公开(公告)号：US20230415201A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18340622

申请日：2023-06-23

Applicant: Integrated Recycling Technologies

Inventor： Steve Budd ,  Scott Schoen

IPC: B07C5/342 ,  G06T7/00 ,  B09B5/00

CPC classification number: B07C5/3422 ,  G06T7/001 ,  G06T7/0006 ,  B09B5/00 ,  B07C2501/0054 ,  G06T2207/30141 ,  G06T2207/30136 ,  B09B2101/17

Abstract: An automated method for sorting circuit boards for recycling is described. The method includes scanning a layout design for a circuit board and comparing the scanned layout design with a database of circuit board layout designs. Each of the layout designs being associated with a respective precious metal content value. A match between the scanned layout design and one of the circuit board layout designs in the database is identified. The method then assigns a precious metal designation to the scanned circuit board based on the identified match. The precious metal designation corresponds to the precious metal content value associated with the matched circuit board layout from the database. The method also includes sorting the scanned circuit board into a group associated with the assigned precious metal designation.