# US 2016/0257586 A1 · Waste distributor system and apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0257586 A1 - Document ID: US20160257586A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/636,603 - Filed: 2015-03-03 - Published: 2016-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-03-03 - Inventors: R. R. SHAAMSUNDARR - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160257586A1 ## CPC - C02F 3/006: {Regulation methods for biological treatment} - C02F 1/006: {Water distributors either inside a treatment tank or directing the water to several treatment tanks; Water treatment plants incorporating these distributors, with or without chemical or biological tanks (for settling tanks B01D21/24)} - C02F 3/28: Anaerobic digestion processes - C02F 2103/002: {Grey water, e.g. from clothes washers, showers or dishwashers} - C02F 2103/005: {Black water originating from toilets} - C02F 2201/005: Valves - C02F 2209/06: pH - C02F 2209/42: Liquid level - C02F 2301/043: Treatment of partial or bypass streams - 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 A waste distribution device controllable by a user. Waste distributor device may be mechanically actuated, such as via a cable tension system or otherwise, and may allow a user to determine the channel in which waste will be deposited. Waste distribution device may be paired with a wastewater treatment system such as an anaerobic digester, and may be used in order to control how much waste is deposited in the wastewater treatment device and what contents are deposited. This may allow a user to avoid disrupting their wastewater treatment system by adding harmful chemicals or by preventing harmful byproducts or harmful concentrations thereof from being produced. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wastewater distribution device, comprising: a distributor, the distributor having a valve by which wastewater is diverted into one or more outflow channels, wherein the distributor has an irregular internal geometry at each of the one or more outflow channels; and a control coupled to the distributor valve such that operation of the control modifies the position of the distributor valve, wherein at least one spring release biases the distributor valve against the irregular internal geometry of a first outflow channel of the one or more outflow channels, and operation of the control works against a force of the at least one spring release to bias the distributor valve against the irregular internal geometry of at least one second outflow channel of the one or more outflow channels; a wastewater treatment system coupled to the at least one second outflow channel of the distributor and configured to receive wastewater; and a waste disposal channel coupled to the first outflow channel of the distributor and configured to receive wastewater. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wastewater distribution device of claim 1, wherein the control is coupled to the distributor valve by at least one cable. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The wastewater distribution device of claim 2, wherein the control operates to modify a force applied to the distributor valve by the at least one cable. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wastewater distribution device of claim 1, wherein the wastewater treatment system is an anaerobic digester. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wastewater distribution device of claim 1, wherein the wastewater treatment system comprises multiple tanks. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The wastewater distribution device of claim 5, wherein at least one first tank is connected to at least one second tank, and wherein the at least one first tank is configured to dispense material into the at least one second tank at a controlled rate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The wastewater distribution device of claim 1, wherein the wastewater treatment system is coupled to the waste disposal channel such that waste is dispensed from the wastewater treatment system directly into the waste disposal channel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The wastewater distribution device of claim 7, wherein the wastewater treatment system is coupled to the waste disposal channel by an overflow pipe. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The wastewater distribution device of claim 8, wherein the overflow pipe is linked to a siphon within the wastewater treatment system. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The wastewater distribution device of claim 1, wherein the control is a dial. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The wastewater distribution device of claim 1, wherein the control is a lever. ### Claim 12 A wastewater treatment system, comprising: an inlet pipe; a waste dissolver tank; a dispenser pipe; and a treatment tank; wherein the digester pipe links a wastewater inlet and the waste dissolver tank, the dispenser pipe links the water dissolver tank and the treatment tank, and the dispenser pipe further dispenses wastewater into the treatment tank. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The wastewater treatment system of claim 12, wherein the inlet pipe, the waste dissolver tank, the dispenser pipe, and the treatment tank are vertically aligned. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The wastewater treatment system of claim 12, wherein the treatment tank is an anaerobic digester. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The wastewater treatment system of claim 12, wherein the wastewater treatment system is operationally linked to a waste disposal channel such that waste is dispensed from the wastewater treatment system directly into the waste disposal channel. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The wastewater treatment system of claim 15, wherein the operational linkage of the wastewater treatment system to the waste disposal channel is by at least one overflow pipe. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The wastewater treatment system of claim 15, wherein the operational linkage of the wastewater treatment system to the waste disposal channel includes a siphon.