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US 2021/0264351 A1Published application
Refillable pet bottle codification for container lifecycle traceability
AssigneeAmcor Rigid Packaging USA, LLC
InventorLuis CARVALLO
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Abstract
A polymeric container including a code unique to the container that identifies the container. The code is on an inner surface of the container or on an outer surface of the container.
Claims20
A polymeric container comprising:
- a code unique to the container that identifies the container, the code is on an inner surface of the container or on an outer surface of the container.
A system for reading a code on a polymeric container, the code is unique to the polymeric container, and the code is on an inner surface of the container or an outer surface of the container, the system comprising:
- a first belt;
- a second belt spaced apart from the first belt a distance sufficient for both the first belt and the second belt to contact the container when the container is arranged between the first belt and the second belt;
- and
- a camera arranged along the first belt and the second belt, the camera configured to read the code off of the container as the first belt and the second belt convey the container along a distance;
- wherein the first belt and the second belt are operated by a controller to rotate the container such that as the container passes the camera the code faces the camera and is visible to the camera.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.