Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for applying a sticker label to a waste container during waste collection operations. The apparatus can include an xyz-positioner, and a sticker labeling dispenser, wherein the xyz-positioner is disposed on a waste collection vehicle, and wherein the sticker labeling dispenser is disposed on the xyz-positioner, and wherein the xyz-positioner is configured to move the sticker labeling dispenser along x, y, and z coordinates and into proximity with the waste container during operations of the waste collection vehicle, such that the sticker label can be applied to the waste container.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 5, 2020
Date of Patent:
June 13, 2023
Assignee:
WM RECYCLE AMERICA, L.L.C.
Inventors:
James L. Gaydos, Emily Hess, Madison Grace Holdsworth, Nathan Bernard Jacoby, Sadie Jezierski, Trevor Lynd, Stacy Katz
Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for applying a sticker label to a waste container during waste collection operations. The apparatus can include an xyz-positioner, and a sticker labeling dispenser, wherein the xyz-positioner is disposed on a waste collection vehicle, and wherein the sticker labeling dispenser is disposed on the xyz-positioner, and wherein the xyz-positioner is configured to move the sticker labeling dispenser along x, y, and z coordinates and into proximity with the waste container during operations of the waste collection vehicle, such that the sticker label can be applied to the waste container.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 5, 2020
Date of Patent:
January 10, 2023
Assignee:
WM RECYCLE AMERICA, L.L.C.
Inventors:
James L. Gaydos, Emily Hess, Madison Grace Holdsworth, Nathan Bernard Jacoby, Sadie Jezierski, Trevor Lynd, Stacy Katz