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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2016
Call2recycle, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Carl E. Smith, Atlanta, GA (US);
Leon Raudys, Atlanta, GA (US);
Roxane Peggs, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jonathan Belfort, Cape Elizabeth, ME (US);
Oivind Brockmeier, Medford, MA (US);
Miles Spadone, South Portland, ME (US);
Gerd Schmieta, Boston, MA (US);
Andrew String, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Jason Olivero, Woburn, MA (US);
Call2Recycle, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A waste collection receptacle, for example a receptacle in compliance with Drug Enforcement Agency ('DEA') regulations concerning the disposal of controlled substances, includes a housing and a waste-collection container therein. A chute directs waste deposited through an aperture in the housing into the waste-collection container. A fill sensor monitors the fill level of the waste-collection container. When the waste-collection container reaches a fill threshold, a controller sends a signal that electronically locks the aperture, thereby preventing additional waste from being deposited into the receptacle.