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US 2014/0004599 A1Published application
Anaerobic Digester Assembly and Associated Methods for Using the Same
OwnerCarey J. Booteinventor
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Abstract
An inexpensive, portable and modular anaerobic digester assembly, comprising: an outer container; a primary anaerobic digester container or vessel positioned within the outer container; and one or more secondary gas collection containers or vessels positioned within the outer container.
Claims8
An inexpensive, portable and modular anaerobic digester assembly, comprising:
- an outer container;
- a primary anaerobic digester vessel positioned within the outer container;
- and
- at least one secondary gas collection vessel positioned within the outer container.
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An anaerobic digester assembly, comprising:
- an outer container;
- a primary anaerobic digester vessel positioned within the outer container;
- at least one secondary gas collection vessel positioned within the outer container;
- an input vessel, wherein the input vessel comprises at least one of pre-anaerobically digested animal excrement and partially anaerobically digested animal excrement;
- an output vessel, wherein the output vessel comprises anaerobically digested animal excrement;
- an input valve, wherein the input valve is in fluid communication with the input vessel and the primary anaerobic digester vessel;
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- an output valve, wherein the output valve is in fluid communication with the output vessel and the primary anaerobic digester vessel.
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An anaerobic digester assembly, comprising:
- an outer container;
- a primary anaerobic digester vessel positioned within the outer container;
- at least one secondary gas collection vessel positioned within the outer container;
- an input vessel, wherein the input vessel comprises at least one of pre-anaerobically digested animal excrement and partially anaerobically digested animal excrement;
- an output vessel, wherein the output vessel comprises anaerobically digested animal excrement;
- an input valve, wherein the input valve is in fluid communication with the input vessel and the primary anaerobic digester vessel;
- an output valve, wherein the output valve is in fluid communication with the output vessel and the primary anaerobic digester vessel;
- an isolator, wherein the isolator is positioned both within the outer container and between the primary anaerobic digester vessel and the at least one secondary gas collection vessel;
- containment regulating insulation positioned with the outer container;
- a water heater, wherein the water heater is associated with the at least one secondary gas collection vessel;
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- a methane generator, wherein the methane generator is associated with the at least one secondary gas collection vessel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.