Plastic part and method of providing recycling information

US2025035609A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2025035609-A1
Application numberUS-202418768674-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJul 10, 2024
Priority dateJul 24, 2023
Publication dateJan 30, 2025
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A plastic part includes a display to display recyclability of the plastic part after use, and the display displays recycling information including a result of a shipping inspection of the plastic part based on shipping inspection data.

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1 . A plastic part comprising: a display to display recyclability of the plastic part after use, and the display displaying recycling information including a result of a shipping inspection of the plastic part based on shipping inspection data. 2 . The plastic part according to claim 1 , wherein the shipping inspection data includes non-destructive testing data of the plastic part. 3 . The plastic part according to claim 2 , wherein the shipping inspection data includes at least one of: data of color difference of a surface of the plastic part; data of amount of foreign substance on a surface of the plastic part, or data of size difference of the plastic part. 4 . The plastic part according to claim 1 , wherein the recycling information includes the shipping inspection data. 5 . The plastic part according to claim 1 , wherein the display displays the recycling information including the shipping inspection data. 6 . The plastic part according to claim 5 , wherein the display displays: recyclability of the plastic part after use of the plastic part, or un-recyclability of the plastic part after use of the plastic part. 7 . The plastic part according to claim 5 , wherein the display includes a code image coding the recycling information. 8 . A method of providing recycling information comprising displaying recycling information on a plastic part after use, the recycling information including a result of a shipping inspection of the plastic part based on shipping inspection data. 9 . The method of providing recycling information according to claim 8 , further comprising: displaying the recycling information including recyclability, un-recyclability, or indetermination of the plastic part after use, the recycling information including the shipping inspection data; and selecting the recyclability or the un-recyclability based on the shipping inspection data when the indetermination is displayed in the displaying.

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  • G01N33/442Primary

    Resins; Plastics · CPC title

  • Plastics recycling; Rubber recycling · CPC title

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What does patent US2025035609A1 cover?
A plastic part includes a display to display recyclability of the plastic part after use, and the display displays recycling information including a result of a shipping inspection of the plastic part based on shipping inspection data.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Yoshida Tetsuya, Ricoh Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01N33/442. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Jan 30 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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