Joseph A Capella

US Patent:

D664374, Jul 31, 2012

Filed:

Oct 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

29/377006

Inventors:

Joseph A. Capella - Gainesville FL, US

International Classification:

0604

US Classification:

D 6415

US Patent:

48348406, May 30, 1989

Filed:

Mar 16, 1987

Appl. No.:

7/026381

Inventors:

Joseph A. Capella - Alachua FL

Assignee:

Matrix Recovery Systems - Williston FL

International Classification:

B01D 100
B01D 500

US Classification:

202172

Abstract:

Processes for managing toxic and hazardous waste materials containing distillable solvents or chemicals in which the waste materials are collected and introduced into solar dryers wherein the more volatile solvent or chemical components thereof are distilled and recaptured as pure byproducts which may be recycled for future use and wherein the residue is retained within the solar dryers until such time as the residue is substantially free of all of the contaminant solvents or chemicals and after which such residue may be removed as a non-toxic and non-hazardous byproduct which may be prepared for future use or disposed of in a conventional manner. The waste management processes are made possible through the use of solar drying devices which include one or more solar drying units, each of which includes a drying tray wherein the volatile and toxic components of the waste material are driven off through radiant energy generated by the sun and through temperature differentials established between the tray and the glass covers therefore during periods of no sun with the distillate byproducts being captured and collected for future use.

US Patent:

42356008, Nov 25, 1980

Filed:

Nov 9, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/959009

Inventors:

Joseph A. Capella - Gainesville FL
Dennis R. Morrison - Kemah TX

Assignee:

Health Physics Systems, Inc. - Gainsville FL

International Classification:

B08B 300

US Classification:

8137

Abstract:

Garments are deposited in a cleaning drum and the drum is agitated during a wash cycle. A dry cleaning solvent is continuously added to the drum during the wash cycle and continuously removed from the drum during the wash cycle to flush the radioactive particulate material separated from the garments into a sump. The solvent is pumped from the sump for addition to the drum during the wash cycle and the pumped solvent is filtered to remove substantially all of the radioactive particulate material suspended in the solvent. The apparatus for decontaminating the radioactive garments comprises a sump for supporting a dry cleaning solvent. A drum for supporting the radioactively contaminated garments during a wash cycle which separates the radioactive particulate material from the garments means are provided for continuously pumping the dry cleaning solvent from the sump to the drum and for continuously removing the solvent and separated particulate material from the drum into the sump. A filtering means is used to continuously remove substantially all of the particulate material suspended in the solvent that is carried to the drum.