Patent ID: 8640311
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: placing a human body, weighing up to 400 pounds and having an amount of tissue on a plurality of bones, on at least one of a plurality of wire mesh layers, wherein: are disposed on a plurality of rollers that are coupled to an interior surface of a chamber; are configured to slide, on the plurality of rollers, into and out of the chamber; and include graduating sizes of mesh openings from 0.5 inches to 0.125 inches and at least 2.0 inches of clearance between each of the plurality of wire mesh layers; a steam generator is coupled, and provides steam, to a plurality of steam jets lining the interior surface of the chamber; and a container is disposed beneath the plurality of wire mesh layers and sized to collect the amount of tissue; sliding at least one of the plurality of wire mesh layers' into the chamber; and dispensing steam into the chamber with a mass flow rate of at least 1000 pounds per hour while collecting the amount of tissue in the container until the plurality of bones are substantially free of the amount of tissue.