Title (en)

PACKAGING WITH CENTRIFUGE TUBE

Title (de)

VERPACKUNG MIT ZENTRIFUGENROHR

Title (fr)

EMBALLAGE AVEC TUBE A CENTRIFUGATION

Publication

EP 0970478 A4 20000112 (EN)

Application

EP 97941361 A 19970825

Priority

• US 9714921 W 19970825
• US 2511996 P 19960830
• US 82203997 A 19970324

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9808737A2] A packaging system for the transportation and storage of materials, including radioactive and other hazardous materials. The container comprises a primary container removably received within a secondary container, and the secondary container being removably received within a tertiary container. In preferred embodiments the primary container can be centrifuged to minimize unrecoverable material, and in especially preferred embodiments involving radioactive materials, the primary container is the only component that must be considered as radioactive waste.

IPC 1-7

G21F 5/00; G21F 5/015

IPC 8 full level

G21F 5/00 (2006.01); G21F 5/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G21F 5/00 (2013.01); G21F 5/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [A] FR 2341143 A1 19770909 - RADIOCHEMICAL CENTRE LTD [GB]
• [A] US 4126223 A 19781121 - GRIFFIN RICHARD J
• [A] EP 0264191 A2 19880420 - GORE & ASS [US]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE DE ES FR GB IT LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9808737 A2 19980305; AU 4328597 A 19980319; DE 69712229 D1 20020529; DE 69712229 T2 20030206; EP 0970478 A1 20000112; EP 0970478 A4 20000112; EP 0970478 B1 20020424; ES 2173482 T3 20021016; HK 1023214 A1 20000901

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9714921 W 19970825; AU 4328597 A 19970825; DE 69712229 T 19970825; EP 97941361 A 19970825; ES 97941361 T 19970825; HK 00101958 A 20000330