Patents Assigned to Jaco Environmental, Inc.
  • Refrigerator recycling method and system
    Patent number: 6732416
    Abstract: A system and method for recycling materials from appliances, such as refrigerators and freezers, including a conveyor system having a number of stations to remove material from the appliance, and a band saw to cut the appliance into at least two pieces. The cut pieces of the appliance are taken apart to separate a metal shell and plastic interior from polyurethane foam. The polyurethane foam is placed in sealed bags, palletized, shrink-wrapped and shipped to an incinerator for burning to eliminate outgassing of CFC-11 to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: Jaco Environmental, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Jacobsen, Michael Dunham