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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Timothy A. Langlois, Fair Haven, VT (US);
John A. Kintzer, Waterbury, VT (US);
Inventors:
Timothy A. Langlois, Fair Haven, VT (US);
John A. Kintzer, Waterbury, VT (US);
Assignee:
Casella Waste Systems, Inc, Rutland, VT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment of the present invention, a system includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader that is configured to obtain identification information from a plurality of RFID tags respectively attached to the plurality of items. A computer is configured to receive the identification information, and use the identification information to identify the items having a RFID tag attached thereto, and determine a percentage of a desired type of item with respect to the plurality of items.