# US 11,078,659 B2 · Sewage pit > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,078,659 B2 - Document ID: US11078659B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/745,599 - Filed: 2016-07-21 - Published: 2018-07-19 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2015-07-21 - Assignees: Pharmafilter B.V. - Applicants: Pharmafilter B.V. - Inventors: Eduardo Alexander van den Berg - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11078659B2 ## CPC - E03F 5/22: Adaptations of pumping plants for lifting sewage (wheeled apparatus for emptying sewers or cesspools E03F7/10; pumps, pumping plants, per se F04) - B09B 1/006: {Shafts or wells in waste dumps} - C02F 1/001: {Processes for the treatment of water whereby the filtration technique is of importance (C02F1/44 takes precedence; construction of filters in general B01D24/00 - B01D41/00)} - C02F 1/02: by heating (methods of steam generation F22B; preheating boiler feed-water or accumulating preheated boiler feed-water F22D) - E03F 5/101: {Dedicated additional structures, interposed or parallel to the sewer system} - E03F 5/26: Installations for stirring-up sewage {(disintegrating garbage to be evacuated with sewage B02C18/0084; devices on water-closet bowls E03D)} - C02F 2103/003: {Wastewater from hospitals, laboratories and the like, heavily contaminated by pathogenic microorganisms} - C02F 2303/04: Disinfection - C02F 2303/24: Separation of coarse particles, e.g. by using sieves or screens - C02F 2303/26: Reducing the size of particles, liquid droplets or bubbles, e.g. by crushing, grinding, spraying, creation of microbubbles or nanobubbles - C02F 2307/08: Treatment of wastewater in the sewer, e.g. to reduce grease, odour - E03F: SEWERS; CESSPOOLS - B09B: DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - C02F: TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE (separation in general B01D; special arrangements on waterborne vessels of installations for treating water, waste water or sewage, e.g. for producing fresh water, B63J; adding materials to water to prevent corrosion C23F; treating radioactively-contaminated liquids G21F9/04; regeneration of reactants for recirculation into processes, see the relevant places for the processes) ## Abstract The invention relates to a sewage pit (1, 60) for receiving and discharging waste material, particularly domestic, medical and/or industrial waste comprising liquid and solid constituents, to the sewer (52), the sewage pit comprising: —a housing (2, 3, 4) with a closable receiving space (9), wherein one or more of the walls of the housing is provided with at least one inlet (19) configured to carry the waste material into the receiving space, a flushing liquid feed (10) which is embodied to feed flushing liquid to the receiving space for bringing the waste material into suspension, and at least one outlet (29) which can be connected to the sewer and is configured to discharge the mixture of waste material and flushing liquid from the receiving space and to the sewer, —at least one pump (25, 26) connectable or connected to the one or more outlets which is configured to pump the mixture which has been brought into suspension from the receiving space and to discharge the mixture via the one or more outlets. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A sewage pit for receiving and discharging waste material comprising liquid and solid constituents, to the sewer, the sewage pit comprising: a housing with a closable receiving space, wherein one or more of the walls of the housing is provided with at least one inlet configured to carry the waste material into the receiving space, a flushing liquid feed which is embodied to feed a flushing liquid to the receiving space for bringing the waste material into suspension, and at least one outlet which can be connected to the sewer and is configured to discharge the mixture of waste material and flushing liquid from the receiving space and to the sewer, a receiving surface formed on the lower side of the receiving space configured to set the waste material at least partially into a swirling motion with the flushing liquid, wherein the receiving surface is formed by a receiving plate which can be mounted, or is mounted, obliquely in the receiving space, wherein the flushing liquid feed is configured to allow the flushing liquid to flow along the upper side of the receiving plate, and wherein the flushing liquid feed comprises one or more feed conduits provided with a spray nozzle, wherein the spray nozzles are arranged such that the flushing liquid can be sprayed in a downward inclining direction onto and along the receiving surface in the direction of the lower side of the receiving plate; and at least one pump connectable or connected to the one or more outlets which is configured to pump the mixture which has been brought into suspension from the receiving space and to discharge the mixture via the one or more outlets, wherein the one or more feed conduits extend along a side wall of the sewage pit until they reach a position at the height of the upper side of the receiving plate and continue along the upper surface of the receiving plate to a position about halfway along the receiving plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The sewage pit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving surface comprises a first even part-surface disposed obliquely and at a higher position and a second concave part-surface disposed at a lower position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The sewage pit as claimed in claim 2, wherein the flushing liquid feed is configured to guide flushing liquid onto and along the first part-surface in the direction of the second part-surface. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The sewage pit as claimed in claim 2, wherein the inlet for the pump is positioned a distance of less than 2 m above the concave part-surface of the receiving surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The sewage pit as claimed in claim 4, wherein the inlet for the pump is positioned a distance of less than 1 m above the concave part-surface of the receiving surface. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The sewage pit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mixture which has been brought into suspension is pumped away from a position close to the receiving surface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The sewage pit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the angle of inclination (a) between the receiving surface and an upright wall amounts to between 30 and 80 degrees. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The sewage pit as claimed in claim 7, wherein the angle of inclination (a) is between 40 and 60 degrees. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The sewage pit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flushing liquid feed is connectable or connected to the domestic mains water supply. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The sewage pit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the waste material is selected from one or more of domestic, medical and industrial waste. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The sewage pit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving plate is a steel receiving plate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The sewage pit as claimed in claim 1, wherein the flushing liquid feed comprises a distributor configured to distribute the liquid via a manifold over the one or more feed conduits.