## Patent watch
_By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling_
Google received Patent No. 8,328,351 for **a recyclable digital camera**.
Tokyo's Shibaura Institute of Technology has received Patent No. 8,317,896, which describes **a method of recovering metals from flat panel displays**, using an aqueous acid solution.
Empire Technology Development LLC of Wilmington, Delaware has submitted Patent Application No. 20120302779, which describes **a method of recovering lithium from scrap lithium-ion batteries**.
Panasonic has filed Patent Application 20120305456, outlining **a method of determining whether an electronics case contains brominated flame retardants** by measuring its light absorption spectrum.
For more information on these or any patents, please consult the U.S. Patent Office database [online](http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html).
_Copies of patents can be ordered by number for $3 each from the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA, 22313-1450_.
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