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Granted Patent B2
US 12,496,619 · App. 18/282,363 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

System and method for identification and/or sorting of objects

Inventor: Jochen Mößlein (Freiburg, DE)
Assignee: POLYSECURE GMBH
B07C5/342G06V10/774G06V10/809G06V20/80
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Patent No.
US 12,496,619
App. No.
18/282,363
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for identifying and/or sorting objects, in particular for recycling materials, comprising the steps of: Linking at least one first object type to object identity information via a reference object type property uniquely identifying the first object type; performing at least one learning phase for teaching at least one KI algorithm, the learning phase comprising analyzing at least one object having the reference object type property for an object property; establishing a correlation between the object identity information and the at least one object property, the correlation comprising associating the at least one analyzed object with the first object type; analyzing at least one object for at least one object property; and calculating an object identity of the object to the first object type using the at least one KI algorithm. The invention further relates to a system for identifying and/or sorting objects based on artificial intelligence technologies.

Claims (14)

1 . A method for the identification and sorting of objects, including for the recycling of materials, the method comprising:

linking at least one first object type to object identity information via a reference object type property uniquely identifying the first object type;

performing at least one learning phase for teaching at least one AI algorithm, the learning phase comprising analyzing at least one object having the reference object type property for an object property, detecting the reference object type property in the at least one object, and assigning the first object type to at least one object based on the reference object type property;

establishing a correlation between the object identity information and the at least one object property;

analyzing at least one object for the at least one object property; and

calculating an object identity of the object to the first object type using the at least one AI algorithm;

wherein the at least one object property is different from the reference object type property.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference object type property is a fluorescent code.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reference object type property comprises at least one of the following of the at least one analyzed object: XRF (X-ray fluorescence analysis) codes; magnetic codes; particle codes; electronic data; watermarks; bar codes; QR codes; symbols; part numbers; design elements; native object properties color; shape; size; and surface structure.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting single object identities computed by at least two different AI algorithms to a voting algorithm for computing a combined object identity.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising sorting the objects according to the calculated object identity or combined object identity.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein no further learning phase is performed after completion of the learning phase.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the calculation of the object identity is performed by analyzing a reference object type property after completion of the learning phase.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one reference object with at least one reference object type property is provided for the learning phase.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2023
From: MÖSSLEIN, JOCHEN
To: POLYSECURE GMBH
Reel/Frame 064920/0772 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2021 107 079.1 · Mar 22, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240157402A1 · May 16, 2024
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