RICHARD M NICOLETTI
Engineering in Petersham, MA
License number
Massachusetts 38109
Issued Date
Jul 28, 1994
Expiration Date
Jun 30, 2018
Type
Mechanical Engineer
Address
Address
Petersham, MA 01366
Professional information
Wall Mounted Compost Irrigation System
US Patent:
2004006, Apr 8, 2004
Filed:
Sep 30, 2002
Appl. No.:
10/262554
Inventors:
Richard Nicoletti - Petersham MA, US
Jerome Wright - Rapid City SD, US
Paul Gormsen - Barre VT, US
E. Wasserburger - Rapid City SD, US
Jerome Wright - Rapid City SD, US
Paul Gormsen - Barre VT, US
E. Wasserburger - Rapid City SD, US
International Classification:
B05B015/06
US Classification:
366/023000, 239/070000, 239/200000
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to irrigation devices, and, more specifically, to wall mounted irrigation systems for compost. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a compost irrigation system is provided, including a first wall and a second wall defining a first compost compartment. The compost irrigation system also includes an irrigant source, a first nozzle mounted on at least one of the first and second walls and arranged to direct an irrigant into the first compost compartment, and an irrigant flow system fluidly connecting the irrigant source to the first nozzle. According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method of treating compost is provided. The method includes providing a compost irrigation system, providing a first volume of compost to a first compost compartment and spraying the irrigant through a first nozzle into the first compost compartment. In this embodiment, the compost irrigation system includes a first wall and a second wall defining the first compost compartment, an irrigant source, the first nozzle mounted on at least one of the first and second walls and arranged to direct an irrigant into the first compost compartment, and an irrigant flow system fluidly connecting the irrigant source to the first nozzle.
Amendment-Free Sludge Composting
US Patent:
2010018, Jul 22, 2010
Filed:
Jan 15, 2010
Appl. No.:
12/688589
Inventors:
Richard Nicoletti - Petersham MA, US
Lewis Naylor - Goshen IN, US
Lewis Naylor - Goshen IN, US
Assignee:
SIEMENS WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. - Warrendale PA
International Classification:
C12P 1/00, C12M 1/02, C12M 1/38, C12M 1/34
US Classification:
435 41, 4352902, 4352861, 4352871
Abstract:
A composting system for promoting aerobic microbial activity in a composting bed. The system includes at least one composting bay for receiving composting material and an agitator for aerating and displacing composting material as it travels through the composting bay. Compost produced by the system is used in place of traditional woody amendment material for mixing with incoming material to be composted.