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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:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Samelin Innovations, Llc, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventors:
Samantha Erica Melin, Wilmington, NC (US);
Thomas Eric Melin, Wilmington, NC (US);
Juan Carlos Perez, Charlotte, NC (US);
Raeshon Lamont McNeil, Charlotte, NC (US);
Michael Morgan Starkey, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
M & C Innovations, LLC, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 23/36 (2006.01); B02C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus includes: a disposal unit; a control unit configured to stop operation of the disposal unit; and a metal detector coil and associated circuitry, the metal detector coil located such that waste passing into the disposal unit for shredding passes through the metal detector coil. The control unit is triggered to stop operation of the disposal unit upon the detection of metal passing through the metal detector coil.