Receptacle for secure collection of waste

US9796526B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Call2Recycle, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Carl E. Smith · Harlan, US
• Leon Raudys · Atlanta, US
• Roxane Peggs · Atlanta, US
• Jonathan Belfort · Cambridge, US
• Oivind Brockmeier · Somerville, US
• Miles Spadone · South Portland, US
• Gerd Schmieta · Boston, US
• Andrew String · Lynnfield, US
• Jason Olivero · Woburn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 19, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 24, 2017
• Expiry date: Jul 19, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65F2240/145
• WIPO field: Environmental technology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A waste collection receptacle, for example a receptacle in compliance with Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”) regulations concerning the disposal of controlled substances, includes a housing and a waste-collection container therein. A chute directs waste deposited through an aperture in the housing into the waste-collection container. A fill sensor monitors the fill level of the waste-collection container. When the waste-collection container reaches a fill threshold, a controller sends a signal that electronically locks the aperture, thereby preventing additional waste from being deposited into the receptacle.