Patents by Inventor Mark T. Rodgers

Mark T. Rodgers 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).

  • Interim storage and permanent disposal of medical sharps
    Patent number: 6142303
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for the interim sanitary storage of medical sharps and subsequent inurnment of them to a condition acceptable in commercial landfills. A receptacle contains dry calcium hypochlorite to sanitize sharps that are placed in the reception. It has a removable closure cap to admit the sharps. A supply container contains cementitious material to which water is added, and then poured into the receptacle to envelop the sharps. A permanent lock is applied to the receptacle cap to prevent further access or escape of the sharps which are encapsulated in the resulting cementitious urn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: Earth-Shield Incorporated
    Inventors: Joe A. Dendy, Mark T. Rodgers, Lucas T. Dobrzanski