US 11,935,014 B2
Plastic articles made from the segregation, decontamination, and purification of biomedical waste plastics in a system leveraging waste production data to modify material purification and product manufacturing
James Philip O'Brien, Richmond, CA (US); and Noah James Pyles, Richmond, CA (US)
Assigned to Polycarbin, Inc., Richmond, CA (US)
Filed by Polycarbin, Inc., Richmond, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/150,928.
Application 18/150,928 is a continuation of application No. 17/121,268, filed on Dec. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,551,189.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/947,967, filed on Dec. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0252428 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/30 (2023.01); C08J 11/06 (2006.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2023.01); G06Q 30/018 (2023.01); G06Q 50/04 (2012.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC G06Q 10/30 (2013.01) [C08J 11/06 (2013.01); G06K 7/1413 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01); G06K 19/06028 (2013.01); G06K 19/06037 (2013.01); G06Q 10/08 (2013.01); G06Q 30/018 (2013.01); G06Q 50/04 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2013.01); C08J 2323/06 (2013.01); G06K 2007/10504 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A plastic waste recycling system, comprising:
a plastic waste tracking system comprising a database of plastic waste status data;
a plurality of plastic waste receptacles, each plastic waste receptacle associated with an individual identifier;
at least one identifier scanning device, each identifier scanning device adapted to scan each individual identifier and upload information regarding the associated plastic waste receptacle to the plastic waste tracking system; and
a plastic waste processing system, the plastic waste processing system adapted to receive plastic waste from each plastic waste receptacle and update the plastic waste tracking system;
wherein the plastic waste processing system is adapted to process the plastic waste and output a recycled plastic product; and
wherein the outputted recycled plastic product is comprised of one or more additives selected from compatibilizing agents, antioxidants, chemical tracing compounds, blending agents, colorants, and compounds enhancing product recyclability.