Patents by Inventor James L. Gaydos

James L. Gaydos has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for applying labels to a customer container from a waste collection, disposal and/or recycling vehicle
    Patent number: 11673703
    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
  • Apparatus and method for applying labels to a customer container from a waste collection, disposal and/or recycling vehicle
    Patent number: 11548677
    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