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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2018
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Sean M. Ackley, Raleigh, NC (US);
Aaron R. Cox, Tucson, AZ (US);
Jason E. Minyard, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Gerard F. Muenkel, Raleigh, NC (US);
Joni E. Saylor, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/34 (2006.01); G01J 3/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/46 (2013.01); B07C 5/34 (2013.01); B07C 5/3412 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01);
Abstract
Identification of a material composition. The material composition is configured with a sequential pattern applied to one or more surfaces of the body. The sequential pattern identifies the specific material composition. A discrete section or sub-section of the material is analyzed, after which the discrete section or sub-section may be sorted for recycling.