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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7392753 | Process and apparatus for disposal of wastes An apparatus 1 for disposal of wastes comprises a measuring hopper 2 for measuring a charging amount of a waste to be disposed such as domestic wastes, industrial wastes or the like or a charging amount of a solid fuel such as coke, coal or the like, a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7363866 | Control system for a waste processing apparatus A control system for a waste processing apparatus controls entry of a predetermined quantity of waste into the processing chamber via air lock whenever the level of waste in the chamber has fallen sufficiently to accommodate the new waste, and this is detected by a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7244401 | Apparatus for separation of constituents from matrices The present invention provides an apparatus useful for the separation of hazardous and non-hazardous organic and inorganic constituents from various matrices. A method of separating such constituents is also provided. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7140309 | Method of clean burning and system for same A method and system for clean burning organic or synthetic material, particularly vulcanized rubber, where fuel is ignited and the heat and smoke by-product is maximized by controlling the amount of oxygen available to the fire. The smoke by-product in an afterburne... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7024761 | Device for destroying sharp, pointed objects which is fitted with means for automatically unscrewing injecting needles and similar A sharp cutting object disposal device provided with means for automatic unscrewing of venopuncture needles and the like, consisting of a tube to which a pair of motors or a gear wheel are fixed, the wheel which, actuated by a geared part that upon sliding on the ge... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7007616 | Oxygen-based biomass combustion system and method An oxygen-based biomass solid fuel combustion system and method has an air separator for separating oxygen from air providing a supply of oxygen for feeding oxygen to a solid fuel combustion chamber. An airlock feeds a metered amount of solid fuel to the solid fuel ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6968629 | Method of drying metallic waste of pyrophoric tendencies that is to be compacted; apparatus and compacting canister associated with said method The present invention provides: a method of drying metallic waste having pyrophoric tendencies (liable to catch fire and/or explode), said waste being for compacting; an apparatus for drying said waste, the apparatus including a compacting canister and... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6928935 | Incinerator pre-fill chamber An incinerator pre-fill chamber for installation on an incinerator for burning combustible material which allows the operator to continuously re-fill the container of the incinerator with new combustible material while the contents within the container is burning. T... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6877446 | Treatment plant for refuse derived fuels Process for incinerating refuse derived fuels to obtain fuel gas therefrom by thermal cracking, comprising the following steps: subjecting the material to deaeration; advancing a bed of material within a vacuum environment insulated from the outside (thermal crackin... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6877444 | Intermittent flow type thermal decomposer A thermal decomposition system is disclosed which can decompose wastes thermally in a continuous manner and which is therefore superior in its working efficiency. In the thermal decomposition system, wherein wastes to be treated are charged into a crucible and the c... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6820564 | System and method for removing blockages in a waste converting apparatus One or more auxiliary plasma torches are provided to a waste processing plant at strategic locations within the chamber and directed towards the waste column. When a bridge forms within the chamber the auxiliary plasma torches may be operated such as to provide an a... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6817388 | Multiple plasma generator hazardous waste processing system A waste processing system is provided herein which entails the use of at least one fixed-position plasma arc generator for primary processing and at least one moveable plasma arc generator for secondary processing assistance and/or final conditioning of the slag pri... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6807913 | System and method for decongesting a waste converting apparatus A plurality of fluxing agent inlets are provided at the lower part of a waste processing chamber to enable the direct application of fluxing agents to deposited “unprocessed solids” and/or to liquid products of high viscosity therein. Means are provided for sens... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6701855 | Process for the pyrolysis of medical waste and other waste materials A process for the pyrolysis of waste materials, particularly medical waste, is provided. In the pyrolysis process, waste material is placed in a sealed container. The sealed container is placed in a load chamber and the waste material is subjected to pyro... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6659025 | Tire recycling process The present invention is a rubber tire recycling process that does not require the inefficient procedure of cutting and shredding the rubber tires. The entire rubber tire enters the recycling process without ever being cut thereby maintains the integrity ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6382112 | Chute of a feed system for a refuse incineration plant having a cutting apparatus The chute is provided with a cutting apparatus which has a mating holder, a clamping slide and a cutting slide. To close the chute, the mating holder is moved inward approximately into the center of the chute and is locked. Then, the clamping slide is mov... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6360678 | Method and device for disposing of scrapped gas container A method and apparatus for crushing waste gas cans between a pair of rotating rollers installed in a treatment chamber and removing the residual gas and residual liquid from the waste gas cans. The atmosphere in each of a waste gas can loading chamber, wh... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6309542 | Waste water treating device A waste water treating device can be simply installed in a small area and destroy combustible wastes and sludge to reduce fuel consumption cost of a burner. Moreover, the waste water treating device can increase a treating amount of the waste water per un... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6250236 | Multi-zoned waste processing reactor system with bulk processing unit A preferred waste treatment system and method employs multiple reactor zones for processing heterogeneous waste. In one embodiment, the reactor system (10) includes the following components: first (12) and second (14) solid waste feed subsystems; a liquid... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6244198 | Method and equipment for pyrolytic treatment of organic material The present invention refers to a method and an equipment for pyrolytic treatment of organic material comprising a supply storage receiving the organic material to be treated, a number of containers with meshlike walls, each to be charged with a batch of ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6213030 | Volatile materials treatment system Apparatus for the treatment of volatile material(s) in contaminated material(s) including a retort assembly which includes a rotatable retort disposed at least partially within a combustion chamber with a heater to indirectly heat the contents of the rota... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6160238 | Tunable molten oxide pool assisted plasma-melter vitrification systems The present invention provides tunable waste conversion systems and apparatus which have the advantage of highly robust operation and which provide complete or substantially complete conversion of a wide range of waste streams into useful gas and a stable... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6155182 | Plant for gasification of waste A waste disposal system for gasification and melting of various waste materials such as solid waste, waste in a solid container, granular waste, and liquid waste, and mixtures thereof. The system includes a reactor vessel which is closed to the atmosphere... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6148742 | Apparatus for disposing of hypodermic needles A needle incineration apparatus for disposing of hypodermic needles comprises an insertion aperture (26) through which a needle to be destroyed may be introduced into the apparatus, two electrodes separated by a gap that is aligned with the insertion aper... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6127645 | Tunable, self-powered arc plasma-melter electro conversion system for waste treatment and resource recovery The present invention provides a relatively compact self-powered, tunable waste conversion system and apparatus which has the advantage of highly robust operation which provides complete or substantially complete conversion of a wide range of waste stream... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6105515 | Portable cyclone burner A device for enabling oil spill waste materials to be incinerated in situ is provided. More specifically, the invention comprises an incinerator for reducing to ashes, used oil spill sorbent pads, oilsocks, and other materials employed in cleaning up oil ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5948373 | Free radical oxidation installation for treating liquid effluents contaminated by organic substances In the installation for decontaminating a liquid effluent contaminated by at least one organic substance, a gaseous combustible is burned in a reactor to produce a flame containing hydroxyl free radicals OH° and oxygen O2 and that flame is cen... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5943969 | Ashing furnace and method A furnace comprises an enclosure, a hearth plate within the enclosure for supporting combustible material, a first heater element adjacent the hearth plate for initial combustion of the combustible material, a filter disposed above the hearth plate for fi... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5839375 | Apparatus for burning organic material An apparatus and method for burning organic farm bedding waste includes a firebox having an air injector disposed within the firebox. A heat exchanger is also disposed within the firebox above the air injector. The fuel to be burned, a mixture of organic ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5824122 | Process and apparatus for purifying flammable gas In a process and an apparatus for purifying flammable gas, in particular low-temperature carbonization gas, the gas is scrubbed and discharged as pure gas and condensate. The condensate is distilled in a distillation unit. Volatile constituents are admixe... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5798497 | Tunable, self-powered integrated arc plasma-melter vitrification system for waste treatment and resource recovery The present invention provides a relatively compact self-powered, tunable waste conversion system and apparatus which has the advantage of highly robust operation which provides complete or substantially complete conversion of a wide range of waste stream... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5769010 | Furnace including localized incineration of effluents A furnace includes a high temperature heating source located within the cavity of the furnace which incinerates undesired effluents produced during the normal thermal processing of material. The heating source comprises one or more hot wires disposed with... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5699745 | Animal carcass incinerator An incinerator and a process for the incineration of animal carcasses. The inner combustion chamber of the incinerator is lined with a high temperature fibrous insulation material and a stainless steel liner thereby permitting the temperature of the liner... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5626249 | Plasmalysis treatment method for waste matter A method for the treatment of waste matter by plasma action. A plurality of electrode structures are positioned to define a reaction zone associated with the inter-electrode space. The inter-electrode space is conditioned (as by preionizing) and a series ... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5579704 | Apparatus for disposing of refuse by thermal oxidation A unit for disposing of refuse and contaminants by thermal oxidation includes a housing having a bottom, side walls and a top disposed in surrounding relation to an interior thereof. A partial wall structure divides the housing interior to define a first ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5574203 | Process and installation for destroying munitions containing toxic agents The invention relates to a process and an installation for destroying munitions containing toxic agent. The process comprises equipping the munitions with a pyrotechnic fragmentation device and submerging in a pool which is filled with a liquid for neutra... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5556515 | Coke oven door A coke oven door, which includes a metal frame, means for latching the door in a closed position, a sealing member extending around the perimeter of the frame having forward edges adapted to contact a sealing surface on a coking chamber door jamb for effe... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5551355 | Needle incinerator An apparatus for incinerating the metal shaft of hypodermic needles which includes a housing having adjustable electrodes mounted therein which when supplied with electric current and contacted with a metal shaft of a needle will instantly disintegrate th... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5550352 | Method and device for the thermal cleaning of objects Method for the thermal cleaning of objects, in particular for removing materials such as plastics and such from metal objects (4), whereby the objects (4) to be cleaned are placed in a room (3) and are heated up to a temperature at which the materials to ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5541386 | Plasma arc decomposition of hazardous wastes into vitrified solids and non-hazardous gasses A disposal of waste material including water, volatile components and vitrifiable components, the waste material is heated in a dehydrator to remove the water, heated in a high-temperature dryer to vaporize hydrocarbon liquids, and then fed to the focus p... | 07/30/1996 |
