# US 2014/0156455 A1 · Refrigerant Exchange, Recycling and Banking System and Computer Program Product

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- Number: US 2014/0156455 A1
- Document ID: US20140156455A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/092,247
- Filed: 2013-11-27
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30
- Assignees: Polar Technology, LLC
- Applicants: Polar Technology, LLC
- Inventors: Ralph Ted Atwood; Chase Daniel Sanders; William Samuel Sanders
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140156455A1

## CPC

- G06Q 10/0875: Itemisation or classification of parts, supplies or services, e.g. bill of materials
- G06K 19/07758: {arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag}
- G06Q 10/30: Administration of product recycling or disposal
- G06Q 30/0607: {Regulating the sale of restricted items, e.g. alcohol}
- G06Q 30/0613: {using intermediate agents}
- Y02P 90/845: Inventory and reporting systems for greenhouse gases [GHG]
- Y02W 90/00: Enabling technologies or technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions mitigation
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS
- Y02P: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02W: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT OR WASTE MANAGEMENT

## Abstract

A refrigerant life cycle management and compliance tracking and monitoring system and method for maintaining large quantities of refrigerant stored and transported in bulk tanks and containers. The system is customizable and can be used to store, track and compile regulatory and status information about a refrigerant being transported in tanks and any other data relevant to the quality, status or custody of a tank and its contents. The system and method allow access to database information by compliance officers and inspectors for required regulatory reporting. The system and method are accessible through a web browser or mobile application.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of managing a refrigerant, comprising:
receiving a customer ID;
receiving a first amount of the refrigerant in a tank;
crediting the first amount of the refrigerant to an account based on the customer ID;
determining a difference between the first amount of the refrigerant and a second amount of the refrigerant; and
removing the second amount of the refrigerant from the account.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a purity of the refrigerant in the tank.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving a gas type of the refrigerant in the tank.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
paying the account for the second amount of the refrigerant.

### Claim 5

A method, comprising:
identifying a plurality of tanks containing a refrigerant using assigned tags; associating each tank with an electronic record for that tank; and retrieving a gas type, weight and purity of the refrigerant based on the assigned tag.