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Republic Services Inc. (RSG)

NYSE: RSG · Refuse Systems · Phoenix, AZ · filing with the SEC since 1998
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US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026

37 patents granted to the 21 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Republic Services Inc.’s names, not what it holds today.

Patents granted
37
34 utility, 3 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
1
Against 1 in 2024 and 1 in 2023
Applications published
28
since 2001, to Dec 31, 2025
Names they are printed under
21
a subsidiary, its own name, its holding company
By yearGrantedApplications published
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Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Chemical engineering3
Environmental technology1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name21 counted
Waste Repurposing International, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
6 granted
14 published
Browning Ferris Industries a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
10 granted
0 published
RE Community Holdings II, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
6 granted
4 published
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
4 published
Michigan Disposal, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 published
REPUBLIC SERVICES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC. its holding company
US, as the owner printed on each patent; a holding company under the name REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
2 granted
0 published
REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent
2 granted
0 published
US ECOLOGY IDAHO, INC. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
2 published
American Materials Recycling Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
BRIDGETON LANDFILL, LLC a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Bridgeton Landfill, LLC a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Cecos International, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
ECDC Environmental, L.C. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Ecoflo, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
Envirocycle Incorporated a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
National Response Corporation a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
RANDY'S SANITATION, INC. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 granted
1 published
REPUBLIC SERVICES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC. its holding company
named as the applicant on its applications, in US; a holding company under the name REPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
0 granted
1 published
Resource Recovery a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CA)
1 granted
0 published
Resource Recovery Systems, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
1 granted
0 published
US Ecology Holdings, Inc. a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
0 granted
1 published
Names not counted (12)
ADS, Inc.
Also listed as a subsidiary by IDEX CORP /DE/. 16 granted and 11 published under it are not counted.
ADS, Inc.
Also listed as a subsidiary by IDEX CORP /DE/. 0 granted and 6 published under it are not counted.
Environmental Services Inc.
Most of its patents print AU; this name counts in CA. 0 granted and 5 published under it are not counted.
Environmental Services Inc.
Most of its patents print IL; this name counts in CA. 2 granted and 2 published under it are not counted.
Environmental Services Inc.
Most of its patents print AU; this name counts in CA. 0 granted and 4 published under it are not counted.
RCS, Inc.
Most of its patents print IL; this name counts in US. 3 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Forward, Inc.
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 2 published under it are not counted.
Tricil (N.Y.), Inc.
Most of its patents print CA; this name counts in US. 2 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Envirocycle, Inc.
Most of its patents print AU; this name counts in US. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
FCR, LLC
Most of its patents print IT; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
RITM, LLC
Most of its patents print FR; this name counts in US. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Waste Control Systems, Inc.
No country is printed for it. 0 granted and 1 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
GrantedPatentTitleFieldOwner as printed
Aug 5, 202512,377,443Recovery of higher volume and higher quality recyclables from a mixed streamChemical engineeringREPUBLIC SERVICES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC.
Jun 4, 202411,998,953Recovery of higher volume and higher quality recyclables from a mixed streamChemical engineeringREPUBLIC SERVICES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC.
Dec 12, 202311,840,471Method for removing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from waste waterEnvironmental technologyREPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
Jan 26, 202110,898,927Waste classification systems and methodsChemical engineeringWaste Repurposing International, Inc.
May 26, 202010,661,319Gas ventilation and leachate drain assemblage for landfillCivil engineeringREPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
Nov 19, 201910,482,120Waste identification systems and methodsComputer technologyWaste Repurposing International, Inc.
Oct 22, 201910,449,572Household hazardous waste recoveryChemical engineeringWaste Repurposing International, Inc.
Nov 6, 201810,118,199Waste recovery systems and methodsComputer technologyWaste Repurposing International, Inc.
Mar 6, 20189,908,807System for and method of mixed-color cullet characterization and certification, and providing contaminant-free, uniformly colored mixed-color culletMaterials, metallurgyRE Community Holdings II, Inc.
Jan 30, 20189,879,927System and method of heat extraction for preventing or mitigating a landfill subsurface reactionThermal processes and apparatusBridgeton Landfill, LLC
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
PublishedApplicationTitleFieldOwner as printed
Aug 22, 20242024/0278287RECOVERY OF HIGHER VOLUME AND HIGHER QUALITY RECYCLABLES FROM A MIXED STREAMChemical engineeringREPUBLIC SERVICES INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC. · patent 12,377,443 granted from it
May 11, 20232023/0144877RECOVERY OF HIGHER VOLUME AND HIGHER QUALITY RECYCLABLES FROM A MIXED STREAMChemical engineeringREPUBLIC SERVICES, INC. · patent 11,998,953 granted from it
Apr 13, 20232023/0114094INTEGRATED CENTER AND PROCESS FOR RECYCLING BOTH POLYOLEFIN AND POLYESTEROther special machinesREPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
Mar 23, 20232023/0089544AUTOMATED PROCESS AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL SEPARATION AND RECYCLINGOther special machinesREPUBLIC SERVICES, INC.
Dec 22, 20222022/0402005METHODS FOR SAFE DISPOSAL OF MERCURY FROM MERCURY-CONTAMINATED WASTEEnvironmental technologyUS Ecology Holdings, Inc.
Jun 10, 20212021/0174150Automated Classification Engine with Human AugmentationComputer technologyWaste Repurposing International, Inc.
Nov 26, 20202020/0372557Systems and Methods to Determine Regulatory and Business Logic Classifications Based on First PrinciplesIT methods for managementWaste Repurposing International, Inc.
Nov 26, 20202020/0372457Waste Shipping Manifest with Integrated Audit DataIT methods for managementWaste Repurposing International, Inc.
Sep 10, 20202020/0286045Product Classification System Including a Supplier and Retailer PortalsComputer technologyWaste Repurposing International, Inc.
Jul 16, 20202020/0222943Systems and Methods of Recovering Household WasteChemical engineeringWaste Repurposing International, Inc.
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Chemical engineering 1.

A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.

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