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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2022
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Yuan-Jyue Chen, Seattle, WA (US);
Bichlien Hoang Nguyen, Seattle, WA (US);
Jake Allen Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
Karin Strauss, Seattle, WA (US);
Ranveer Chandra, Kirkland, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Recycling information is associated with objects through the use of molecular tags. The recycling information may describe the type of material that the object is made from as well as provide instructions for recycling. The molecular tags may be polynucleotides or other types of molecules including inorganic molecules. The molecular tags may be embedded within the object or attached to the surface of the object. At the end of the object's life, the molecular tags are read and the recycling information is used to appropriately recycle the object.