ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,502, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to 1 less GmbH (Germany).

"Recycling system for the utilization of reusable objects" was invented by Boris Jebsen (Berlin).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recycling system for recycling reusable objects comprises one or more separating and receiving apparatuses and at least one recyclable object. The separating and receiving apparatus for separating reusable objects and residual waste comprises: a first receiving container for receiving residual waste; a second receiving container for receiving labeled objects; and a sorting device. The sorting device is designed to detect labeled objects, transfe...