Identification of Material Composition

Abstract

Identification of a material composition. The material composition is configured with a sequential pattern applied to one or more surfaces of the body. The sequential pattern identifies the specific material composition. A discrete section or sub-section of the material is analyzed, after which the discrete section or sub-section may be sorted for recycling.

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         8 . A system comprising:
 a platform to carry a body having a material composition with a surface and a pattern sequence repetitively applied across substantially the entire surface of the material, a fragment of the pattern sequence to identify a composition of the material responsive to the pattern sequence;   a scanning module in communication with the platform to receive a portion of the body and scan the pattern sequence fragment; and   an identification module in communication with the scanning module to analyze the scanned pattern and identify the composition of the material based on the analysis result.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising a sorting module in communication with the identification module to sort the body based on the identified composition. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising the pattern sequence having a color identifier to aid in the detection of the material composition of the body. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the pattern sequence has a tactile application wherein the tactile application is applied to a pattern position selected from the group consisting of: raised and embedded. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the analyzed pattern sequence on the surface of the body is randomly selected. 
     
     
         13 . A body with an identified composition prepared by a process comprising the steps of:
 applying a pattern sequence repetitively across substantially the entire surface of a material;   selecting a fragment of the material, wherein the fragment is a subset of the material containing a fragment of the surface of the material;   analyzing the pattern sequence of the selected fragment; and   a composition of the material identified responsive to the analysis of the pattern sequence.   
     
     
         14 . The body of  claim 13 , further comprising the material sorted responsive to the identified composition. 
     
     
         15 . The body of  claim 13 , wherein analyzing the pattern sequence of the selected fragment includes utilizing an optical wavelength in a visible range. 
     
     
         16 . The body of  claim 13 , further comprising analyzing the pattern sequence with automated instrumentation. 
     
     
         17 . The body of  claim 13 , further comprising the pattern sequence having a color identifier to aid in the detection of the material composition of the body. 
     
     
         18 . The body of  claim 13 , wherein the composition is detected through a tactile application to the pattern sequence wherein the tactile application is applied to a pattern position selected from the group consisting of: raised and embedded. 
     
     
         19 . The body of  claim 13 , wherein a fragment of the body is randomly selected. 
     
     
         20 . A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith; which when executed causes a computer to implement a method comprising:
 for a body having a material composition with a surface and a pattern sequence repetitively applied across substantially the entire surface of the material, selecting a fragment of the body, wherein the fragment is a subset of the body containing a fragment of the surface;   analyzing the pattern sequence of the selected fragment; and   a composition of the material identified responsive to the analysis of the pattern sequence.