(12) (10) Patent N0.: US 6,951,615 B2 Trip0di et al. (45) Date 0f Patent: Oct. 4, 2005 (54) GREASE REMOVAL SYSTEM 4,113,617 A * 9/1978 Bereskin et al. .......... .. 210/742 4,472,277 A 9/1984 Bailey et al. Inventors: Joseph Erie, Car] R‘ A * Wfibfif . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Nicolia, Erie, PA (US); Douglas R. 5,225,083 A 7/1993 Pappas @191Wroblewski, Wattsburg, PA (US); 2 gehmain Robert J. Burnham, Conneautville, PA 5’433’846 A 7/1995 Rzglzgsrngfllgn (U5) 5,458,778 A 10/1995 Stuckmann 618.1. _ _ _ 5,505,860 A * 4/1996 Sager ............. .. 210/519 (73) Asslgneei ZHPII Illdustfles, 1119-, EH9, PA (U5) 5,705,055 A * 1/1998 Hollowa et ,1. 210/115 Y _ _ _ _ _ 5,993,646 A * 11/1999 Powers ...................... .. 210/86 ( * ) Notice: Sllb]€CI~ to any disclaimer; the term of this 6,137,193 B1 2/2001 Qzama patent is extended or ad]usted under 35 6,315,903 B1 11/2001 Noyes U.S.C. 154(1)) by0 days. 6,423,213 B1 * 7/2002 Mazurek ................... .. 210/115 * cited by examiner (21) Appl. No.1 10/809,188 P _ E _ _B t M _ H rzmary xamzner e sey orrison oey (22) Filedi M311 25, 2004 (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Webb Ziesenheim Logsdon (65) Prior Publication Data Orkm & Hanson’ PC‘ 57 ABSTRACT US 2004/0195186 A1 Oct. 7, 2004 ( ) _ _ A grease removal system includes a solid interceptor fluidly _ _ Re13ted_ Appheatlen Data coupled to a grease trap tank, Which is fluidly coupled to a (60) g6(6‘g15;I(:‘:]1iS;1(PIPifi°;:3?c$‘;1 ?\(I)(€5%(())>Zr96Z>41;1319edfi{’eIi1 §Ie1P;~%p5r> secondary tank. ‘The secondary tank contains an enzyme 22’ £003’ and provisional application Nof 60/4577206’ filed solution Which biodegrades the grease. The grease removal on Man 25’ 2003 system may also include a solid interceptor fluidly coupled 7 to a grease trap tank Which is fluidly coupled to a replaceable Int. C1. ................................................. .. Container‘ Grease is diverted from the grease trap tank into (52) U.S. Cl. ..................... .. 210/744; 210/800; 210/804; the replaceable Container and thereafter discarded The 210/895; 210/85; 210/97; 210/187; 210/299; grease removal system may include a grease trap tank 219/329; 219/521; 219/549 utilizing a unique arrangement of grease baffles and solids Of Search ............................... .. baflies Wgfk tggethef [Q isglate grease a Single 210/744, 800, 804, 805, 85, 97, 187, 195-1, region of the grease trap tank for ease of disposal. Finally, 205, 299, 320, 521, 540 the grease removal system includes tWo level sensors Which _ detect the level of grease Within the grease trap tank and, at (56) References Clted the appropriate level direct the accumulated grease from the
