Patents by Inventor Russell Firestone

Russell Firestone 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).

  • Processing of Documents with Medical and Other Waste
    Publication number: 20090004051
    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 (1, 6) adapted to shred documents and medical waste, shredding the documents, and discharging the shredded documents from the apparatus (1). The apparatus (1) 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 (13) adapted to hold untreated medical waste, the container having a wireless tracking device (170) attached thereto. The system also includes a tracking station capable of monitoring the movement of the medical waste by tracking the wireless tracking device (170).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2005
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: Sanitec Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell A. Firestone, James R. Harkess, William S. Langhorne, Nord S. Sorensen
  • Method and system for tracking medical and other waste
    Publication number: 20050228682
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: Sanitec Industries, Inc., a California Corporation
    Inventor: Russell Firestone
  • Processing of documents with medical and other waste
    Publication number: 20050228694
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: Sanitec Industries, Inc., a California Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Firestone, James Harkess, William Langhorne, Nord Sorensen