Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radio-frequency tags for sorting post-consumption items
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Application No.: US15142950Application Date: 2016-04-29
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Publication No.: US10438108B2Publication Date: 2019-10-08
- Inventor: Barrett M. Kreiner , Donna K. Hodges
- Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Main IPC: G06Q10/00
- IPC: G06Q10/00 ; G06Q30/02 ; G06K19/077 ; B07C5/34 ; G06Q10/08
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of selectively sorting post-consumption items that are associated with radio-frequency tags based on data received from the RF tag. One embodiment includes a conveyor, a picker arm, and an RF reader. Another embodiment includes an RF reader and a receptacle for selectively holding post-consumption items based on data retrieved from the associated RF tag.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160247058A1 RADIO-FREQUENCY TAGS FOR SORTING POST-CONSUMPTION ITEMS Public/Granted day:2016-08-25
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