US Patent Issued to Triumvirate Environmental on June 3 for "Plastic articles made from recycled medical and other plastic waste" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,806, issued on June 3, was assigned to Triumvirate Environmental Inc. (Somerville, Mass.).

"Plastic articles made from recycled medical and other plastic waste" was invented by John F. McQuillan Jr. (Somerville, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Blends of recycled plastic materials and plastic products made therefrom are provided. The blends combine a high fraction of recycled medical waste with mixed recycled plastics, such as polyolefins or carpet waste. Also provided are methods for processing a heterogeneous waste stream such as medical waste to yield a homogenous material capable of blending with other materials and extrusion ...