Patents by Inventor Joe Brophy

Joe Brophy 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).

  • Container deposit return system
    Patent number: 11562613
    Abstract: A container deposit return system having a housing, a crushing assembly and a control system. The crushing assembly is positioned within the housing and has a first crushing wall and a second crushing wall spaced apart from the first crushing wall defining a crush cavity, and, a crushing wall movement assembly structurally configured to move the first crushing wall relative to the second crushing wall to direct the first crushing wall toward and away from the second crushing wall. The two crushing walls are configured crush a container that is positioned within the crush cavity. The control system having at least one imaging sensor, the imaging sensor configured to record an image the container before crushing and after crushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: NESSIE SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Arnold, Foster Hovey, Nick Tonar, John Santose, Matthew Reed, Andrew Westrick, Constantine Fanourakis, Olek Berezecky, Joe Brophy
  • CONTAINER DEPOSIT RETURN SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210217265
    Abstract: A container deposit return system having a housing, a crushing assembly and a control system. The crushing assembly is positioned within the housing and has a first crushing wall and a second crushing wall spaced apart from the first crushing wall defining a crush cavity, and, a crushing wall movement assembly structurally configured to move the first crushing wall relative to the second crushing wall to direct the first crushing wall toward and away from the second crushing wall. The two crushing walls are configured crush a container that is positioned within the crush cavity. The control system having at least one imaging sensor, the imaging sensor configured to record an image the container before crushing and after crushing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Nathan Arnold, Foster Hovey, Nick Tonar, John Santose, Matthew Reed, Andrew Westrick, Constantine Fanourakis, Olek Berezecky, Joe Brophy