Patents by Inventor Melvin W. Standart

Melvin W. Standart 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).

  • Patent number: 4021363
    Abstract: The immobilization of toxic solids with a mixture of wax and a low molecular weight polyolefin is described herein. In a preferred embodiment, a mixture of between about 60-90% wax and 10-40% of either polyethylene or polypropylene is used to immobilize the low-level radioactive particulate discharged from water treatment in nuclear power plants and similar facilities. This mixture is strong, non-toxic, inexpensive, readily available, easy to handle, and resistant to breakdown, leaching, and combustion. It also mixes well with many different toxic materials. And it will hold up to about four times its weight of a toxic material having a density similar to that of the mixture and a greater weight of more dense materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 3, 1977
    Assignee: Aerojet-General Corporation
    Inventors: Melvin W. Standart, William E. Spargo