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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kristopher L. Delgado, Stevensville, MI (US);
Jeffrey J. Jacobs, Hammond, IN (US);
Christopher Camp, Morton, IL (US);
Janglih Lin, Normal, IL (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C05F 17/02 (2006.01); B02C 23/02 (2006.01); B02C 18/00 (2006.01); B02C 18/18 (2006.01); B02C 18/22 (2006.01); B02C 18/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 23/02 (2013.01); B02C 18/0084 (2013.01); B02C 18/18 (2013.01); B02C 18/2216 (2013.01); B02C 18/2258 (2013.01); B02C 18/24 (2013.01); C05F 17/0205 (2013.01); Y02P 20/145 (2015.11);
Abstract
A device for transforming refuse into compost according to a cycle of operation has a cabinet, a hopper, a first reducing mechanism in the hopper, a first heating element coupled to the hopper, a transfer mechanism disposed in a conduit from the hopper to an outlet, a motor beneath the hopper and the transfer mechanism, a container removably mounted in the cabinet and beneath the outlet, a second reducing mechanism in the container, and a second heating element coupled to the container.