Method and device for sorting plastic, and method for manufacturing recyclable plastic

US8965565B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8965565-B2
Application numberUS-201113991515-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 12, 2011
Priority dateJan 28, 2011
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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Abstract

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A sorting method for plastics, including: sorting a predetermined plastic piece from a mixed plastic piece group including plastic pieces of a plurality of types; identifying the plurality of types of the plastic pieces; and calculating mixing rates of the plurality of types in the mixed plastic piece group based on a result obtained in the identifying, the identifying is performed on the mixed plastic piece group prior to the sorting, a sorting condition of the sorting is set based on an identification result obtained in the identifying, the identifying includes identifying the plurality of types of the plastic pieces with a beam.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A sorting method for plastics, comprising: a sorting step of sorting a predetermined plastic piece from a mixed plastic piece group comprising plastic pieces of a plurality of types; an identifying step of identifying the plurality of types of the plastic pieces; and a data processing step of calculating mixing rates of the plastic pieces of the plurality of types in the mixed plastic piece group based on a result obtained in the identifying step,…

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  • B07C5/342Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B07C5/00Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8965565B2 cover?
A sorting method for plastics, including: sorting a predetermined plastic piece from a mixed plastic piece group including plastic pieces of a plurality of types; identifying the plurality of types of the plastic pieces; and calculating mixing rates of the plurality of types in the mixed plastic piece group based on a result obtained in the identifying, the identifying is performed on the mixed…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Umemura Sonoko, Tanimura Junji, Kinugawa Masaru, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B07C5/342. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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