Patents Assigned to S.T.R.A.P. SrL
  • Method and a machine for sterilizing or disinfecting waste
    Patent number: 5800776
    Abstract: A method for heat sterilizing or disinfecting hospital waste includes the steps of grinding and/or comminuting the waste under a cutting force and for an amount of time such that a quantity of heat which is sufficient to reach and maintain the sterilization or disinfection temperature within the massive waste is generated by friction. The apparatus includes a rotor provided with vanes or blades for grinding or comminuting the waste and a plurality of fixed strikers in the form of vanes or blades associated with the walls of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Assignee: S.T.R.A.P. SrL
    Inventors: Gianpiero Morgantini, Roberto Pellegrin