EP3440595A4 - Waste identification systems and methods - Google Patents

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EP3440595A4
EP3440595A4 EP17779725.5A EP17779725A EP3440595A4 EP 3440595 A4 EP3440595 A4 EP 3440595A4 EP 17779725 A EP17779725 A EP 17779725A EP 3440595 A4 EP3440595 A4 EP 3440595A4
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methods
identification systems
waste identification
waste
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EP3440595A1 (en
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Christopher Barnard Ripley
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Waste Repurposing International Inc
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Publication of EP3440595A4 publication Critical patent/EP3440595A4/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/342—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F18/00—Pattern recognition
    • G06F18/40—Software arrangements specially adapted for pattern recognition, e.g. user interfaces or toolboxes therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C2501/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material to be sorted
    • B07C2501/0054—Sorting of waste or refuse
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V2201/00—Indexing scheme relating to image or video recognition or understanding
    • G06V2201/06—Recognition of objects for industrial automation
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02W—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT
    • Y02W90/00—Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation

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  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)
EP17779725.5A 2016-04-06 2017-04-05 Waste identification systems and methods Withdrawn EP3440595A4 (en)

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US15/092,598 US9639535B1 (en) 2015-12-16 2016-04-06 Waste identification systems and methods
PCT/US2017/026095 WO2017176855A1 (en) 2016-04-06 2017-04-05 Waste identification systems and methods

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EP3440595A1 EP3440595A1 (en) 2019-02-13
EP3440595A4 true EP3440595A4 (en) 2019-12-04

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AU (2) AU2017246666A1 (en)
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AU2017246666A1 (en) 2018-10-25
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KR20190031435A (en) 2019-03-26
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