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Method and apparatus for recycling oil filters

US6772497B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
13References
28Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 5, 2001
Grant dateAug 10, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 18, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides a method for automatically processing multiple used oil filters (3, 34) used for internal combustion engines for disposal, in particular for disposal in which essentially all of the residual oil is removed making the crushed canister (18, 18A) and internal element a non-hazardous material and making the connector base plate (38A) available for recycling as scrap steel.

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