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Waste segregation compliance system

US7119688B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 2004
Grant dateOct 10, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02W30/10
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A waste segregation compliance system and method including a processor, a waste receptacle configured to detect a deposit of an item therein and to provide a deposit signal to the processor, and a detector configured to detect a person and to provide a location signal to the processor in response to detection of the person.

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