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5467704 Waste container reformer and method for reforming waste containers
Environment International, Vol. 23, No. 3. pp. III-XM, 1997 Copyright 8 1997 Elswier Science Ltd Printed in the USA. All rights reserved 0160-4120/97 $17.00 + .OO
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5466344 METHOD AND APPARATUS CONTROLLING WATER-BASED WASTE
and spores that remain at frequencies that are readily absorbed and operate to disassociate any viable DNA and RNA strands remaining, to thereby cause death . Prior to the stunning chamber, preferably the effluent has any large solids therein, settled, floated or filtered out. When potable water is to be produced, heavy metals and other common inorganic contaminants are also removed. The resulting effluent is pulsed through the stunning, cavitation, and MISE chambers to gain maximum effect thereof. Once the DNA and RNA strands have been disassociated in the MISE chamber, the environment of the downstream flow is controlled to prevent reassociation of organic molecules into viable DNA or RNA strands by either diluting the output of the MISE chamber to such an extent that organic molecules are unlikely to recombine, or when drinking water is to be produced, by filtering the organic filtering the organic molecules out for cosmetic purposes.
FOR LIQUID
Lindke Paul A Penn Valley, CA, UNITED STATES assigned to Houston Fearless 76 Inc A pollution control apparatus for controlling water-based liquid waste includes a vacuum distillation vessel for separating water-based liquid waste into a distilled water component and a pumpable sludge component. A pH control system allows the vacuum distillation vessel to operate at maximum efficiency, and a purification system allows the distilled water component to be purified to a level capable for reuse in chemistry, or else suitable for direct discharge into a municipal sewer. A microprocessor allows the apparatus to operate automatically.
5467704
5466425 BIOLOGICAL
WASTE CONTAINER REFORMER AND METHOD FOR REFORMING WASTE CONTAINERS
DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM
Adams Billy J Usk, WA, UNlTED STATES assigned to Amphion International Limited
Mencarelli Ron; Sasko Jeffry P UNITED STATES assigned Corporation
A system for reducing biological organisms in a liquid effluent to non-viable organic molecules that includes: a stunning chamber that applies a voltage potential across biological organisms to break cell membranes and disable the defense mechanisms of vital organisms to ultraviolet radiation; a cavitation chamber to physically destroy any remaining membranes of biologicals in the effluent that may play host to vital organisms or allow such to hide therein, the action of the stunning and cavitation chambers releasing and a molecularly implanted interferons; stimulated emitter (MISE) chamber in which high levels of ultraviolet radiation are applied to vii-ions
Cayce, SC, to Alaron
A waste container reformer, for reforming generally disk-shaped compacted waste containers into prismatic forms, sequentially presses the sides of the waste container into a prism with a 45 degrees-90 degrees-45 degrees triangular base so that when it is placed adjacent to another reformed container, the two form a rectangular box for more efficient use of storage space. The pressure surfaces arecontrolled by hydraulic cylinders to provide the forces needed to reform the container. The reforming process is controlled so that one angle is formed at a time, beginning with one of III
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the 45 degrees angles, followed by the 90 degrees angle, and then completed by forming the other 45 degrees angle. By forming one angle at a time, the load requirements of the reformer are reduced, and a consistently similar shaped reformed waste container is created.
5468392 SUBMERGED FIXED-FILM BIOLOGICAL WASTE TREATMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM Hanson Christopher D; Meurer Charles Arvada, CO, UNITED STATES assigned to Meurer Research Inc Apparatus and method for controlling the positioning of substrates for supporting bacteria in a waste treatment container use an aerator manifold which supplies bubbles of gas to the container from adjacent the bottom of the container. A hollow open mesh tube forms the substrate and is extended under the manifold to define a leg extending upwardly from each side of the manifold. A buoyant array piece is secured to each such end and urges the tube upwardly toward the upper surface of the waste. The bubbles establish a rolling upward flow of the waste in the container between the legs of the tube, which urges the buoyant array pieces apart both during the treatment operation and during draining of the container. Such urging during draining urges the buoyant array pieces away from the manifold, which pieces carry the ends of the tube away from the manifold as they become located lower in the basin. Such urging avoids tangling of the tubes with the manifold and facilitates more efficient cleaning of the manifold. Units of the array pieces are formed by clipping the array pieces together in various configurations, which additionally assists in keeping the array pieces and tubes away from the manifold.
5468968 AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND PROCESS
SYSTEM
Bailey William; Byers Lonnie L; Holley Robert; Lamie James M; Sparks Robert; West Mike; S torey Richard Johnson City, TN, UNITED STATES assigned to Nuclear Fuel Services lnc A system for the collection and use of radiation data on airborne particulate materials, which system provides one or more facets of enhanced data accuracy, retrievability, security, accountability of personnel, chain of custody, or the like, the system having the following components: (a) an airborne material collection filter means having bar code indicia thereon; (b) a computer adapted for storing and/or processing record data and property data; (c) a bar code reader adapted for interfacing with the bar code on the filter means and accessing record data thereon, the reader also being adapted for interfacing with the computer for the transport of record data thereto; and (d) a radiation counter adapted for analyzing and providing radioactivity (property data) on particulate materials collected by the filter means and for interfacing with the computer for the transport of the property data thereto; (e) the computer being adapted for correlating the record data and property data and calculating and reporting work radiation exposure, and/or forwarding the same to storage or further data processing facilities.
5471835 EXHAUST SYSTEM COMBUSTION Friedman Harold E UNITED STATES
FOR INTERNAL ENGINES Panorama
City,
CA,
An exhaust control system having a plurality of exhaust manifolds is configured and arranged such
Pergamon
NEW PATENTS ‘Ihis sectionccdains abstracts and, where appropriate, illustrations of recently issued United States patents and publishedptent applications filed from over 30
countries under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. This information was obtained from recent additions to the PATSEARCH interest profiles developed by the Editors.
onbne database in accordance with
Further information about online Dafentsearchine can bc obtained from Research on Demand, Inc., 2421 Fourth Street, Ste. C., Berkeley, CA 94710. U.S.A. Del. 510-841-1145; Fax sio-841-633ii.
5466344 METHOD AND APPARATUS CONTROLLING WATER-BASED WASTE
and spores that remain at frequencies that are readily absorbed and operate to disassociate any viable DNA and RNA strands remaining, to thereby cause death . Prior to the stunning chamber, preferably the effluent has any large solids therein, settled, floated or filtered out. When potable water is to be produced, heavy metals and other common inorganic contaminants are also removed. The resulting effluent is pulsed through the stunning, cavitation, and MISE chambers to gain maximum effect thereof. Once the DNA and RNA strands have been disassociated in the MISE chamber, the environment of the downstream flow is controlled to prevent reassociation of organic molecules into viable DNA or RNA strands by either diluting the output of the MISE chamber to such an extent that organic molecules are unlikely to recombine, or when drinking water is to be produced, by filtering the organic filtering the organic molecules out for cosmetic purposes.
FOR LIQUID
Lindke Paul A Penn Valley, CA, UNITED STATES assigned to Houston Fearless 76 Inc A pollution control apparatus for controlling water-based liquid waste includes a vacuum distillation vessel for separating water-based liquid waste into a distilled water component and a pumpable sludge component. A pH control system allows the vacuum distillation vessel to operate at maximum efficiency, and a purification system allows the distilled water component to be purified to a level capable for reuse in chemistry, or else suitable for direct discharge into a municipal sewer. A microprocessor allows the apparatus to operate automatically.
5467704
5466425 BIOLOGICAL
WASTE CONTAINER REFORMER AND METHOD FOR REFORMING WASTE CONTAINERS
DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM
Adams Billy J Usk, WA, UNlTED STATES assigned to Amphion International Limited
Mencarelli Ron; Sasko Jeffry P UNITED STATES assigned Corporation
A system for reducing biological organisms in a liquid effluent to non-viable organic molecules that includes: a stunning chamber that applies a voltage potential across biological organisms to break cell membranes and disable the defense mechanisms of vital organisms to ultraviolet radiation; a cavitation chamber to physically destroy any remaining membranes of biologicals in the effluent that may play host to vital organisms or allow such to hide therein, the action of the stunning and cavitation chambers releasing and a molecularly implanted interferons; stimulated emitter (MISE) chamber in which high levels of ultraviolet radiation are applied to vii-ions
Cayce, SC, to Alaron
A waste container reformer, for reforming generally disk-shaped compacted waste containers into prismatic forms, sequentially presses the sides of the waste container into a prism with a 45 degrees-90 degrees-45 degrees triangular base so that when it is placed adjacent to another reformed container, the two form a rectangular box for more efficient use of storage space. The pressure surfaces arecontrolled by hydraulic cylinders to provide the forces needed to reform the container. The reforming process is controlled so that one angle is formed at a time, beginning with one of III
New Patents
IV
the 45 degrees angles, followed by the 90 degrees angle, and then completed by forming the other 45 degrees angle. By forming one angle at a time, the load requirements of the reformer are reduced, and a consistently similar shaped reformed waste container is created.
5468392 SUBMERGED FIXED-FILM BIOLOGICAL WASTE TREATMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM Hanson Christopher D; Meurer Charles Arvada, CO, UNITED STATES assigned to Meurer Research Inc Apparatus and method for controlling the positioning of substrates for supporting bacteria in a waste treatment container use an aerator manifold which supplies bubbles of gas to the container from adjacent the bottom of the container. A hollow open mesh tube forms the substrate and is extended under the manifold to define a leg extending upwardly from each side of the manifold. A buoyant array piece is secured to each such end and urges the tube upwardly toward the upper surface of the waste. The bubbles establish a rolling upward flow of the waste in the container between the legs of the tube, which urges the buoyant array pieces apart both during the treatment operation and during draining of the container. Such urging during draining urges the buoyant array pieces away from the manifold, which pieces carry the ends of the tube away from the manifold as they become located lower in the basin. Such urging avoids tangling of the tubes with the manifold and facilitates more efficient cleaning of the manifold. Units of the array pieces are formed by clipping the array pieces together in various configurations, which additionally assists in keeping the array pieces and tubes away from the manifold.
5468968 AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND PROCESS
SYSTEM
Bailey William; Byers Lonnie L; Holley Robert; Lamie James M; Sparks Robert; West Mike; S torey Richard Johnson City, TN, UNITED STATES assigned to Nuclear Fuel Services lnc A system for the collection and use of radiation data on airborne particulate materials, which system provides one or more facets of enhanced data accuracy, retrievability, security, accountability of personnel, chain of custody, or the like, the system having the following components: (a) an airborne material collection filter means having bar code indicia thereon; (b) a computer adapted for storing and/or processing record data and property data; (c) a bar code reader adapted for interfacing with the bar code on the filter means and accessing record data thereon, the reader also being adapted for interfacing with the computer for the transport of record data thereto; and (d) a radiation counter adapted for analyzing and providing radioactivity (property data) on particulate materials collected by the filter means and for interfacing with the computer for the transport of the property data thereto; (e) the computer being adapted for correlating the record data and property data and calculating and reporting work radiation exposure, and/or forwarding the same to storage or further data processing facilities.
5471835 EXHAUST SYSTEM COMBUSTION Friedman Harold E UNITED STATES
FOR INTERNAL ENGINES Panorama
City,
CA,
An exhaust control system having a plurality of exhaust manifolds is configured and arranged such