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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. 18, 1986
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steve A Jarrett, Chesterfield County, VA (US);
John F Krzyston, Chesterfield County, VA (US);
Assignee:
Reynolds Metals Company, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ; G07F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209631 ; 100902 ; 194213 ; 209635 ; 209930 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for recycling cans is disclosed. After separating magnetic material from the material input and separating conductive material from the remainder of the material input, overweight magnetic and/or conductive material is removed. The remaining metallic portions are then recombined for storage.