Patents by Inventor Hossein Torabi

Hossein Torabi 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).

  • Intelligent sorting of materials that include ceramic
    Patent number: 10807127
    Abstract: An intelligent sorting apparatus includes sensors, bins, and a controller that is configured to use data from the sensors to intelligently sort items into one of the plurality of bins. The controller may use the sensors to determine whether an item includes one of ceramic, metal, or wet or dry waste, as the item traverses down a first, second, and/or third incline, respectively. The controller may route the item towards one of a ceramic bin when the item includes ceramic, metal bin when the item includes metal, wet bin when the item includes wet waste, or dry bin when the item includes dry waste.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machine Corporation
    Inventors: Hossein Torabi, Robert Retchless, Christopher Kong, Hien Tan Nguyen, Siamack Jabbarzadeh Farshi
  • INTELLIGENT SORTING OF MATERIALS THAT INCLUDE CERAMIC
    Publication number: 20200276617
    Abstract: An intelligent sorting apparatus includes sensors, bins, and a controller that is configured to use data from the sensors to intelligently sort items into one of the plurality of bins. The controller may use the sensors to determine whether an item includes one of ceramic, metal, or wet or dry waste, as the item traverses down a first, second, and/or third incline, respectively. The controller may route the item towards one of a ceramic bin when the item includes ceramic, metal bin when the item includes metal, wet bin when the item includes wet waste, or dry bin when the item includes dry waste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Hossein Torabi, Robert Retchless, Christopher Kong, Hien Tan Nguyen, Siamack Jabbarzadeh Farshi