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Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013

Filed:

May. 10, 2007
Applicants:

Paul Woskov, Bedford, MA (US);

S. Kamakshi Sundaram, Richland, WA (US);

Daniel Cohn, Cambridge, MA (US);

Jeffrey E. Surma, Richland, WA (US);

David A. Lamar, West Richland, WA (US);

Inventors:

Paul Woskov, Bedford, MA (US);

S. Kamakshi Sundaram, Richland, WA (US);

Daniel Cohn, Cambridge, MA (US);

Jeffrey E. Surma, Richland, WA (US);

David A. Lamar, West Richland, WA (US);

Assignees:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);

Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);

Inentec LLC, Bend, OR (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/72 (2006.01); C03B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The melter includes a vessel and structure for introducing waste material into the vessel. Waveguide structure is provided for introducing millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation into the vessel to heat the waste material. A gyrotron is a preferred source for the millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation.


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