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US 5,516,049 AGranted
Hospital refuse sterilization plant
AssigneeEconos S.R.L.
InventorRenato Zoncada, deceased
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Abstract
To reliably sterilize hospital refuse in a quantities and configuration in which it occurs on its collection, the plant includes a refuse loading device, a shredder, a motorized screw for refuse conveying, a microwave oven and a device for removing the treated refuse upon its exit from the oven.
Claims15
A hospital refuse sterilization plant for producing treated refuse, comprising in combination the following components, listed in the direction of advancement of hospital refuse within the plant:
- a shredder;
- a shredded refuse conveying and preheating device formed from a motorized screw along which nozzles are positioned for spraying steam;
- an oven formed from an enclosure for the material to be treated, at least one microwave generator, and a device for generating steam and injecting said steam into said enclosure, said enclosure upperly comprising a loading mouth closable by a valve and lowerly comprising a discharge mouth closable by a sliding cover, said enclosure being internally lined with a layer of insulating and antiadherent material, providing an inner surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.