Patents by Inventor Mike Lotzof

Mike Lotzof 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).

  • Treatment of waste materials
    Patent number: 6776568
    Abstract: Apparatus suitable for use in the treatment of waste and/or organic materials which includes a main body having a treatment chamber therein having a base which when the apparatus is in a harvesting mode is arranged with a space there below. The base includes a plurality of generally parallel spaced apart support elements, the support elements being spaced apart at a distance sufficient to support the material within the chamber during the treatment process and enable extraction of the treated material through the spaces between the support elements during a harvesting process. There is also disclosed a harvesting device comprising a plurality of extraction elements which are adapted to project through the spaces between the support elements to dislodge and extract the treated material through the base. The apparatus and harvesting device is particularly useful for removing worm casting in vermiculture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2004
    Assignee: Vermitech Pty Limited
    Inventors: Russell Anthony Ritter, Anthony Martin Niederberger, Barry James Smith, Mike Lotzof, Kelvin Bannister
  • Treatment of waste materials
    Publication number: 20030207443
    Abstract: Apparatus suitable for use in the treatment of waste and/or organic materials which includes a main body having a treatment chamber therein having a base which when the apparatus is in a harvesting mode is arranged with a space there below. The base includes a plurality of generally parallel spaced apart support elements, the support elements being spaced apart at a distance sufficient to support the material within the chamber during the treatment process and enable extraction of the treated material through the spaces between the support elements during a harvesting process. There is also disclosed a harvesting device comprising a plurality of extraction elements which are adapted to project through the spaces between the support elements to dislodge and extract the treated material through the base. The apparatus and harvesting device is particularly useful for removing worm casting in vermiculture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Russell Anthony Ritter, Anthony Martin Niederberger, Barry James Smith, Mike Lotzof, Kelvin Bannister
  • Device for treatment of waste materials with harvester access zone
    Patent number: 6548294
    Abstract: Apparatus suitable for use in the treatment of waste and/or organic materials which includes a main body having a treatment chamber therein having a base which when the apparatus is in a harvesting mode is arranged with a space there below. The base includes a plurality of generally parallel spaced apart support elements, the support elements being spaced apart at a distance sufficient to support the material within the chamber during the treatment process and enable extraction of the treated material through the spaces between the support elements during a harvesting process. There is also disclosed a harvesting device comprising a plurality of extraction elements which are adapted to project through the spaces between the support elements to dislodge and extract the treated material through the base. The apparatus and harvesting device is particularly useful for removing worm casting in vermiculture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Vermitech Pty Limited
    Inventors: Russell Anthony Ritter, Anthony Martin Niederberger, Barry James Smith, Mike Lotzof, Kelvin Bannister