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Class 71/901 - REFUSE CONDITIONING


Subclass of Class 71 - Chemistry: fertilizers
Definition: Art collection involving the treatment of waste material
No. of patents: 59
Last issue date: 06/24/2003


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NumberTitleIssue Date
6582836Calcium salt protective coating and method of forming
A calcium salt protective coating formed in situ by combining fatty acids with lime, also the associated method of forming the protective coating in situ. The fatty acids are preferably vegetable fatty acids such as from soapstock byproduct skimmings prod...
06/24/2003
6569342Process for treating waters, soils, sediments and/or silts
A method is providing for treating waters, such as standing and flowing waters and waste waters, soils, sediments and/or silts. At least one alkaline earth metal peroxide is brought into contact with such waters or the like, especially to effect immobiliz...
05/27/2003
6413017Conversion of hydrocarbon-contaminated particulate soil and/or rock to fertile soil useful in erosion control
A mixture of hydrocarbons with particulate rock and/or soil that is incapable of sustaining growth of erosion retarding plants can be converted to soil that is capable of sustaining such plant growth by blending the mixture with particulate biomass, and/o...
07/02/2002
6280495Alkaline earth metal peroxide product
A homogeneous calcium/magnesium peroxide, its manufacture and use are described. The new calcium/magnesium peroxide is suitable in particular as an additive used as source of oxygen and acid buffer, e.g. in the application, processing, treatment and/or di...
08/28/2001
6273927Manufacturing method of fertilizer made from organic wastes
This invention relates to a method of manufacturing the fertilizer made from organic wastes such as food wastes, human excrements, animal excrements, slaugterhouse waste, henhouse waste, fish and shellfish wastes, vegetable wastes and agricultural wastes....
08/14/2001
6056800Method of simultaneously composting anaerobic and aerobic material
A method for composting organic waste materials utilizing aerobic and anaerobic decomposition processes simultaneously is disclosed. The method of the present invention is carried out by forming a compost pile of organic waste material which will decompos...
05/02/2000
5707417Process of treating garbage with simultaneous production of methane
Garbage resulting from the preparation, cooking and dispensing of food and containing water-insoluble organic components is treated first heated in the presence of water at a temperature of 100°-400° C. and a pressure higher than the saturated water vap...
01/13/1998
5700109Traveling multi-functional disposal simulation installation
There is described a travelling multi-functional disposal simulation instation for simulating the long-term behaviour of materials for disposal containing organic components. These can comprise disposable house refuse and similar wastes, but also contami...
12/23/1997
5681738Use of 10-oxo-trans-8-decenoic acid in mushroom cultivation
Provided is a method for the use of 10-oxo-trans-8-decenoic acid (ODA) as a fungal growth hormone to stimulate mycelial growth of cultivated mushrooms. A species of cultivated mushroom is selected and grown in a solid or liquid growth medium which has bee...
10/28/1997
5646157Disposal of obsolete treated seed
The present invention relates to a process of disposing obsolete planting seed treated with seed-protectant coatings, especially coatings comprising captan or any of the other widely used compounds such as, for example, pirimiphos-methyl and thiram, alone...
07/08/1997
5636940Apparatus and method for gas and/or liquid exchange between an area outside and an area inside a bulk material pile
Gas and/or liquid exchange between a first area within a bulk material pile and a second area outside the bulk material pile is enabled by creating a substantially horizontal cavity during the formation of the bulk material pile, and establishing a condui...
06/10/1997
5609668Spill clean-up process
The present invention is an improved process for absorbing and decontaminating an organic chemical spill comprising the steps of: partially composting plant material; mixing approximately 80% of the partially composted plant material with approximately 20...
03/11/1997
5556445Steam treatment of municipal solid waste
A method for treating solid municipal waste material including placing solid municipal waste in a rotating chamber having an interior at ambient pressure, heating the waste at ambient pressure, and controlling the moisture content of the waste....
09/17/1996
5525139Process for bioremediation of soils
The present invention is an improved bioremediation process comprising the steps of: (a) inoculating cotton gin trash or an equivalent plant material with soil from a contaminated site; (b) composting the inoculated cotton gin trash; (c) mixing the contam...
06/11/1996
5482528Pathogenic waste treatment
Solid waste such as sewage sludge containing fecal matter is processed to reduce pathogens by at least 90% and converted to a useful product such as an amendment to agricultural land by combining the waste with an acid such as concentrated sulfuric and a ...
01/09/1996
5443613Method for producing suspension fertilizer
A high analysis suspension fertilizer containing predetermined amounts of nitrogen and other inorganic plant nutrients is produced from a low plant nutrient-containing organic material, such as animal manure or sewage sludge, by first preparing an aqueous...
08/22/1995
5441552Method and apparatus for composting solid waste and sludge
A method and apparatus for composting solid waste and sludge into a usable state. The method consists of thoroughly mixing a predetermined amount of compostable solid waste and sludge for placement within a stackable modular container system. Each contain...
08/15/1995
5422015Pathogenic waste treatment
Solid waste such as sewage sludge containing fecal matter is processed to reduce pathogens by at least 90% and converted to a useful product such as an amendment to agricultural land by combining the waste with an acid such as concentrated sulfuric and a ...
06/06/1995
5401291Method for manufacturing of organic fertilizers and device thereof
There is provided a method for manufacturing organic fertilizers by fermentation of a mixture of livestock excreement with cellulose containing organic materials, said mixture containing thermophilic and aerobic microorganisms, which method comprises adju...
03/28/1995
5395417Apparatus and process used in working windrowed ingredients to produce pre-wet cycle mushroom compost
A mobile machine and process are provided for milling, mixing, wetting and re-forming an initial windrow of vertically layered ingredients used in the pre-wet cycle for producing mushroom compost. In performing these actions, an assembly of toothed drums,...
03/07/1995
5393317Method and apparatus for producing organic based fertilizer in continuous process
A method and apparatus for making organic based fertilizer, the method including mixing organic material with phosphate, potash, or other inorganics and water if necessary. Acid is mixed with the organic and inorganic material mixture and the resulting mi...
02/28/1995
5356452Method and apparatus for reclaiming waste material
The present invention provides for reusable waste recovery. The method of the present invention is to provide one or more cells. A substantially impermeable liner is positioned into the one or more cells. An impermeable domed structure is erected over the...
10/18/1994
5322792Process and machines for transforming household waste
An apparatus for transforming an input garbage mixture into separate fermented and non-fermented output products has a fermentation stage for depositing an input garbage mixture into non-compacted swathes to allow fermentation of the fermentable, organic ...
06/21/1994
5250100Solid waste recovery system
A solid waste recovery system processes solid wastes which would otherwise be sent to a landfill by utilizing several stages of systematically separating and processing various components of the refuse. Refuse is trucked in and dumped on a tipping floor o...
10/05/1993
5135664Method for treating wastewater sludge
A method for treating wastewater sludge which comprises the steps of further treating the sludges after they have been mixed with alkaline materials and are still in a wet condition with carbon dioxide containing gases wherein the carbon dioxide is a sign...
08/04/1992
5100455Process for bioremediation of soils
The present invention relates to the protection of the environment, particularly the soil and ground water, by biological degradation of unwanted chemical and biological entities often finding their way into soils. The process of the present invention uti...
03/31/1992
5082486Process for preparing organic compost from municipal refuse
A process for converting municipal garbage into organic compost material is described. In the first step of this process, a mixture of cellulosic refuse material and earthworms is provided. In the second step of the process, the mixture of refuse material and ...
01/21/1992
4997469High integrity, low odor, natural based nitrogenous granules for agriculture
A method of preparing high integrity natural nitrogenous granules for agriculture by heating natural nitrogenous materials under alkaline conditions until the materials develop adhesive properties, forming the materials into granules by mechanical means, ...
03/05/1991
4971616Process for preparing organic compost from municipal refuse
A process for converting municipal garbage into organic compost material is described. In the first step of this process, a mixture of shredded cellulosic refuse material and earthworms is provided. A substantial portion of the shredded cellulosic refuse ...
11/20/1990
4956002Method for the composting of organic materials
Modular systems are disclosed for composting organic waste. The systems include a number of modular containers for holding predetermined amounts of the organic waste materials, these amounts being selected such that a relatively uniform temperature profil...
09/11/1990
4877531Process for treating various refuse materials, particularly smoke, garbage and sewage
A process for treating smoke, aqueous sewage and solid waste/refuse materials by digesting all three waste material into an odor-free pumpable slurry. The slurry is screened to separate solids from the aqueous solution. The odor-free solids may be used as...
10/31/1989
4846975Anaerobic digestion process
A process for treating waste material is disclosed wherein the initial steps are performed in the dry stage including the removal of dirt, metallic and glass materials, and separation of the dry materials and thereafter passing the materials through a hor...
07/11/1989
4793927Method of treating sewage
A method of treating sewage is disclosed. Sewage is mixed with an ammonia source, and the mixture is formed into a substantially impermeable mass. The substantially impermeable nature of the mixture increases the ammonia concentration therein and substant...
12/27/1988
4792349Fertilizer values from galvanizer waste
The present invention teaches a technique and provides for apparatus eminently useful for the econimic recovery of Fe, Zn, and S from waste galvinizer sulfuric acid and crystals of iron sulfate and zinc sulfate. The technique or method of the instant inve...
12/20/1988
4769149Method for the recovery of energy from waste and residues
A process for recovery of energy from waste and residues is disclosed. The residues, after sieving, are subjected to bacterial digestion in a methanization reactor and the solid phase of the digestate is then subjected to incineration in a furnace supplyi...
09/06/1988
4743287Fertilizer and method
The invention relates to a novel fertilizer and method wherein a complex humic acid fertilizer is formed a mix of a select organic material, water, and measured amounts of major inorganic elements of nitrogen, phosphate, potash and sulfur. The constituent...
05/10/1988
4501604Method of preparing artificial fertile soil
The present invention is a method of preparing artificial fertile soil from pulverized material such as sawdust or wood chips by the utilization of biological mass production techniques. In the steps for converting the pulverized woody material into ferti...
02/26/1985
4420320Method of biologically drying waste material
A method of producing soil conditioners from waste material, and of utilizing the internal energy thereof, while reducing the volume of the waste material at the same time, is disclosed in which initially compacts of a refuse-sludge mixture are subjected ...
12/13/1983
4352888Container for holding organic matter during decomposition
The present invention relates to a plastic container for holding organic matter during decomposition of the organic matter. The container includes a lower section. The lower section includes a plurality of flat sides positioned in a substantially vertical...
10/05/1982
4337077Agricultural inoculant composition
An agricultural inoculant composition used as a seed, plant, foilar spray, field spray, and compost inoculant. The agricultural inoculant composition includes both a peat humus base composition having predetermined quantities of peat moss, leather meal, g...
06/29/1982
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