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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147772 | Animal waste processing A method and apparatus for eliminating mold spores, pathogens and odor from material like equine bedding. The apparatus includes two or more pairs of augers including blades to control the size of the material and to move it in a zigzag fashion through heat. ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8092757 | Method for sterilizing preforms and installation for producing sterile bodies from these preforms A sterilization method and an installation for producing sterile bottles by blow molding sterilized preforms includes, at the spraying station, the flow of sterilizing product atomized onto each preform whose temperature (T1) is less than the condensing tempe... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7337860 | Apparatus and process for removing liquids from drill cuttings Drill cuttings associated with drilling fluid are thermally cleaned. The wet cuttings are fed into a vessel chamber having mechanical mixers, such as ribbon blenders, extending lengthwise of the chamber. Direct heating is applied to the chamber contents by introduci... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7235219 | Method and apparatus for removing additives from thermoplastic resin composition There is provided a treatment method of efficiently separating an additive component from a resin component for the purpose of treating and recycling a thermoplastic resin composition containing an additive. The treatment method includes heating and agitating the th... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7195743 | Waste treatment Disclosed is a combination instrument steriliser (13, 210) and biomedical waste processor (15, 211). Both units are supplied steam from a common steam boiler (30, 212). In preferred embodiments, the waste processor utilises a shredder comprising... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192989 | Method and expansion device for preparing expanded thermoplastic microspheres The present invention relates to a method of preparing expanded thermoplastic microspheres, comprising charging thermally expandable microspheres into an expansion device comprising rotating feeding means enveloped by a hollow body, and one or more scrapers. The inv... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7144558 | Wood gasification apparatus A wood gasification apparatus in which cellulosic material is transported by an auger through a housing and heated to vaporize at least a portion of the cellulosic material by frictional heating. The auger and housing define a spiral void through which the cellulosi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7093678 | Method and apparatus for removing fluids from drill cuttings A method and apparatus is provided for removing fluids, particularly entrained and/or adherent fluids, from drill cuttings generated during the well drilling process. A generally cylindrical wire-wrapped screen having a bore therethrough rotates about its longitudin... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7011797 | Apparatus for thawing frozen biological fluids utilizing heating plates and oscillatory motion to enhance heat transfer by mixing An improved dry heat method and apparatus for thawing frozen biological fluids utilizing electrically heated plates and oscillatory motion to enhance heat transfer by mixing as the fluid thaws. Bags of frozen fluid to be thawed are lightly squeezed between two heati... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6863865 | Sterilization of pharmaceuticals A method of sterilizing a pharmaceutical composition containing a suspension of a pharmaceutical comprises rapidly heating the pharmaceutical composition from ambient temperature to an elevated temperature, maintaining it at or above the elevated temperature for a p... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6752956 | Waste treatment control system The invention relates to a control system for processing waste. The system controls pressure and temperature in a treatment vessel to provide a more efficient process. A system for shredding the waste in the vessel is used to improve process efficiency and provides ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6749806 | Method of sterilizing mildews and/or fungi in the state of spores and sterilization apparatus therefor The present invention relates to a method of sterilizing fungi and bacteria in a spore state for sterilizing fungi and bacteria in a spore state for sterilizing fungi and bacteria in a spore state and a sterilizer thereof. In particular, the invention is directed to... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6569672 | Pressure cycling reactor Methods and apparatus in which pressure provides precise control over the timing and preferably synchronization of chemical reactions, particularly enzymatic reactions.... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6399851 | Method and apparatus for removing mercury and organic contaminants from soils, sludges and sediments and other inert materials An apparatus for thermally separating mercury and organic contaminants from inert substrate materials (such as soil, sludges, sediments, drilling muds and cuttings), comprising an essentially air-tight processing chamber having a substrate inlet and a sub... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6387322 | System and method for heating and then cooling contents of flexible containers A fluid conveyor jet moves flexible containers or bags along a trough from one station to the next in the trough in a process which efficiently heats or cools the contents of the containers. Side fluid jets positioned along opposite sides of the trough di... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6368555 | Method for treating contaminated material, specifically infected material The invention relates to a method and device for treating contaminated materials, specially infected materials, which are fed to endless screws (5, 12) via a feed hopper (2) and are heated, disinfected or sterilized in addition to being discharged through... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6340449 | System and method for heating or cooling contents of flexible containers A fluid conveyor jet moves flexible containers or bags along a trough from one station to the next in the trough in a process which efficiently heats or cools the contents of the containers. Side fluid jets positioned along opposite sides of the trough di... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6306345 | Industrial scale barrier technology for preservation of sensitive biological materials at ambient temperatures This invention relates to barrier methods for preserving sensitive biological materials as a porous foam, subsequently crushing the foam to form a powder, and optionally formulating mixtures of preserved powdered biological materials. The invention also e... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6190618 | Garbage processing apparatus having deodorizing unit A garbage processor has a vessel for receiving garbage, a rotary pulverizer/stirrer for crushing and stirring the garbage in the vessel and a first heater for drying the garbage in the vessel. A steam is generated upon heating and drying of the garbage. A... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6180070 | Infectious waste treatment system An system for treatment of infectious waste including a impactor coupled to a mixing drum that can be pressurized, infectious waste and a treatment fluid comprising a substance effective in killing pathogenic organisms being introduced directly into the i... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6139793 | Waste treatment control system The invention relates to a control system for processing waste. The system controls pressure and temperature in a treatment vessel to provide a more efficient process. A system for shredding the waste in the vessel is used to improve process efficiency an... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6071474 | Method, apparatus and processing plant for sterilizing and/or heat treating particulate products The invention is a method and an apparatus for the sterilization and/or heat treatment of product with the product being introduced in batches into a pressure vessel which lies substantially horizontal. A method in accordance with the invention includes p... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6068816 | Process for the mild reduction of germs in pharmaceutical preparations The present invention relates to a process for degerminating drugs in a vacuum drying system comprising a multi-blade stirrer under the conditions of reduced pressure, keeping the active ingredients intact and largely destroying toxic mould fungi.... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6007773 | Frozen plasma thawing system A technique and apparatus for rapidly thawing a frozen blood plasma unit. The holder maintains a plasma unit pouch submerged in a manner which affords substantial thermal contact between the plasma unit and the fluid bath. The fluid is manipulated to prov... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5980823 | Garbage processing apparatus having deodorizing unit A garbage processor has a vessel for receiving garbage, a rotary pulverizer/stirrer for crushing and stirring the garbage in the vessel and a first heater for drying the garbage in the vessel. Steam is generated upon heating and drying of the garbage. An ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5906793 | Process for the disposal of wet refuse A process for treating so-called wet refuse of urban origin, especially food waste from canteens, communities and other similar catering establishments, and originating from the food industry and the agrifoods industry, including the phases of subjecting ... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5874054 | Device for encapsulation of plastic syringes A device for encapsulating plastic waste such as plastic syringes with attached needles, lancets or blood test strips, having a melt chamber to receive the waste, means to elevate the temperature within the melt chamber, a reciprocating compaction head to... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5866086 | Device for destruction and encapsulation of syringes A device for the sterilization and encapsulation of bio-hazardous materials, especially including needles and syringes, which provides a sealable container to receive the materials and a rotating carousel to successively position the container for process... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5863499 | Light weight vented package for liquids A self-venting package (A) contains peracetic acid or other strong oxidants in a unit dose that assures sterilization of instruments and equipment in an automated sterilizing apparatus (FIG. 3) or of biological wastes in a biological waste comminuting app... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5800776 | Method and a machine for sterilizing or disinfecting waste A method for heat sterilizing or disinfecting hospital waste includes the steps of grinding and/or comminuting the waste under a cutting force and for an amount of time such that a quantity of heat which is sufficient to reach and maintain the sterilizati... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5779974 | Frozen plasma thawing system A technique and apparatus for rapidly thawing a frozen blood plasma unit. The holder maintains a plasma unit pouch submerged in a manner which affords substantial thermal contact between the plasma unit and the fluid bath. The fluid is manipulated to prov... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5776422 | Cleaning sterilization apparatus for topsoil A cleaning sterilization apparatus for topsoil which includes: an apparatus body provided with crawlers for traveling over a ground surface and an engine for driving the crawlers; an intake apparatus for taking up the topsoil into the apparatus body; a se... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5759491 | Process and apparatus for the decontamination of infectious waste A process and apparatus for the decontamination of infectious waste produces a flowable influent slurry from a solid waste and aqueous liquid. The influent slurry is caused to flow through a conduit which includes a heat exchanger, a heater which brings t... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5741397 | Dental waste separator An apparatus is provided for processing combined liquid and solid dental waste from a patient's mouth such that the solid waste is separated from the liquid waste. The solid and liquid dental waste are removed from the patient's mouth and transmitted to a... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5709842 | Apparatus and method for processing medical waste An apparatus and method for processing medical waste are disclosed. Medical waste is disintegrated or shredded, disinfected with radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation and then transformed into useful material such as reclaimed plastic and refuse-deriv... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5656248 | Multi-stage infectious waste treatment system A multi-stage treatment system for infectious waste includes a shredding stage, a granulating stage, a wetting stage, a disinfecting stage, and a dewatering stage which define a continuous treatment flowpath for the infectious waste. A plurality of blades... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5626824 | Autoclave An autoclave (1) is provided with an internal table (1) upon which articles to be sterilised can be placed. The autoclave is provided with a mechanism (2, 3, 5) for shaking or vibrating the table, and thereby shaking or vibrating the liquid undergoing ste... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5614157 | Unitized infectious waste processor and waste processing method Apparatus for treating infectious wastes from hospitals, medical clinics or the like integrates sterilizing, fragmentizing and compaction steps within a single waste processor. Wastes which are deposited in a sterilization chamber are made non-infectious ... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5564133 | Raw sewage disposal apparatus A raw sewage disposal apparatus capable of easily stirring raw sewage and cleaning a container by rotating the container per se after introducing the raw sewage into the container and heating, evaporating and drying the raw sewage. The raw sewage disposal... | 10/15/1996 |
