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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2017
Vigilant Waste Technologies, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
David A. Nelson, Austin, TX (US);
Alfred Rafi Baddour, Austin, TX (US);
Wayne J. Wehrer, Austin, TX (US);
Vigilant Waste Technologies, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein for disposing and documenting the disposal of controlled substances. According to one embodiment, a waste containment apparatus is provided with a housing comprising a waste input port configured for receiving controlled substance waste doses deposited into the waste containment apparatus, and a collector securely disposed within the housing and coupled to the waste input port. The collector may generally include a plurality of single-dose containers, where each container is configured for receiving one of the controlled substance waste doses deposited into the waste containment apparatus via the waste input port.