Patents by Inventor Peter G. Bates

Peter G. Bates 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).

  • Two stage grinder particularly suitable for medical waste disposal
    Patent number: 10843201
    Abstract: Featured are a two-stage grinder, an apparatus embodying same and methods related thereto. Such a medical waste grinder includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes spring loaded cutter stacks mounted on two adjacent shafts between two edge plates, each of the cutter stacks including cutters arranged in a helix to create space, each cutter including a number of teeth per blade and including a major diameter and a minor diameter, each cutter turning opposite a fixed counter knife enabling a pinching action against the teeth of the cutter. The second stage includes spring loaded cutter stacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Spectrum Medical Lending, LLC
    Inventors: Duane Delfosse, Jeffrey H. Bell, Peter G. Bates
  • TWO STAGE GRINDER PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL
    Publication number: 20180104700
    Abstract: Featured are a two-stage grinder, an apparatus embodying same and methods related thereto. Such a medical waste grinder includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes spring loaded cutter stacks mounted on two adjacent shafts between two edge plates, each of the cutter stacks including cutters arranged in a helix to create space, each cutter including a number of teeth per blade and including a major diameter and a minor diameter, each cutter turning opposite a fixed counter knife enabling a pinching action against the teeth of the cutter. The second stage includes spring loaded cutter stacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Duane Delfosse, Jeffrey H. Bell, Peter G. Bates