US3827378A — Disposal of waste by incineration

Claim 1

Independent Claim 75 words

A method of waste disposal such as in an incinerator toilet, comprising: supporting solid waste material on a grate separate from and above liquid waste; and directing flame from an atmospheric burner operating on ordinary line or tank pressure mixed with atmospheric air toward one edge of the grate to envelop it and the solid material thereon both thereabove and therebelow and to evaporate the liquid waste by heat from the flame below the grate.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 75 words

A method of waste disposal such as in an incinerator toilet, comprising: supporting solid waste material on a grate separate from and above liquid waste; and directing flame from an atmospheric burner operating on ordinary line or tank pressure mixed with atmospheric air toward one edge of the grate to envelop it and the solid material thereon both thereabove and therebelow and to evaporate the liquid waste by heat from the flame below the grate.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 24 words

A method according to claim 1, including providing the incinerating and vaporizing heat by substantially filling a grate enclosing combustion chamber with ''''soft'''' flame.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 16 words

A method according to claim 1, including cooling the odorless gases before exhausting them to atmosphere.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 22 words

A method according to claim 1, including mixing the odorless gases with cooling air and then exhausting the cool mixture to atmosphere.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 26 words

A method according to claim 1, including drawing said odorless gases and cooling air into a mixing chamber, and exhausting the mixture from the mixing chamber.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 24 words

A method according to claim 1, comprising issuing the flame from a nozzle horizontally aligned in spaced relation to said edge of the grate.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 57 words

A method according to claim 1, wherein said grate and burner are located within a fire pot having a wall spaced beyond the opposite edge of the grate from the edge toward which the flame is directed, and conducting the flame and products of combustion and vapor through an opening in said wall into a superheating chamber.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 87 words

A method according to claim 1, wherein said grate and burner are located within a fire pot having a wall spaced beyond the opposite edge of the grate from the edge toward which the flame is directed, conductinG the flame and products of combustion and vapor through an opening in said wall into a superheating chamber, and in said chamber controlling the temperature in a range of 950*F. to 1,200*F. for rendering the gases odorless to the human sense of smell before exhausting such gases to atmosphere.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 68 words

A method according to claim 1, wherein said grate and burner are located within a fire pot having a wall spaced beyond the opposite edge of the grate from the edge toward which the flame is directed, conducting the flame and products of combustion and vapor through an opening in said wall into a superheating chamber, and in said chamber maintaining a temperature on the order of 1,000*F.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 86 words

A method according to claim 1, wherein said grate and burner are operatively located in respect to a combustion and vaporizing first chamber having a wall and duct means of substantial length extending along said wall to provide a second chamber contiguous and in heat-exchange relation throughout most of its length to said first chamber, conducting products of combustion and vapor from the first chamber through said second chamber duct means, and in said second chamber superheating the products of combustion and vapor into odorless gases.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 36 words

A method according to claim 1, including deflecting part of the flame from the burner to more upwardly onto the grate and the material thereon, and deflecting part of the flame to move under the grate.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 109 words

A method according to claim 1, wherein said grate and burner are operatively located in respect to a combustion and vaporizing first chamber having a wall and duct means of substantial length extending along said wall and providing a second chamber contiguous and in heat-exchange relation throughout most of its length to said first chamber, conducting products of combustion and vapor from the first chamber through said second chamber duct means, in said second chamber superheating the products of combustion and vapor into odorless gases, and receiving the gases from the duct means in a mixing chamber and therein mixing the gases with cooling air before release to atmosphere.

Claim 14

Independent Claim 88 words

A method of waste disposal such as in an incinerating toilet, comprising: depositing solid waste material on a grate; collecting liquid waste in a receptacle below the grate; mixing air with fuel at ordinary line or tank pressure and producing flame thereby from an atmospheric burner; and directing flame from the burner toward one edge of the grate to envelop it and the material thereon both thereabove and therebelow with the flame and evaporating the liquid waste in the receptacle by heat from the flame below the grate.

Claim 15

Independent Claim 88 words

A method of waste disposal such as in an incinerating toilet, comprising: depositing solid waste material on a grate; collecting liquid waste in a receptacle below the grate; mixing air with fuel at ordinary line or tank pressure and producing flame thereby from an atmospheric burner; and directing flame from the burner toward one edge of the grate to envelop it and the material thereon both thereabove and therebelow with the flame and evaporating the liquid waste in the receptacle by heat from the flame below the grate.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 44 words

A method according to claim 13, including conducting products of combustion and vapor through a superheating chamber and therein converting the products of combustion and vapor to odorless gases, mixing the odorless gases with cooling air, and exhausting the cooled odorless gases to atmosphere.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 67 words

A method according to claim 13, including conducting products of combustion and vapor through a superheating chamber and therein converting the products of combustion and vapor to odorless gases, introducing heat in addition to heat derived from said burner into said chamber to accelerate superheating of the products of combustion and vapors, mixing the odorless gases with cooling air, and exhausting the cooled odorless gases to atmosphere.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 43 words

A method according to claim 13, including conducting products of combustion and vapors through a duct chamber and therein superheating and converting the same into odorless gases, and controlling said burner in response to temperature variance detected in respect to said duct chamber.

Claim 19

Independent Claim 135 words

A method of waste disposal such as in an incinerator toilet including an upwardly opening housing and an upwardly opening fire pot mounted within a lower portion of the housing, with means for directing material downwardly into the fire pot, comprising: moving a pair of fire door from a closed edge-to-edge position from between said fire pot and an upper portion of said housing into spaced apart position, depositing material to be incinerated into the fire pot with said fire doors in the spaced apart position; moving said fire doors into closed edge-to-edge position; operating heat-producing means to incinerate the material in the fire pot, and electrically controlling said heat-producing means by said fire doors individually to become inoperative when the doors are open and operative only both of when the doors are completely closed.

Claim 20

Independent Claim 135 words

A method of waste disposal such as in an incinerator toilet including an upwardly opening housing and an upwardly opening fire pot mounted within a lower portion of the housing, with means for directing material downwardly into the fire pot, comprising: moving a pair of fire door from a closed edge-to-edge position from between said fire pot and an upper portion of said housing into spaced apart position, depositing material to be incinerated into the fire pot with said fire doors in the spaced apart position; moving said fire doors into closed edge-to-edge position; operating heat-producing means to incinerate the material in the fire pot, and electrically controlling said heat-producing means by said fire doors individually to become inoperative when the doors are open and operative only both of when the doors are completely closed.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 37 words

A method according to claim 17, wherein said doors have respective shafts, and operating respective electrical control switches through rotation of said shafts between door open and door closed positions and thereby electrically controlling said heat-producing means.

Claim 22

Independent Claim 109 words

A method of waste disposal such as in an incinerator toilet and including a combustion and vaporizing first chamber receptive of waste to be incinerated and having a vertical wall structure with an outlet opening, comprising: producing heat in said chamber to incinerate and vaporize the waste; directing products of combustion and vapor from said first chamber through said opening into a second chamber within an afterburner duct of substantial length extending generally horizontally along said wall structure from said opening in contiguous and heat-exchange relation throughout most of its length to said first chamber; and in said second chamber superheating the vapor and converting it into odorless gases.

Claim 23

Independent Claim 109 words

A method of waste disposal such as in an incinerator toilet and including a combustion and vaporizing first chamber receptive of waste to be incinerated and having a vertical wall structure with an outlet opening, comprising: producing heat in said chamber to incinerate and vaporize the waste; directing products of combustion and vapor from said first chamber through said opening into a second chamber within an afterburner duct of substantial length extending generally horizontally along said wall structure from said opening in contiguous and heat-exchange relation throughout most of its length to said first chamber; and in said second chamber superheating the vapor and converting it into odorless gases.

Claim 24

Independent Claim 127 words

A method of waste disposal such as in an incinerator toilet and including a combustion and vaporizing first chamber receptive of waste to be incinerated and having a wall, comprising: producing heat in said chamber to incinerate and vaporize the waste; directing products of combustion and vapor from said first chamber into a second chamber providing an afterburner duct of substantial length extending along said wall in contiguous and heat-exchange relation throughout most of its length to said first chamber; in said second chamber superheating the vapor and converting it into odorless gases; supporting solid waste within said first chamber in spaced generally horizontal alignment with a burner nozzle; and enveloping the solid waste above and below by flame from the nozzle and thereby incinerating the waste.

Claim 25

Independent Claim 127 words

A method of waste disposal such as in an incinerator toilet and including a combustion and vaporizing first chamber receptive of waste to be incinerated and having a wall, comprising: producing heat in said chamber to incinerate and vaporize the waste; directing products of combustion and vapor from said first chamber into a second chamber providing an afterburner duct of substantial length extending along said wall in contiguous and heat-exchange relation throughout most of its length to said first chamber; in said second chamber superheating the vapor and converting it into odorless gases; supporting solid waste within said first chamber in spaced generally horizontal alignment with a burner nozzle; and enveloping the solid waste above and below by flame from the nozzle and thereby incinerating the waste.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 30 words

A method according to claim 20, including collecting liquid waste separate from the solid waste, and directing flame heat into vaporizing relation to the liquid waste both thereabove and therebelow.

Claim 27

Independent Claim 151 words

A method of waste disposal such as in an incinerator toilet and including a combustion and vaporizing first chamber receptive of waste to be incinerated and having a wall, comprising: producing heat in said chamber to incinerate and vaporize the waste; directing products of combustion and vapor from said first chamber into a second chamber providing an afterburner duct of substantial length extending along said wall in contiguous and heat-exchange relation throughout most of its length to said first chamber; in said second chamber superheating the vapor and converting it into odorless gases; supporting solid waste material at an elevation in said first chamber; directing the flame from a gas burner nozzle aligned in spaced relation in a generally horizontal direction with the supported solid waste; and deflecting flame from the nozzle to move upwardly onto and under the supported solid waste material and thereby enveloping the same to effect incineration.

Claim 28

Independent Claim 151 words

A method of waste disposal such as in an incinerator toilet and including a combustion and vaporizing first chamber receptive of waste to be incinerated and having a wall, comprising: producing heat in said chamber to incinerate and vaporize the waste; directing products of combustion and vapor from said first chamber into a second chamber providing an afterburner duct of substantial length extending along said wall in contiguous and heat-exchange relation throughout most of its length to said first chamber; in said second chamber superheating the vapor and converting it into odorless gases; supporting solid waste material at an elevation in said first chamber; directing the flame from a gas burner nozzle aligned in spaced relation in a generally horizontal direction with the supported solid waste; and deflecting flame from the nozzle to move upwardly onto and under the supported solid waste material and thereby enveloping the same to effect incineration.

Claim 29

Independent Claim 138 words

A method of waste disposal such as an incinerator toilet and including a combustion and vaporizing first chamber having front, rear and side walls and receptive of waste to be incinerated, comprising: producing heat in said chamber by flame from a burner extending through an opening in said rear wall to incinerate and vaporize the waste; directing prodUcts of combustion and vapor from said first chamber through an exit opening in said front wall into a second chamber within an afterburner duct of substantial length extending along said side wall; effecting heat transfer from said first chamber into said second chamber duct through said side wall; in said second chamber superheating the vapor and converting it into substantially odorless gases; and effecting exhausting suction with said second chamber duct at its end remote from said front wall opening.

Claim 30

Independent Claim 138 words

A method of waste disposal such as an incinerator toilet and including a combustion and vaporizing first chamber having front, rear and side walls and receptive of waste to be incinerated, comprising: producing heat in said chamber by flame from a burner extending through an opening in said rear wall to incinerate and vaporize the waste; directing prodUcts of combustion and vapor from said first chamber through an exit opening in said front wall into a second chamber within an afterburner duct of substantial length extending along said side wall; effecting heat transfer from said first chamber into said second chamber duct through said side wall; in said second chamber superheating the vapor and converting it into substantially odorless gases; and effecting exhausting suction with said second chamber duct at its end remote from said front wall opening.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1977-08-05	1978-02-04	1978-08-06	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1981-08-05	1982-02-04	1982-08-06	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1985-08-05	1986-02-04	1986-08-06	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Disposal of waste by incineration

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