Hello All - This posting looks at designing "Low-Cost Trash Handling System/Incinerator". The topics in this posting might be helpful in providing basic survival needs, making into products to sell, or instructions for people to make devices themselves. Good Luck!
As a start, how about these Trash Handling System/Incinerator patents. Please remember that newer patents are probably not expired, and therefore active. Patents that have expired due to age (generally more than 20 years old from the filing date) are free to use by anyone.
* METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ECOLOGICAL RECYCLING OF WASTE PRODUCTSUS Pat. 3728254 - Filed Sep 22, 1971 –
* Process and apparatus for treating municipal trashUS Pat. 4665841 - Filed May 16, 1986
* Method and apparatus for solar destruction of toxic and hazardous materialsUS Pat. 4432344 - Filed Jul 15, 1981
* Solar powered compaction apparatusUS Pat. 7124680 - Filed Jun 9, 2004
* METHOD FOR THE DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE BY MULTI-STAGE THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONUS Pat. 3918374 - Filed Jan 2, 1975
* Low cost trash compactor assembly with improved trash compression and ...US Pat. 5080011 - Filed Jul 24, 1990
* REFUSE INCINERATIONUS Pat. 2104040 - Filed Aug 27, 1934 –
* MOBILE TRASH CARTUS Patent 3,675,940, 1972
* METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING WASTE MATERIALUS Patent 3,426,673, 1969
* IncineratorUS Patent 3,079,878, 1963
* Method for drying refuse of refuse burning generating plant using solar hot-air device Publication info: CN1912514 (A) — 2007-02-14
* Solar refuse nonhazardous treatment method and its equipment Publication info: CN1515822 (A) — 2004-07-28
* INCINERATOR UTILIZING SOLAR HEAT Publication info: JP10160138 (A) — 1998-06-19
* Solar garbage bin Publication info: CN201151547 (Y) — 2008-11-19
* Solar flies-killing dustbin Publication info: CN201109608 (Y) — 2008-09-03
* METHOD AND DEVICE FOR A COMBINED TREATMENT OF DOMESTIC SEWAGE AND DOMESTIC BIODEGRADABLE GARBAGE. Publication info: MX9708423 (A) — 1998-08-30
* Solar refuse can Publication info: CN201027083 (Y) — 2008-02-27
To search for more Trash Handling System/Incinerator patents, try the following.
* In the Patent List above, look at the "Citations" and "Referenced by" of each of the patents that interest you the most. By doing this, you're essentially finding "more like this".
* For more Worldwide patents, go to esp@cenet.
In addition, here's some other information you might find interesting.
* How garbage truck is made - Background, Raw materials, Design, The ...
* The design of very low cost incinerators for emergency situations in developing countriesDJ Picken, MC Bennett - IEE Seminar on Appropriate Medical Technology for Developing …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
* Low-cost incinerator units for the disposal of waste graphite and oilsMW Boback - AEC pollution control conference, 1973 - osti.gov
* Make - Solar incineration of biomass for increased energy?
* Conceptual framework for municipal solid waste management in low-income countries… on Municipal Solid Waste Management in Low-Income … - 1996 - worldbank.org
* Urban solid waste management in low-income countries of Asia how to cope with the garbage crisis
* Incineration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
* Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries
* Norton Incinerator Drawings
Find your local library at Libweb and ask about Trash Handling System/Incinerator.
You could ask for help from an Engineering School. Find schools at All Engineering Schools.
So what can you do with all this information? Here's some suggestions.
+ You could make and sell the device described in the expired patent. Please note that just because something is patented or written, it might not work all that well or might not be safe in today's standards. Use your own judgment, or seek help, to stay safe and out of trouble.
+ You could "translate" the expired patent into easy-to-understand instructions for others to make the device. These instructions could use easy-to-find materials, like trees, plants, rocks, people, scrap materials, etc.
+ You could recruit the inventors or authors to help you, since they are experts in their field. Some of the inventors of older patents might be retired now and might be looking for something to do.
+ Existing manufacturers of Trash Handling System/Incinerator could use this information to make their already fine products even better, more efficient, or less expensive.
+ Build on the work of others. Maybe, use patent images instead of starting with a blank sheet of paper. Computer model other's designs and make the designs better or cheaper or simpler. You don't have to "reinvent the wheel" . Design around active patents.
+ You could use the information to brainstorm new ideas.
Here's some brainstorming ticklers to help you launch in new directions around the topic of Trash Handling System/Incinerator.
* Cremation apparatus and methodUS Pat. 4781174 - Filed Nov 25, 1983
* Backyard Waste to Wealth Project for Low income earning countries ...
* Waste Picker Cooperatives in Developing Countries
* Waste reduction and incineration in developing countries
* Garbage: exploring non-conventional options in Asian cities
* World at work: Brazilian ragpickers
That's about all for now. As background, the site "Design for the Other 90%" said to "GET INVOLVED", so I did. I plan to continue posting these LOW-COST DESIGN TOPICS on my Blog for a while yet. Let me know if you have a topic you would like covered. I'm open to suggestions on improving my blog format, too. Please e-mail me directly.. I hope you find this helpful. I'm sure you can do much better though! Good Luck!
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