Patent · US Expired

Waste treatment

US7195743B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by
13References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 2001
Grant dateMar 27, 2007
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Expiry dateMay 20, 2023

Classification

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

Abstract

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 a planetary gear box (127) with rotating cutting heads (120, 200).

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