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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joey B. Adkins, Broadview Heights, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 1/00 ; B23K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23H 1/00 ; B23K 9/00 ;
Abstract
Biohazardous needles are destroyed by the application of an electrical arc that progressively destroys the needle and seals hollow needles. An elongate electrode that slopes up and away from the needle supports is used to strike an then progressively support the destructive arc.