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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:
Mar. 19, 1985
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
George F Swenck, Henrico County, VA (US);
Assignee:
Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
194 / ; 194 / ; 209930 ; 209631 ; 100902 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for recycling cans is disclosed. Magnetic material comprising mostly steel cans is separated from a material input. Conductive material, comprising mostly aluminum cans, is then separated from the balance of the material input. The conductive material is weighed and paid for and the magnetic material and conductive material are recombined for storage.