US 12,269,646 B2
Systems and methods for tracking refillable packages filled at a bottling facility
Matthew William Baker, Marietta, GA (US); Kuil Park, Atlanta, GA (US); and Joshua Casey Schwarber, Decatur, GA (US)
Assigned to THE COCA-COLA COMPANY, Atlanta, GA (US)
Appl. No. 17/759,625
Filed by The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, GA (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 7, 2021, PCT No. PCT/US2021/026127
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 28, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/207323, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/007,083, filed on Apr. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0356885 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 23/14 (2006.01); G06K 19/077 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 23/14 (2013.01) [G06K 19/07773 (2013.01); B65D 2203/10 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bottling facility for filling a plastic bottle, comprising:
a filler for filling the plastic bottle;
a radio frequency identification tag positioned on the plastic bottle;
a radio frequency identification reader;
a data processing system in communication with the radio frequency identification reader;
wherein the radio frequency identification reader identifies the radio frequency identification tag when the plastic bottle is refilled and the data processing system tracks the number of times the plastic bottle is refilled; and
a visual inspection system to inspect the plastic bottle for stress cracking.