METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND MANAGING DESTRUCTION, RECONSTITUTION, OR RECLAMATION OF REGULATED SUBSTANCES

• US 20090132176A1
• Filed: 10/15/2008
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verisae (Fortive Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Verisae (Fortive Corp.)
• Inventors: McConnell, Robert S., Hepperla, Paul, Johnson, Daniel T.
• Granted Patent: US 8,000,938 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/23
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/84 Greenhouse gas [GHG] management systems
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/845 Inventory and reporting systems for greenhouse gases [GHG]

Abstract

Various embodiments of methods and systems described herein relate to tracking and/or managing the destruction, reconstitution, or reclamation of regulated substances, including, in certain embodiments, tracking the associated GHG emissions and carbon valuation.

Claims

1. A network-based system for managing the destruction of a regulated substance, the system comprising:

(a) a central processor accessible on a computer network;

(b) a database in communication with the central processor, the database configured to store

(i) emissions information relating to at least one regulated substance;

(ii) energy consumption information relating to transportation and destruction of the at least one regulated substance;

(iii) carbon valuation information relating to the destruction of the at least one regulated substance;

(c) emissions tracking software associated with the central processor, the emission tracking software configured to calculate and track the emissions information relating to the transportation and the destruction of the at least one regulated substance;

(d) carbon valuation tracking software associated with the central processor, the carbon valuation tracking software configured to calculate and track the carbon valuation information relating to the destruction of the at least one regulated substance; and

(e) total carbon impact software associated with the central processor, the total carbon impact software configured to calculate and track total carbon impact information relating to the destruction of the at least one regulated substance based on the emissions information and the carbon valuation information.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising energy consumption tracking software associated with the central processor, the energy consumption tracking software configured to calculate and track the energy consumption information relating to the transportation and the destruction of the at least one regulated substance.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising report software associated with the central processor, the report software being configured to generate reports relating to verification of the destruction of the at least one regulated substance.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the report software is further configured to transmit the reports to a third party verification entity.

7. The system of claim 5, further comprising notification software associated with the central processor, the notification software being configured to transmit the reports to a third party verification entity.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a client processor in communication with the central processor, wherein the client processor is configured to allow for accessing, inputting, querying, downloading, and requesting reports relating to any of the emissions information, the energy consumption information, the carbon valuation information, or the total carbon impact information.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the emissions tracking software is configured to calculate and track the emissions information relating to the transportation and destruction of all of the at least one regulated substances at least two sites.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the emissions tracking software is configured to calculate and track the emissions information relating to the transportation and destruction of all of the at least one regulated substances of an enterprise.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising optimization software associated with the central processor, the optimization software configured to modifiable to calculate and track optimal targets based on any one or more of the emissions information, the carbon valuation information, and the total carbon impact information.

3. The system of claim 3, wherein the emissions tracking software is configured to calculate and track the emissions information based on the energy consumption information.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the emissions tracking software is configured to calculate and track the emissions information based on actual emissions information.

12. A network-based system for managing the destruction of a regulated substance, the system comprising:

(a) a central processor accessible on a computer network;

(b) a database in communication with the central processor, the database configured to store

(i) emissions information relating to at least one regulated substance;

(ii) energy consumption information relating to transportation and destruction of the at least one regulated substance;

(iii) carbon valuation information relating to the destruction of the at least one regulated substance;

(c) emissions tracking software associated with the central processor, the emission tracking software configured to calculate and track the emissions information relating to the transportation and the destruction of the at least one regulated substance;

(d) carbon valuation tracking software associated with the central processor, the carbon valuation tracking software configured to calculate and track the carbon valuation information relating to the destruction of the at least one regulated substance; and

(e) verification software associated with the central processor, the verification software being configured to transmit verification information comprising verification of the destruction of the at least one regulated substance to any third party verifier or verification entity.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising total carbon impact software associated with the central processor, the total carbon impact software configured to calculate and track total carbon impact information relating to the destruction of the at least one regulated substance based on the emissions information and the carbon valuation information.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising optimization software associated with the central processor, the optimization software configured to modifiable to calculate and track optimal targets based on any one or more of the emissions information, the carbon valuation information, and the total carbon impact information.

15. A network-based system for managing the destruction of regulated substance, the system comprising:

(a) a central processor accessible on a computer network;

(b) a database in communication with the central processor, the database configured to store

(i) emissions information relating to at least one regulated substance;

(ii) energy consumption information relating to transportation and destruction of the at least one regulated substance;

(iii) carbon valuation information relating to the destruction of the at least one regulated substance;

(c) emissions tracking software associated with the central processor, the emission tracking software configured to calculate and track the emissions information relating to the transportation and the destruction of the at least one regulated substance;

(d) carbon valuation tracking software associated with the central processor, the carbon valuation tracking software configured to calculate and track the carbon valuation information relating to the destruction of the at least one regulated substance; and

(e) comparison software associated with the central processor, the comparison software configured to compare and calculate a difference between the emission information relating to the transportation and the destruction of the at least one regulated substance and the carbon valuation information relating to the transportation and the destruction of the at least one regulated substance; and

(f) analysis software associated with the central processor, the analysis software configured to identify at least one operating adjustment to at least one of transportation and destruction of the at least one regulated substance if all emissions associated with the transportation and destruction of the at least one regulated substance exceed all emissions allowed by any positive carbon valuation earned by the destruction of the at least one regulated substance.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising report software associated with the central processor, the report software configured to generate reports relating to the at least one operating adjustment.

17. The system of claim 15, further comprising a client processor in communication with the central processor, wherein the client processor is configured to allow for accessing, inputting, querying, downloading, and requesting reports relating to any of the emissions information, the carbon valuation information, and the at least one operating adjustment.

18. The system of claim 15, further comprising verification software associated with the central processor, the verification software being configured to transmit verification information comprising verification of the destruction of the at least one regulated substance to any third party verifier or verification entity.

19. The system of claim 15, further comprising report software associated with the central processor, the report software being configured to generate reports relating to the emissions information, the carbon valuation information, or the at least one operating adjustment.