Patents Assigned to Environmental Products Company
  • Returnable container redemption method
    Patent number: 4579216
    Abstract: The method of redeeming returnable containers includes a plurality of remotely-located machines receiving returnable containers and storing information about the numbers of such containers received according to different values of an identifying parameter. A central coordination facility accesses the stored information and determines how many returned containers the different facilities have collected, and ensures that all parties are properly reimbursed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1986
    Assignee: Environmental Products Company
    Inventors: Bruce H. DeWoolfson, Darrell J. Smith