Patent ID: 11961054
Assignee: PRINCE MOHAMMAD BIN FAHD UNIVERSITY
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 1:
2. The waste management system of claim 1, wherein the classification unit of the waste management device comprises a microprocessor configured to process the machine-learning model to identify the waste category using the image of the one or more waste articles,
wherein the classification unit further comprises an IR sensor configured to identify a temperature above a trigger threshold indicative of a burning or smoldering waste article,
wherein the microprocessor is configured to identify the burning or smoldering waste article as a cigarette and the segregation unit is configured to direct the burning or smoldering waste article in a cigarette waste bin comprising a separation plate, and
wherein the separation plate is triggered to open and permit passage of the burning or smoldering waste into a cavity of the cigarette waste bin then close and seal the burning or smoldering waste in the cigarette waste bin.