Patents by Inventor Antonio J. Villegas

Antonio J. Villegas 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).

  • Memory on a container for a consumable substance used to designate recycle information and method
    Publication number: 20020154915
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise containers for consumable substances having electronic memory components programmed with coded information designating recycle information. The electronic memory components may be read-only-memories (ROMs); programmable read-only-memories (PROMs); electrically erasable programmable read-only-memories (EEPROMs); non-volatile random-access-memories (NVRAMs); volatile random-access-memories (RAMs) with a battery; or any other type of electronic memory. The electrical interfaces to the memory components preferably comprise serial data links, which may be either hard-wired data links through electrical connectors, or wireless data links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Michael L. Bullock, Antonio J. Villegas