Patents by Inventor Christopher C. Chiodo

Christopher C. Chiodo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for forming negatively buoyant high-density trash slugs
    Patent number: 5144889
    Abstract: A trash compactor is provided having at least a hollow compaction chamber rtically disposed on a base and a compacting ram slidaly fitted within the compaction chamber, such that the compacting ram is disposed above the trash to be compacted. The trash to be compacted is first loaded into the compaction chamber between the base and the compacting ram. A downward compaction force is then applied to the compacting ram to compact the trash within the compaction chamber to the required density. The downward compaction force is then maintained while the compaction chamber is removed from around the compacted trash. Finally, the downward compaction force is removed from the compacting ram thereby leaving a compacted trash slug. The trash may be wetted prior to compaction to further enhance the delamination characteristics of the trash slug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Craig S. Alig, Peter S. McGraw, Christopher C. Chiodo, William K. Upton, III