and applied to cover landfilled wastes, granular material piles or for soil erosion control. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7140805 | Method of treating municipal solid waste One aspect of the present invention relates to a method of treating municipal solid waste which includes landfilling a volume of solid waste, a substantial portion of which has been exposed to the atmosphere, adding moisture to the solid waste, compacting the moiste... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7083358 | Aquatic weed suppressor A sub surface aquatic weed barrier consisting of a strip of plastic held to the aquatic substrate by transverse weights bonded to the plastic strip. Gas release ports are located in the plastic sheet, positioned midway between the transverse weights. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056061 | Remediation of contaminates including low bioavailability hydrocarbons A method of treatment of a contaminated material contaminated with an organic compound. The method includes treating the contaminate with a bioremediation step followed by a chemical oxidation step. The bioremediation step includes contacting the contaminate with a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6558079 | Method and apparatus for covering landfill A method and apparatus is used for covering the exposed workface of a landfill with a film. The apparatus includes a compactor rotatably mounted on a frame which is hitched to a tractor. A film, spray and ballast deployer is mounted on the end of the fram... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6491100 | Disposal of fluids by displacement injection in shallow soils A method for disposing of a fluid includes the steps of obtaining a fluid; positioning a well into a saturated soil; and pumping the fluid into the well whereby the fluid displaces saturated soil away from the well so as to form a fluid zone in the satura... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6315500 | Ground watering spray system for backhoe machines A watering spray system offering a method for softening soil in preparation for compacting the soil with a vibrating compactor attached to the end of an articulated arm of a backhoe, or the like equipment. The system includes a water spray head secured to... | 11/13/2001 |
| 5984580 | Landfill bioreactor Disclosed is a method of producing a landfill and the landfill produced thereby wherein waste to be landfilled is comminuted to yield homogeneously-sized waste particles, mixed with liquid wastes such as waste water treatment sludges and the like, and the... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5813968 | Process for disposing of perlite waste The present invention relates to a process for disposing of perlite, wherein perlite particles are removed by suction from a source, mixed with water and then compressed, whereby the volume of the perlite is reduced by the compression to about a third or ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5582572 | Method and plant for rendering solid waste inert and for its subsequent definite storage The method for rendering solid waste inert and for its subsequent definitive storage and a plant which allows this to be done, provide an initial stage in which the waste is reduced and/or prepared so that it can be covered then enveloped in substances wh... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5574204 | Method for the mutual chemical and compaction treatment of inorganic wastes Water-containing inorganic waste materials, originally in loose form, and which contain water-soluble components capable of reacting with each other are mixed and then compacted at a pressure sufficient to reduce the space, volume between the particles of... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5441366 | Method and apparatus for compacting garbage dumps by means of depth vibration For a method for compacting garbage dumps (10) by means of depth vibration, which is carried out by means of at least one depth vibrator (4) and puts the dump mass (1, 2, 3) into vibration, one area after another, and compacts it in this way, with depth v... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5421673 | Method for gaining garbage dump space by means of garbage compaction A method for increasing the capacity of a garbage dump to allow additional garbage to be dumped therein, in which a depth packing device, such as a vibrator or ram, is lowered from the surface of the dump down to a predetermined depth to form a hole surro... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5336843 | Process for compacting normally occurring radioactive material (NORM) in sealed tubular members A process for compacting normally occurring radioactive material (NORM) into a cylinder, such as a pipe, by providing a cylinder having a continuous sidewall, a first open end and a second closed in, and a cavity formed by the side wall defining a NORM st... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5320450 | Method of recycling construction and demolition debris A method of recycling construction and demolition debris produces a product useful in earth engineering applications, including landfills, soil stabilization and roadbeds. The method involves wet shredding construction and demolition debris into a moist s... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5288171 | Method of recycling construction and demolition debris A method of recycling construction and demolition debris produces a product useful in earth engineering applications, including landfills, soil stabilization and roadbeds. The method involves wet shredding construction and demolition debris into a moist s... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5265979 | High efficiency waste placement system for municipal landfills A high efficiency waste placement and disposal method for disposing of solid waste in a landfill includes size reducing the solid waste, moisture adjusting the solid waste, placing the solid waste in a preselected geometric form thereby forming a waste pi... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5244311 | Method for increasing the capacity of an active landfill A method of increasing the available capacity of an active above ground and/or incised landfill is disclosed that involves dynamically compacting successive layers of deposited refuse. This method increases the available volume of the landfill up to about... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5139365 | Process for waste injection into landfills for waste management, landfill reclamation, enhanced biodegradation and enhanced methane gas generation and recovery The present invention relates to a process for managing wastes and reclaiming landfill sites by using the inherent void space that exits within municipal solid waste landfills. The process comprises the injection of selected wastes and additives under pre... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5120161 | Apparatus for the controlled disposal of waste and method therefor The apparatus includes a controlled deposition region constituted by a pit lined with an impermeable lining of heat-weldable polymeric material. Partitioning sheets made of polymeric material which are perimetrically welded to the lining, separate, in the... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5040920 | Disposal of waste ash Waste ash is controlled and adjusted in its water content to result in a compacted permeability of about 10-5 cm/s or less. With particle size distribution adjustments, the compacted permeability can be made even lower. The impermeable structur... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5026208 | Process for the disposal of waste The accumulated waste is pressed under high pressure to form blocks or boards having high strength, low elutability and low permeability, then packed in film individually or in stacks in a dust-tight and water-tight manner and deposited in this form on a ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4966499 | Vibratory compactor A vibratory compactor is connected to a loading boom for exerting compaction forces upon trash and the like. The vibratory compactor includes a generally circular base plate having outboard bearing members located near the periphery thereof, inboard beari... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4941772 | Method of disposing of salt-containing dusts from incinerator plants For the disposal of salt-containing dusts of incinerator plants, with addition of water the salt-containing dusts are intensively mixed with other waste materials, such as ashes and fly ashes from thermal power plants fired with hard coal or brown coal, w... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4886393 | Pretreatment of solid wastes, and wastes to be compacted, for introduction into underground salt cavities of salt caverns via a downpipe under the force of gravity Solid wastes, and wastes to be compacted, are pretreated for introduction into underground salt cavities or salt caverns via a downpipe under the force of gravity by a process in which solid, uncomminuted or comminuted or finely divided to very finely div... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4838733 | Landfill compaction A landfill compaction system and method reduces the volume of landfill at an existing landfill site by essentially sealing off at least a portion of the landfill and utilizing a source of vacuum to extract gases from the sealed-off portion of the landfill... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4519338 | Apparatus and method for applying a foam layer to cover and seal dumped waste An apparatus and method for covering and sealing dumped waste is provided wherein hardenable plastic foam is sprayed in a swath as waste is compacted by a roller. The roller is wider than the treads of the tractor vehicle, the spray nozzles are angulated ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4354876 | Utilization of dry scrubber waste materials Cured compacted products suitable for use as landfill materials, embankments, roadbase compositions and the like are produced by the described method from fly ash-containing waste materials obtained by a lime based dry scrubbing flue gas desulfurization o... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4270875 | Method of creating landfill from red mud This invention relates to a method of using "red mud", i.e., slurry by-products from the Bayer process for extracting alumina from bauxite, for creating landfill. The red mud is first filtered to reduce its water content in the conventional manner and the... | 06/02/1981 |
| 4269562 | Trench trash compactor A self moving landfill refuse compactor for operation in a ditch or trench in the earth having a refuse chamber with a top openable for receiving refuse from a delivery truck and a powered ram slidably disposed in the refuse chamber and defining a movable... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4016073 | Process for sludge disposal and circular landfill system A process for disposal of aqueous sludge material and a circular disposal system for stabilization in a landfill. A circular disposal area with a raised central area and peripheral dike is constructed with pond sectors for the deposition, dewatering, and ... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3992986 | Apparatus for collecting and disposing of refuse Method and apparatus of refuse collection in a city for disposal in a landfill characterized by the steps of sending portable collecting and baling units on routes throughout the city for collecting refuse and simultaneously baling the refuse into large b... | 11/23/1976 |
