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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:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Ecoatm, Llc, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventor:
Mark Vincent Bowles, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
ecoATM, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 20/18 (2012.01); G06Q 10/30 (2023.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2023.01); G07F 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 10/30 (2013.01); G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G06Q 20/208 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0278 (2013.01); G07F 7/06 (2013.01); Y02W 30/82 (2015.05); Y02W 90/00 (2015.05);
Abstract
Systems and associated methods for recycling and performing other processes with consumer electronic devices are described herein. In various embodiments, the present technology includes systems and methods for identifying and evaluating a used or pre-owned consumer electronic device, such as a mobile phone, laptop, etc. to facilitate purchasing the device. In some embodiments, the present technology includes a counter-top evaluation terminal that evaluates a device and facilitates purchase and recycling of the device. Various other aspects of the present technology are described herein.