Method for managing life cycles and system for the same
Patent 6321983 Issued on November 27, 2001. Estimated Expiration Date: 
July 26, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
July 26, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesContainer redemption method Dispensing system for handling consumable tooling and supplies Surgical instrument recycling and tracking system Computer system and method for waste accounting, reduction, and evaluation Information management apparatus dealing with waste and waste recycle planning supporting apparatus Manufactured article recycling system Patent #: 5965858 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 360687 filed on 07/26/1999US Classes:235/380, Credit or identification card systems235/375, SYSTEMS CONTROLLED BY DATA BEARING RECORDS235/376Operations analysisExaminersPrimary: Frech, Karl D.Assistant: Le, U Chau Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesG06K 005/00G06K 017/00 Foreign Application Priority Data1998-07-27 JPAbstractA method and system for managing the overall life cycle of a product from its manufacture to its destruction or recycling. To the product is affixed a storage medium storing a product identifier uniquely identifying the product and information about the parts that are contained in the product. At each site that the product passes through during its life cycle, product life cycle information is recorded in the storage medium affixed to the product. When the product is to be destroyed or recycled, the information stored in the recording medium is used to determine the method for destroying or recycling. The product is then destroyed or recycled according to this method. | |
