System for enabling landfill disposal of kitchen waste oil/grease
AssigneeClearline Systems, Inc.
InventorsWilliam C. Batten, Bruce W. Kyles
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Abstract
An apparatus for conversion of kitchen waste grease to a landfill-acceptable solid includes a grease collection cartridge. A mixing baffle within the cartridge has a package with a reactant to convert grease and oil, and water into soap. The apparatus has means for delivering water, grease and oil to the cartridge for conversion to soap.
Claims47
A grease collection cartridge for holding kitchen waste grease as a landfill-acceptable solid comprising:
- housing for containing the kitchen waste grease and having an inlet for receiving kitchen waste grease, wherein the housing has an outer wall layer of spiral wound paper tubing;
- a mixing baffle within the housing;
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- a reactant within the cartridge to solidify grease and oil.
A grease collection cartridge for holding kitchen waste grease as a landfill-acceptable solid comprising:
- housing for containing the kitchen waste grease and having an inlet for receiving kitchen waste grease;
- a mixing baffle within the housing wherein the mixing baffle has a main shaft with a “z” shaped cross section;
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- a reactant within the cartridge to solidify grease and oil.
A disposable grease collection cartridge comprising:
- a cylindrical composite body;
- a lid on the body having an internal bearing;
- a base on the body having an internal bearing and an external key;
- a mixing baffle with a “z” shaped main shaft journaled in the bearings with openings on both sides of the shaft;
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- a water soluble package attached to the baffle containing a reactant to turn grease into soap.
A disposable grease collection cartridge comprising
- a cylindrical composite body having an outer wall of spiral wound paper tubing and a water impervious inner liner,
- a plastic base on the body having an internal bearing,
- a plastic lid on the body including an inlet forming an internal bearing,
- an agitator within the body including a “z-shaped” shaft engaging the bearings on the base and lid, louvered openings, and a water soluble package containing an amount of sodium hydroxide (lye) sufficient to turn a volume of grease to be placed in the body into soap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.