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US 12,331,000 B2Granted
System and method for automatically generating organic compost from waste
AssigneeVCycene Inc.
InventorsHuayi Gao, Xiangdong Yin, Janusz Wielgosz, Ming Lam Timothy To
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Abstract
Various embodiments are described herein for an apparatus that implements one or methods for producing compost. The method may include receiving waste in a composting apparatus, the waste having a first moisture content; pre-treating the waste to produce pre-treated waste; storing the pre-treated waste into a storage chamber for a pretreatment time period to produce stored waste; and composting the stored waste in a compost chamber to produce a batch of output compost having a second moisture content, wherein the second moisture content is less than the first moisture content.
Claims27
A method of producing compost, wherein the method comprises:
- collecting a first portion of waste in a composting apparatus, the composting apparatus comprising:
- a main device body;
- control and power electronics including a processor and memory;
- a first compost chamber cavity located within the main device body;
- a first compost chamber for performing composting of waste, the first compost chamber being located in the first compost chamber cavity,
- a second compost chamber cavity located within the main device body, adjacent to the first compost chamber cavity;
- and
- a second compost chamber for performing composting of waste, the second compost chamber being located in the second compost chamber cavity;
- processing the first portion of waste in the composting apparatus;
- transferring the first portion of waste into the first compost chamber located within the composting apparatus;
- pre-treating the first portion of waste to produce a first portion of pre-treated waste;
- composting the first portion of pre-treated waste in the first compost chamber to produce a first batch of output compost;
- collecting a second portion of waste in the composting apparatus;
- processing the second portion of waste in the composting apparatus;
- transferring the second portion of waste into the second compost chamber located within the composting apparatus;
- pre-treating the second portion of waste to produce a second portion of pre-treated waste;
- and
- composting the second portion of pre-treated waste in the second compost chamber to produce a second batch of output compost;
- wherein collecting the second portion of waste in the composting apparatus occurs once the first compost chamber is filled or occurs according to an offset cycle.
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A method of producing compost, wherein the method comprises:
- receiving a first amount of waste in a composting apparatus, the composting apparatus comprising:
- a main device body;
- control and power electronics including a processor and memory;
- a first compost chamber cavity located within the main device body;
- a first compost chamber for performing composting of waste, the first compost chamber being located in the first compost chamber cavity,
- a second compost chamber cavity located within the main device body, adjacent to the first compost chamber cavity;
- and
- a second compost chamber for performing composting of waste, the second compost chamber being located in the second compost chamber cavity;
- pre-treating the first amount of waste to produce a first amount of pre-treated waste;
- storing the first amount of pre-treated waste into a first storage chamber for a pretreatment time period to produce a first amount of stored waste;
- composting the first amount of stored waste in the first compost chamber to produce a first batch of output compost;
- subsequently receiving a second amount of waste in the composting apparatus;
- pre-treating the second amount of waste to produce a second amount of pre-treated waste;
- storing the second amount of pre-treated waste into a second storage chamber for a pretreatment time period to produce a second amount of stored waste;
- and
- composting the second amount of stored waste in the second compost chamber to produce a second batch of output compost;
- wherein a processor determines if the first amount of pre-treated waste should instead enter the second storage chamber if the first storage chamber meets a specified criteria;
- and
- wherein the processor determines if the second amount of pre-treated waste should instead enter the first storage chamber if the second storage chamber meets a specified criteria.
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A composting apparatus comprising:
- a main device body;
- control and power electronics including a processor and memory;
- a first compost chamber cavity located within the main device body;
- a first compost chamber for performing composting of waste, the first compost chamber being located in the first compost chamber cavity,
- a second compost chamber cavity located within the main device body, adjacent to the first compost chamber cavity;
- and
- a second compost chamber for performing composting of waste, the second compost chamber being located in the second compost chamber cavity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.