Patents by Inventor Damien R. Tanaka

Damien R. Tanaka 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).

  • Apparatus and method for waste disposal
    Patent number: 5348704
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for disposing of infectious waste. A decontamination chamber decontaminates the waste by dry heat sterilization, and a compactor reduces the volume of the waste subsequent to decontamination in the decontamination chamber. A robot assembly is mounted between the decontamination chamber and the compactor for automatically retrieving the waste from the decontamination chamber upon being decontaminated, and for transporting the waste to the compactor for volume reduction prior to disposal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: Medifor-X Company
    Inventor: Damien R. Tanaka