US4631133A
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Waste treatment device and method using microwaves
Assignee: MicroSepTic Inc
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Filing: 1985-07-03
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Granted: 1986-12-23
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Expires: 2005-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A method and device for separating most of the waste material from sewage effluent, which incinerates a large portion of the waste to dispose of the waste in an environmentally safe manner. After separation, the aqueous by-product from the sewage effluent is substantially waste free, allowing easy disposition or further treatment. The apparatus includes a housing and a filter in the housing to which the sewage effluent is introduced. The solid waste materials are trapped in the filter with a substantially aqueous by-product discharged from the device. A switch senses entry of the sewage effluent, starting operation of a heating element and a microwave generator which operate to substantially incinerate the waste material into an ash particulate. The gaseous by-products of the incineration are vented to the atmosphere and the ash particulate is vacummed into a temporary storage container.
Inventors
- 👤 Burton Axelrod
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:50
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23G; F23G7/00; F23G7/001; F23G5/00; F23G5/08; F23G5/085; C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/44; C02F1/441; C02F2103/00; C02F2103/005; C02F2103/02; C02F2103/023; F23G2204/00; F23G2204/20; F23G2204/203; Y; Y02; Y02W; Y02W10/00; Y02W10/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A device for separating and disposing of solid waste material from sewage efflucent, comprising: a housing; an inlet in the housing for introducing sewage effluent into the housing; filter means disposed in the housing for receiving the sewage effluent introduced into the housing, said filter means having a portion transparent to microwaves and being operable for trapping a generally solid waste material component of the sewage effluent in the microwave transparent portion and passing therethrough a generally aqueous component; an outlet in the housing for releasing said aqueous component from the housing; means for incinerating said solid waste material component trapped in the microwave transparent portion of the filter means and operable for reducing said waste material component into an ash particulate, including, microwave generator means oriented and operable for treating and dehydrating with microwaves the solid waste material trapped by said microwave transparent filter portion, and heating element means for cooperating with the microwave generator means to incinerate the solid waste material component: and means for removing the ash particulate from the housing.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
174 words
A device for separating and disposing of solid waste material from sewage efflucent, comprising: a housing; an inlet in the housing for introducing sewage effluent into the housing; filter means disposed in the housing for receiving the sewage effluent introduced into the housing, said filter means having a portion transparent to microwaves and being operable for trapping a generally solid waste material component of the sewage effluent in the microwave transparent portion and passing therethrough a generally aqueous component; an outlet in the housing for releasing said aqueous component from the housing; means for incinerating said solid waste material component trapped in the microwave transparent portion of the filter means and operable for reducing said waste material component into an ash particulate, including, microwave generator means oriented and operable for treating and dehydrating with microwaves the solid waste material trapped by said microwave transparent filter portion, and heating element means for cooperating with the microwave generator means to incinerate the solid waste material component: and means for removing the ash particulate from the housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device according to claim 1, wherein said heating element is disposed in the housing for elevating the temperature therein.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device according to claim 1, said removing means including suction means operable to pneumatically remove ash particulate from the filter means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The device according to claim 1, said filter means including a region of coarse, fused silica cullet for initially trapping the largest particles of solid waste material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device according to claim 1, said filter means including a region of absorbent material for trapping microscopic particles of waste material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device according to claim 1, including switch means for initiating operation of the incinerating means when passing sewage effluent through the housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device according to claim 6, including a timer for operating said incinerating means for a certain duration after activation by said switch means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
61 words
The device according to claim 1, said heating element means disposed within said housing adjacent said filter means and said microwave generator means disposed for irradiating the microwave transparent portion of the filter media for dehydrating trapped waste material, the heating element and microwave generator means being cooperatively operable for burning waste material trapped in said portion of the filter media.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of separating and disposing the solid waste material from sewage effluent, comprising the steps of: introducing the sewage effluent to a filter media; separating the sewage effluent into a waste material component suspended in the filter media and a generally aqueous component; incinerating the waste material component suspended in the filter media into a generally ash particulate, including, irradiating the waste material component suspended in the filter media with microwaves and heating the waste material component suspended in the filter media, whereby said irradiating and heating cooperate to burn the waste material component suspended in the filter media; and removing the ash particulate from the filter media.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
109 words
A method of separating and disposing the solid waste material from sewage effluent, comprising the steps of: introducing the sewage effluent to a filter media; separating the sewage effluent into a waste material component suspended in the filter media and a generally aqueous component; incinerating the waste material component suspended in the filter media into a generally ash particulate, including, irradiating the waste material component suspended in the filter media with microwaves and heating the waste material component suspended in the filter media, whereby said irradiating and heating cooperate to burn the waste material component suspended in the filter media; and removing the ash particulate from the filter media.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 9, said incinerating step including the substep of, heating the waste material component suspended in the filter media with a thermal convection mechanism.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method according to claim 9, said separating step including the substep of, passing the sewage effluent through a region of the filter media comprising a coarse, cullet material for trapping larger solid waste particles in said region.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 11, including the substep of, passing the effluent emerging from the coarse, cullet material through a filter region of absorbent material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 9, said removing step including operating a vacuum device to remove the ash particulate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method according to claim 9, including the step of, sensing the passage of sewage effluent and activating a timer for initiating operation of the incineration of the waste material components.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
114 words
A waste material treatment device comprising: a housing adapted for receiving a waste material containing effluent: a microwave transparent filter stationarily disposed in the housing for contacting the effluent and presenting a plurality of fluid flow pathways for allowing gravity flow of an aqueous portion of the effluent therethrough and for trapping a solid portion of the effluent therein; incinerating means for reducing the trapped solid portion of the effluent into ash particulate, including-- microwave generator means for treating and dehydrating the trapped solid portion with microwaves, and thermal heating element means disposed proximate the filter for cooperating with the microwave generator means to incinerate at least a part of the trapped solid portion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
114 words
A waste material treatment device comprising: a housing adapted for receiving a waste material containing effluent: a microwave transparent filter stationarily disposed in the housing for contacting the effluent and presenting a plurality of fluid flow pathways for allowing gravity flow of an aqueous portion of the effluent therethrough and for trapping a solid portion of the effluent therein; incinerating means for reducing the trapped solid portion of the effluent into ash particulate, including-- microwave generator means for treating and dehydrating the trapped solid portion with microwaves, and thermal heating element means disposed proximate the filter for cooperating with the microwave generator means to incinerate at least a part of the trapped solid portion.
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