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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.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 13, 2021
Applicant:

Big Belly Solar Llc, Needham, MA (US);

Inventors:

Ethan Matthew Schwartz, Sharon, MA (US);

Thomas Richard Olsen, Natick, MA (US);

Nisha Khand, Malden, MA (US);

Jeffrey Thomas Satwicz, Winchester, MA (US);

David John Skocypec, Medfield, MA (US);

Assignee:

BIG BELLY SOLAR LLC, Needham, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00 (2020.01); B65F 1/16 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G07C 9/29 (2020.01); G07C 9/38 (2020.01); H04L 67/141 (2022.01); E05B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00571 (2013.01); B65F 1/1638 (2013.01); G06K 7/10297 (2013.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); G07C 9/00722 (2013.01); G07C 9/29 (2020.01); G07C 9/38 (2020.01); H04L 67/141 (2013.01); E05B 49/00 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00642 (2013.01);
Abstract

An example system can include a battery-powered trash compactor or storage device that performs operations including receiving identification information via an external entity from a reader component. The reader component is connected to a control module that manages sensor components or other functions of the battery-powered storage device. The control module also controls a locking mechanism and reader component. Based on the identification information, via the control module, the battery-powered storage device unlocks the locking mechanism.


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