Patents Represented by Attorney Oscar M. Brumback

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  • Method of shredding solid waste
    Patent number: 4426042
    Abstract: An improved method of shredding municipal solid waste or garbage including the steps of introducing the solid waste into a tumbling mill having a diameter to length ratio of about 2.5:1 to 3:1, maintaining a negative pressure within the tumbling mill and maintaining a sufficient moisture content in solid waste. Shredding is accomplished by contacting the waste with irregular shaped grinding media within the tumbling mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1984
    Assignee: Mineral Processing Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Eugene E. Hively