Nord S Sorensen

US Patent:

20090004051, Jan 1, 2009

Filed:

Mar 11, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/578070

Inventors:

Russell A. Firestone - Washington DC, US
James R. Harkess - Studio City CA, US
William S. Langhorne - Falls Church VA, US
Nord S. Sorensen - Amarillo TX, US

Assignee:

Sanitec Industries, Inc. - Washington DC

International Classification:

A61L 2/20
A61L 2/04
A61L 2/08
A61L 2/10
B02C 18/00

US Classification:

422 28, 422 1, 4221841, 241 27

Abstract:

The invention relates to methods and apparatus for processing documents with medical and other waste. The method includes the steps of supplying the documents to an apparatus () adapted to shred documents and medical waste, shredding the documents, and discharging the shredded documents from the apparatus (). The apparatus () has little or no liquid effluent and little or no toxic air emissions. Also included is a system and method for tracking medical or toxic waste including a first container () adapted to hold untreated medical waste, the container having a wireless tracking device () attached thereto. The system also includes a tracking station capable of monitoring the movement of the medical waste by tracking the wireless tracking device ().

US Patent:

20050228694, Oct 13, 2005

Filed:

Apr 12, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/821883

Inventors:

Russell Firestone - Washington DC, US
James Harkess - Studio City CA, US
William Langhorne - Falls Church VA, US
Nord Sorensen - Amarillo TX, US

Assignee:

Sanitec Industries, Inc., a California Corporation - Studio City CA

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705002000

Abstract:

The invention relates to methods and apparatus for processing documents with medical and other waste. The method includes the steps of supplying the documents to an apparatus adapted to shred documents and medical waste, shredding the documents, and discharging the shredded documents from the apparatus. The apparatus has little or no liquid effluent and little or no toxic air emissions.