ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,718, issued on April 7, was assigned to Deep Isolation Inc. (Berkeley, Calif.).
"Hazardous waste canister systems and methods" was invented by Richard A. Muller (Berkeley, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hazardous waste canister includes a housing that defines an inner volume sized to enclose a portion of hazardous waste and including an excess space between the enclosed portion of hazardous waste and an inner wall surface of the housing; a cap configured to seal an open end of the housing through which the portion of hazardous waste is inserted into the inner volume; and a pressure balancing material inserted into the inner ...