Patents by Inventor Richard M. Janko

Richard M. Janko 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).

  • Waste treatment apparatus
    Patent number: 4735368
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating waste material contained in drums comprises a conveyor for moving said drums to a purging chamber having an inlet door and outlet door, a conveyer in said purging chamber for moving said drums through said outlet door, a conveyer outside said purging chamber for moving said drums to a shear station where the bottom lids of the drums are sheared off, a compactor chamber for receiving and compacting said drums and extruding said waste materials therein, and a sorter for sorting the waste materials into liquid and solid components and conveying said sorted liquids and solids to respective storage facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: April 5, 1988
    Assignee: Chemical Waste Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard M. Janko, Robert J. Zelinski, Ronald C. Shawl