Waste collection system with controllers for regulating levels of vacuum drawn on a waste container
US12239775B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2209/084
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A waste collection system for collecting medical waste. A mobile rover includes at least one waste container, and a rover controller. A chassis is removably couplable with the mobile rover and includes a vacuum regulator, and a chassis controller. The chassis controller is configured to control operation of the vacuum regulator based on a pressure signal from a pressure sensor disposed on the mobile rover. The chassis may include a control panel configured to receive an input of and display a vacuum level, and the chassis controller may control operation of the vacuum regulator based on the input. The mobile rover may include plural waste containers, and the chassis may include plural vacuum regulators. The chassis controller may control operation of the vacuum regulators on the chassis to independently regulate the vacuum level supplied to each of the waste containers on the mobile rover.
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