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Medical waste disposal apparatus and method for disposing of waste

US5447685A · kind A · utility

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30Claims
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Filing dateSep 3, 1993
Grant dateSep 5, 1995
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S241/606
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An industrial waste disposal apparatus which converts the waste from hazardous to nonhazardous form. The apparatus processes the waste into a solid block of nonhazardous material. The solid block may thereafter be disposed of through conventional disposal methods. This apparatus and process also reduces the volume up to 80% of the original volume.

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