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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-04-040065
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20041214
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20041216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20041216

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS OF AMERICA INC /MN
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000862861
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-HOME FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS & EQUIPMENT STORES [5700]
		IRS NUMBER:				411454591
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0103

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19621
		FILM NUMBER:		041208639

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7400 EXCELSIOR BLVD
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55426-4502
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6129309000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7400 EXCELSIOR BLVD
		CITY:			NINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			554264517
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>

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<p style="color:black;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" color="black" face="Times New Roman" style="color:windowtext;font-size:10.0pt;">Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><font style="font-weight:bold;">December 14, 2004</font></b></font></p>

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Centers of America, Inc.</font></b></p>

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telephone number, including area code&nbsp;&nbsp;<b><font style="font-weight:bold;">(</font></b><b><font style="font-weight:bold;">952) 930-9000</font></b></font></p>

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changed since last report.)</font></p>

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under any of the following provisions:</font></p>

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OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following information
is furnished pursuant to Item 12, &#147;Disclosure of Results of Operations and
Financial Condition.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On
December 14, 2004, Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. issued a press
release announcing that it and its California subsidiary, ARCA-California, have
filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
alleging that JACO Environmental, Inc. fraudulently obtained a patent (U.S.
Patent No. 6,732,416) in May 2004 covering appliance recycling methods and
systems originally developed by ARCA beginning in 1987 and used in serving more
than 40 electric utility appliance recycling programs since that time.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit<br>
  Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="76%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.66%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press Release dated
  December 14, 2004</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="14%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:14.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.72%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="76%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:76.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Complaint</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="44%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:44.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: December 14, 2004</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="31%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:31.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Linda Koenig</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="23%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:23.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="55%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:55.24%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Linda Koenig, Vice
  President of Finance</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit<br>
  Number</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.74%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Description</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Press Release dated
  December 14, 2004</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:6.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="88%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:88.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Complaint</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5</font></p>

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit
99.1</font></b></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7400 Excelsior Boulevard, Minneapolis MN 55426 (952) 930-9000</font></p>
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  IMMEDIATE RELEASE</font></b></p>
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  MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:</font></b></p>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.0%;">
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Edward
  R. (Jack) Cameron</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President
  and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(952)
  930-9000 or (800) 452-8680</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard
  G. Cinquina</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Equity
  Market Partners</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(904)
  261-2210</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Appliance Recycling Centers of America (ARCA) Files Suit to Invalidate
JACO Environmental, Inc.&#146;s Patent Which Claims Method and System Developed and
Commercially Used by ARCA Since 1987</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Minneapolis,
MN&#151;December 14, 2004&#151;</font></b>Appliance
Recycling Centers of America, Inc. (OTC BB: ARCI), the nation&#146;s largest
recycler of major household appliances for the energy conservation programs of
electric utilities, and its California subsidiary, ARCA-California, have filed
suit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California alleging
that JACO Environmental, Inc. fraudulently obtained a patent (U.S. Patent No.
6,732,416) in May 2004 covering appliance recycling methods and systems
originally developed by ARCA beginning in 1987 and used in serving more than 40
electric utility appliance recycling programs since that time.</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Edward
R. (Jack) Cameron, ARCA&#146;s president and chief executive officer, commented:
&#147;ARCA has been engaged in recycling appliances and disposing of hazardous
components for nearly 20 years, and has developed and implemented many
recycling methods and processes. Over the years we have made many presentations
to industry symposia, published numerous articles in trade publications and
provided information to the general news media about our recycling processes.
We believe that the JACO patent is based on methods and processes that we
developed.&#148;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ARCA
is seeking a declaratory judgment that the JACO patent is invalid and
unenforceable, since it is almost entirely based on methods and processes
developed and used by ARCA. The Company is also asking the court for
unspecified damages related to charges that JACO, in using a fraudulently based
patent, has engaged in unfair competition under federal and California
statutes, false and misleading advertising under California statutes, and
interference with ARCA&#146;s prospective customer relationships. ARCA expects
recycling operations to continue without interruption during the period of
litigation.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Company intends to file a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission
that will include a copy of the Complaint.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About
ARCA</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ARCA
is the nation&#146;s largest recycler of major household appliances for the energy
conservation programs of electric utilities. Through its ApplianceSmart
(www.ApplianceSmart.com) operation, ARCA is also one of the nation&#146;s leading
retailers of special-buy household appliances, primarily those manufactured by
Maytag, GE, Frigidaire, and Whirlpool. These special-buy appliances, which
include close-outs, factory overruns and scratch-and-dent units,
typically are not integrated into the manufacturer&#146;s normal distribution
channel. ApplianceSmart sells these virtually new appliances at a discount to
full retail, offers a 100% money-back guarantee and provides warranties on
parts and labor. As of December 2004, ApplianceSmart was operating eleven
factory outlets: four in the Minneapolis/St. Paul market; three in the
Columbus, Ohio market; two in the Atlanta market; one in the Los Angeles
market; and one in the San Antonio, Texas market.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Statements about ARCA&#146;s
outlook are forward-looking and involve risks and uncertainties, including but
not limited to: the strength of recycling programs, the growth of appliance
retail sales, the speed at which individual retail stores reach profitability,
and other factors discussed in the Company&#146;s filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.</font></p>

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.2</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">McDERMOTT WILL &amp;
EMERY LLP<br>
ATTORNEYS AT LAW<br>
LOS ANGELES</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">MARK P. WINE (SBN 189897)<br>
CRAIG A. GELFOUND (SBN 176378)<br>
</font>IRENE Y. LEE (SBN 213625)<br>
McDERMOTT WILL &amp; EMERY LLP<br>
2049 Century Park East, 34th Floor<br>
Los Angeles, CA&#160; 90067-3208</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Telephone:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>310.277.4110</p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Facsimile:</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>310.277.4730</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attorneys for Plaintiffs<br>
APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS OF<br>
AMERICA, INC. and APPLIANCE<br>
RECYCLING CENTERS OF AMERICA-<br>
CALIFORNIA, INC.</font></p>

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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT</font></p>

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<p style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">APPLIANCE RECYCLING<br>
  CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC., a<br>
  Minnesota corporation, and<br>
  APPLIANCE RECYCLING<br>
  CENTERS OF AMERICA-<br>
  CALIFORNIA, INC., a California<br>
  corporation,</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Plaintiffs,</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">v.</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">JACO ENVIRONMENTAL, INC., a<br>
  Washington corporation, TERRY<br>
  JACOBSEN, an individual,<br>
  MICHAEL DUNHAM, an<br>
  individual, and DOES 1 through 10,</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Defendants.</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CASE NO.&nbsp; SACV 04-1371 AHS (VBKx)</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">VERIFIED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES
  AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FOR:</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.6pt;text-indent:-18.35pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="text-transform:none;">Declaratory Judgment of
  Invalidity and Unenforceability;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.6pt;text-indent:-18.35pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="text-transform:none;">Federal Unfair
  Competition and False Advertising in Violation of the Lanham Act;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.6pt;text-indent:-18.35pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="text-transform:none;">Unfair Competition
  under California Business and Professions Code &#167; 17200, et seq.;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.6pt;text-indent:-18.35pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="text-transform:none;">False and Misleading
  Advertising under California Business and Professions Code &#167; 17500, et seq.;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.6pt;text-indent:-18.35pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="text-transform:none;">Intentional
  Interference With Prospective Economic Relations; and</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.6pt;text-indent:-18.35pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;text-transform:uppercase;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;text-transform:none;">6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="text-transform:none;">Negligent Interference
  With Prospective Economic Relations.</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 12.6pt;text-transform:uppercase;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:none;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;text-indent:-.25in;text-transform:uppercase;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;text-transform:none;">[DEMAND FOR
  JURY TRIAL]</font></b></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">PLAINTIFFS APPLIANCE
RECYCLING CENTERS OF<br>
AMERICA, INC. AND APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS OF<br>
AMERICA-CALIFORNIA, INC.&#146;S COMPLAINT</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1</font></p>

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Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. (&#147;ARCA&#148;) and Appliance Recycling
Centers of America-California, Inc. (&#147;ARCA-CA&#148;) allege:</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">JURISDICTION AND VENUE</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>This
is a civil action for claims arising under the patent and copyright laws of the
United States, 15 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 1051, <i><font style="font-style:italic;">et seq</font></i>., 17
U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 101, <i><font style="font-style:italic;">et seq</font></i>., and 35 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 101, <i><font style="font-style:italic;">et seq</font></i>., under California Business and Professions Code &#167;&#167;
17200, <i><font style="font-style:italic;">et seq</font></i>. and 17500, <i><font style="font-style:italic;">et seq</font></i>.,
and under the common law of California.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Jurisdiction
is conferred on this Court by 28 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 2201 and 2202 (declaratory relief), 28
U.S.C. &#167; 1331 (federal question), 15 U.S.C. &#167; 1121 (action arising under the
Lanham Act), 28 U.S.C. &#167; 1338(a) (any Act of Congress relating to patents or copyrights),
and 28 U.S.C. &#167; 1338(b) (action asserting a claim of unfair competition joined
with a substantial and related claim under the patent or copyright laws).</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>This
Court has jurisdiction over the supplemental claims arising under state law
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. &#167; 1367(a).</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Venue
is proper in this judicial district under 28 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 1391(b) and (c), and
1400.</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE PARTIES</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiff
ARCA is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota
having its principal place of business at 7400 Excelsior Boulevard,
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426.&#160; Since 1976
ARCA has been in the business of recycling unwanted refrigerators and other
household appliances across the United States.&#160;
In 1993, the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles and
Southern California Edison Company selected ARCA to provide services for the
refrigerator recycling programs.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiff
ARCA-CA is a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of California
having its principal place of business at 1920 South Acacia</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Avenue, Compton, California&#160;
90220.&#160; ARCA-CA is a wholly owned
subsidiary of ARCA.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendant
JACO Environmental, Inc. (&#147;JACO&#148;) is, upon information and belief, a
corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Washington having a
business address in Snohomish, Washington and maintaining a facility at 2354
East Walnut Avenue, Fullerton, California, 92831.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendant
Terry Jacobsen (&#147;Jacobsen&#148;) is, upon information and belief, an individual
residing in Snohomish, Washington, having a last known address of 13106 63rd
Avenue SE, Snohomish, Washington &#160;98296.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendant
Michael Dunham (&#147;Dunham&#148;) is, upon information and belief, an individual residing
in Lake Forest, California having a last known address of 24001 Muirlands,
Apartment No. 300, Lake Forest, California&#160;
92630.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiffs
are ignorant of the true names and capacities of defendants sued herein as DOES
1-10, inclusive, and therefore sue these defendants by such fictitious
names.&#160; Plaintiffs will amend this
complaint to allege their true names and capacities when ascertained.</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FACTUAL
BACKGROUND</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARCA&#146;S APPLIANCE RECYCLING METHOD
AND SYSTEM</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiff
ARCA is a world leader in developing and providing environmentally responsible
recycling services.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>As
early as 1976, ARCA collected, recycled and resold refrigerators and other household
appliances through contracts with local government entities, appliance
retailers, and appliance manufacturers across the United States.&#160; ARCA reconditioned and resold the appliances
suitable for reuse, and delivered the remainder to local metal processing
companies for shredding and metal recycling.&#160;
This procedure continued until 1987.</p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARCA&#146;s method and system: removing hazardous
components</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
or about June 1987, ARCA developed and implemented unique and proprietary
methods of identifying and removing all hazardous components from appliances
before taking them to the metals processing facility.&#160; ARCA&#146;s technicians were trained to locate and
remove capacitors, ballasts, mercury switches, and batteries from all makes and
models of appliances, and place them into separate, clearly marked, impermeable
containers at each component removal station.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Further,
the technicians were trained to empty such containers into 55-gallon
storage/transport drums approved by the U.S. Department of Transportation.&#160; The drums were stored in a separate, secure
area, clearly marked and posted for PCBs and mercury, as required by the <tt><font face="Times New Roman">Environmental
Protection Agency</font></tt> and the <tt><font face="Times New Roman">Occupational
Safety and Health Administration</font></tt>.&#160; The storage area floor was constructed of
leak-proof materials and surrounded by a six-inch barrier.&#160; The collected components were then transported
to a federally licensed hazardous waste incinerator for destruction.</p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARCA&#146;s method and system: removing refrigerants</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">15.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
1988, ARCA engaged in research and development for recovering CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) refrigerant (Freon<sup>TM
</sup>or CFC-12).&#160; In evaluating a number
of commercially available refrigerant recovery machines, ARCA determined the
need for a system that can recover CFCs on a large scale, while reducing the
amount of air, moisture and oils that are mixed with the CFCs, enabling the
refrigerant to be recycled.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">16.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Rich
Christensen, ARCA&#146;s Technical Services Manager, began to design a proprietary
CFC recovery unit for ARCA. &#160;A prototype
was completed later in 1988.&#160; ARCA&#146;s CFC
recovery unit and manifold worked together to create and maintain a 10-inch
vacuum during the recovery process, while evacuating CFCs from 10 refrigerators
at a time.&#160; ARCA also designed a hand
tool used to tap the coolant lines, releasing additional refrigerant for capture.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">17.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Through
late 1988 and into 1989, Christensen modified the CFC recovery equipment as he
tested the efficiency and capture rate of the system.&#160; The tests demonstrated that the invention could
recover 92-95 percent of the CFC fluids and gases found in a refrigerator and would
remove the majority of the air and moisture found in sealed refrigeration
systems.</p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARCA&#146;s method and system: shredding metal shells</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">18.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
February 1989, the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities area awarded ARCA a
$150,000 grant to design an integrated appliance recycling system that would
include a step of shredding appliance shells.&#160;
ARCA&#146;s plan incorporated the company&#146;s existing processes developed thus
far, i.e., removing hazardous components and refrigerants, and added the final
step of shredding appliance shells before taking them to the metals processor.</p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARCA&#146;s method and system: installing conveyors</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
April 1989, ARCA opened its Milwaukee processing and recycling center to
provide service for Wisconsin Electric Power Company&#146;s recycling program.&#160; This was the first large-scale facility in
the United States where refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners were processed
and recycled.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">20.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ARCA
installed conveyors at this Milwaukee facility upon which appliances were
placed and carried through a number of spaced stations.&#160; The conveyors allowed the appliances to be
easily carried at a comfortable working height for the technicians.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">21.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ARCA
also installed its new multi-unit CFC recovery system at the Milwaukee center.</p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARCA&#146;s continuing research and development: reclaiming
refrigerants </font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">22.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
July 1990, ARCA established a complete analytical laboratory in Dresser,
Wisconsin to test the CFC refrigerants that were recovered at ARCA&#146;s processing
and recycling centers.&#160; The laboratory
successfully reclaimed the recovered refrigerants to meet ARI (Air-Conditioning
and Refrigeration Institute)</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Standard 700-88 for purity.&#160; The
test results enabled ARCA to sell purified Freon<sup>TM</sup>.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
October 1990, ARCA conducted tests to determine the maximum amount of compressor
oil that can be extracted from appliances containing CFC and HCFC (hydrochlorofluorocarbon) refrigerants.&#160; ARCA&#146;s CFC recovery system was found to be highly
effective, removing between 81 and 97 percent of the compressor oil in the
tested appliances.</p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARCA&#146;s method and system: using slip-sheets as platforms</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
October 1990, ARCA opened its Hartford, Connecticut processing and recycling
center to support the first turnkey appliance recycling program sponsored by an
electric utility company.&#160; In the Hartford
facility, ARCA introduced a system designed by Dan Chuhna, ARCA&#146;s Special
Projects Manager, to move appliances through the recycling center.&#160; Slip-sheets (plywood platforms approximately
3-feet square and &#189;-inch thick) were placed on elevated conveyors to provide a more
stable surface for the appliances, as they were carried through different processing
stations in a vertical, upright position.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">25.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>During
the summer of 1991, ARCA opened three new recycling centers. &#160;The new centers in Green Bay, Wisconsin;
Columbus, Ohio; and Vancouver, British Columbia incorporated the method and
system that ARCA had developed to date as described above, including adding
slip-sheets as platforms.</p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARCA&#146;s method and system: removing CFC-11 from
polyurethane foam</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Further
in the summer of 1991, the founder, president and CEO of ARCA, Edward R. (Jack)
Cameron, began investigating different methods of managing polyurethane
insulating foam found in refrigeration appliances.&#160; He visited five facilities in Europe and compared
the technologies in recovering and recycling the CFC-11 used as a blowing agent
in polyurethane foam.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">27.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
January 1992, ARCA designed a mobile facility to manage sulfur dioxide, the
refrigerant in certain old refrigerators.&#160;
ARCA&#146;s Technical Services</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Department developed a process of mixing sulfur dioxide with a certain solution
to form a product that can be used to de-chlorinate wastewater in water
treatment process.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">28.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
February 1992, Adelmann AG of Karlstadt, Germany selected ARCA to be the U.S.
manufacturer of the Adelmann A-55 system.&#160;
Adelmann A-55 equipment is used to recover CFC-11 in a liquid form,
separated from polyurethane insulating foam.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">29.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ARCA
installed the equipment at its Hartford, Connecticut facility in the autumn of
1992.</p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARCA&#146;s method and system: fully integrated processing
and recycling</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">30.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
November 1992, ARCA began a national demonstration project with Northeast
Utilities at its Hartford, Connecticut facility, where a fully integrated
refrigerator recycling system was implemented, the first of its kind in the
United States.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">31.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
system included processes of removing all hazardous components, refrigerants,
and oil from appliances, disassembling them by removing glass and steel
shelves, plastic drawers, wiring, and compressors, sawing the appliances into
panels, separating the plastic liner materials from the underlying polyurethane
insulating foam, and processing the polyurethane foam through the ARCA/Adelmann
A-55 system to recover CFC-11 from the foam.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">32.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ARCA
employed a practice of placing unprocessed polyurethane foam in large plastic
bags to ship it from other facilities to the Hartford, Connecticut facility
where the ARCA/Adelmann A-55 was located.</p>

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also used large plastic bags to store polyurethane foam therein when the
ARCA/Adelmann A-55 system was unavailable due to maintenance or repair.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">34.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>At
the March 1992 Refrigerator Recycling &amp; CFC-11 Recovery Symposium,
sponsored by Southern California Edison Company, ARCA described the recycling
process used at its Hartford, Connecticut facility:</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Appliances
containing CFC-11 will first be processed to remove and manage hazardous and
environmentally-harmful components such as capacitors, ballasts, mercury
switches, and batteries.&#160; The R-12
refrigerant will be recovered and reclaimed and the compressor oil will be
extracted.&#160; Next, these appliances will
be dismantled by removing glass and steel shelves and plastic drawers, and then
stripping out the wiring.&#160; The compressor
will be removed and technicians will separate the plastic liner material and
the underlying polyurethane foam insulation.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARCA&#146;s method and system: tipping table to drain compressor
oil</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">35.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
1993, Rich Christensen developed a unique system to reduce the concentration of
CFCs entrained in compressor oil to the level that allowed the oil to be
recycled and reused.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">36.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ARCA
adopted a step of drilling a hole into a refrigerator&#146;s compressor and draining
the compressor oil by using a tipping table that holds three refrigerators at a
time. &#160;The tipping table tilted the
appliances to a horizontal level so that the oil inside the compressors would drain.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">37.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Once
the oil is collected, it is degassed through an ARCA-designed piece of
equipment that recovers CFCs from the oil.</p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">OPENING OF ARCA&#146;S COMPTON FACILITY</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">38.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
1993, the Department of Water and Power of the City of Los Angeles (&#147;LADWP&#148;) and
Southern California Edison Company (&#147;SCE&#148;) selected ARCA to provide turnkey
services for the utilities&#146; refrigerator recycling programs, which were a part
of the Rebuild L.A. program to develop areas that had recently experienced
civil unrest.&#160; To better serve the
utilities&#146; programs, ARCA designed and opened a new recycling center, ARCA-CA
in Compton, California in 1993.&#160; ARCA-CA
has processed over 400,000 refrigerators since the programs began.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">39.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
equipment and processes used at the Compton center were similar to those used
in ARCA&#146;s existing recycling centers to date, with the addition of equipment
and processes to shred plastics; manage sulfur dioxide refrigerant in a
stationary setting; drain compressor oil and remove CFCs from the oil; bale the
appliance shells; recover glass for recycling; and monitor the energy usage of
designated appliances.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">40.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
detailed layout of ARCA&#146;s appliance processing system was documented in
blueprints approved by the City of Compton, Building Department on November 22,
1993.&#160; The blueprints depict a system by
which an appliance is delivered to the facility, loaded onto an elevated,
roller conveyor system on a platform, transported by conveyor to a number of
stations, where hazardous components and CFCs are removed, a hole is drilled in
the compressor of the appliance, the oil is drained, degassed, and stored for
recycling, interior parts are removed, the appliance is sawed into at least two
pieces, the foam is separated from the interior and doors, and the removed
metal, glass, plastic, and polyurethane foam are separated for further
handling.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">41.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
1993, ARCA moved the ARCA/Adelmann A-55 system from its Hartford, Connecticut facility
to ARCA&#146;s new Compton facility.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">42.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ARCA
and ARCA-CA continued the practice of placing unprocessed polyurethane foam in
large plastic bags to ship it from other facilities to the Compton facility
where the ARCA/Adelmann A-55 was located.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">43.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ARCA
also continued the practice of storing unprocessed polyurethane foam in large
plastic bags when the ARCA/Adelmann A-55 system was unavailable due to
maintenance or repair.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">44.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ARCA&#146;s
March 1993 Prospectus described its methods and system:</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">When
appliances are received at the Company&#146;s processing Centers, they are inspected
and categorized according to the types of hazardous materials they may
contain.&#160; At most Centers, the appliances
are moved through the processing area on a conveyor system which eases the
handling of heavy and</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">bulky
items and promotes employee safety.&#160;
After the appliances are moved to the processing area, the Company&#146;s
employees remove electrical capacitors and fluorescent light ballasts that may
contain PCB dielectric fluid, and switches and batteries that may contain
mercury.&#160; This procedure is conducted at
a specially constructed and controlled component removal area.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Company&#146;s processing technicians are trained to locate and remove such
components from all makes and models of appliances.&#160; The technicians place the components in
separate, clearly marked containers in the component removal area. Throughout
the day, the containers are regularly emptied into United States Department of
Transportation approved drums for storage and subsequent shipment to qualified
hazardous waste disposal facilities.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
next step is to recover refrigerants from the appliances.&#160; Several different types of refrigerant fluids
and gases are commonly used in household appliances and are recovered and
reclaimed at the Company&#146;s processing Centers.&#160;
Refrigerators, freezers, dehumidifiers and water coolers typically
contain R-12 (dichlorodifluoromethane) or R-114 (dichlorotetrafluoroethane) CFC
refrigerants.&#160; A small percentage of
refrigerators may contain R-717 (ammonia) or R-764 (sulfur dioxide) as a
refrigerant.&#160; Room air conditioners most
frequently contain R-22 (chlorodifluoromethane) HCFC refrigerant, although some
room air conditioners may contain R-12 refrigerant.&#160; Each type of refrigerant must be kept
separate during the processing operation to ensure the recyclability of the
refrigerants.&#160; The Company&#146;s technicians
are trained to identify each type of refrigerant and to separate appliances
according to the specific type of refrigerant used in a particular appliance.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
Company is currently implementing a metals processing system to more
effectively separate ferrous and nonferrous metals found in appliances.&#160; The first installation of this system is at
its Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.&#160;
After removal of capacitors, ballasts, mercury switches, batteries and
refrigerants, the refrigerators are cut into panels and the foam or other
insulation is removed. The panels are then fed into a shredding mill built to
the Company&#146;s specifications. The shredded metal is then magnetically processed
to separate ferrous metals, aluminum and copper....</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARCA&#146;s method and system: further developments</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">45.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
the autumn of 1995, ARCA installed a pre-shredder at its Minnesota recycling
center.&#160; After all hazardous components,
compressors, refrigerants and other recyclable materials are removed, the
appliances are shredded and the ferrous and nonferrous metals are separated and
sold.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">46.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ARCA
also developed a process to manage appliances that contain ammonia as the
refrigerant whereby ammonia is removed and sodium chromate is recovered and
sent to a treatment facility for further processing.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">47.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
April 1995, ARCA prepared a written operations procedure manual which
prescribes the method by which it recycles appliances.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">48.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
or about 1995, ARCA prepared training videos which prescribe the method by
which it recycles appliances.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">49.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
December 1995, ARCA entered into a collaborative research and development
agreement with Argonne National Laboratories to develop a process for
separation and recovery of acrilonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and high-impact
polystyrene (HIPS) from the mixed-plastics wastes generated when recycling old
appliances.&#160; The project began in August
1996 at ARCA&#146;s Minneapolis recycling center.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">50.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
or about October 2002, ARCA updated the plastics shredding system at its Compton
center.</p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PUBLICATIONS DISCLOSING ARCA&#146;S RECYCLING METHOD
AND SYSTEM</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">51.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ARCA&#146;s
processes and methods have been presented to industry conferences such as the
1990 International Conference on CFC and Halon Alternatives, the 1991 National
Utility Workshop on Very High Efficiency Refrigerator Programs, the 30th Annual
Conference of Metallurgists in or about 1991, and the 1992 Refrigerator
Recycling &amp; CFC- 11 Recovery Symposium.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">52.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ARCA&#146;s
processes and methods have been widely described in newspaper articles in the
Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch (1991), the Green Bay (Wisconsin) News Chronicle
(1991), the Los Angeles Times (1993), the Press-Telegram (November 1993), the
Alameda Times-Star (January 1995), the Oakland Tribune (January 1995), and the
Star-Ledger (January 1996). &#160;For example,
the January 1996 Star-Ledger article described ARCA&#146;s process as follows:</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ARCA
collects appliances from owners and transports them to its plant, where they
are reduced to a pile of steel, aluminum and foam in 24 hours. &#160;After it is categorized, the appliance is put
on rollers and sent to a station in the warehouse, where its hazardous
components are removed.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At
another work station, the refrigerants are removed and stored in containers,
which are transported to ARCA&#146;s laboratory in Minnesota, where they are brought
back to industrial standards and resold, [Bruce] Wall [ARCA&#146;s national account
manager] said.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
refrigerators are sliced in sections for the removal of the polyurethane foam
insulation.... The metal is put into a shredder and sold to recycling
operations.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">53.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>ARCA&#146;s
process has been described in numerous industry magazines and publications,
such as Waste Alternatives (September 1989), Appliance Manufacturer (July 1990,
August 1990, January 1992), Recycling Today (October 1990), Appliance (June
1991), Resource Recycling (August 1991), Garbage (November/December 1991),
Popular Science (April 1992), Home Energy (January/February 1993,
January/February 1995), and BioCycle (July 1992, February 1995).&#160; An article in Corporate Environmental
Strategy from Summer 1995 describes ARCA&#146;s process as follows:</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Say
you are a spare, working Los Angeles refrigerator. This is what it would be
like going through ARCA&#146;s facility in Compton.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
first sensation would be a sharp blow on your side from a guy wielding what
looks like a hammer with a sharp spike on one end. &#160;He uses a CFC leak detector to check the wound
to determine if you are one of the seven million fridges manufactured each year
that contain CFC-11 in the insulation foam. &#160;You do.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Once
that determination is made, you are shifted on a track where the conveyor
allows you to coast to the first work station. &#160;The employee here determines what type of
refrigerant pulses through your copper tubes and what type is embedded, like
bubbles, in the insulation foam. &#160;Since
ARCA does not mix refrigerants, in order to allow them to be recycled, you are
again sorted, this time heading for the &#145;R-12&#146; station. &#160;But before you are given a shove, the fellow
in goggles inspects you and finds a capacitor. &#160;Even though this one does not contain PCBs, a
substance regulated as hazardous waste, it does contain DEHP, a substance that
is not regulated but may prove to be harmful.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ARCA,
however, still treats your capacitor as hazardous waste for public safety
reasons.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Next
you are gently pushed into a line with nine other refrigerators that are hooked
up to a CFC recovery unit by long tubes. &#160;You feel like a cow in a fancy milking parlor.
&#160;In a process designed by ARCA in 1988,
the tubes lead to a series of filters where moisture, acid and air are filtered
out, which enhances the purity of the CFCs and their value for recycling.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">You
now join two other fridges to have a hole drilled in each of your respective
compressors. &#160;Then, all three
refrigerators are tipped allowing the compressor oil to drain. &#160;While the majority of CFCs were captured
earlier, two to five percent ends up in the oil. &#160;Yet another device devised by ARCA captures
these CFCs for recycling.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Next,
it&#146;s time to recapture that nasty CFC-11. &#160;Big saws start to buzz through you. &#160;Folks start ripping you apart as the foam is
pulled off your steel skeleton... After all these hazards are removed, you are
baled into a cube and shipped off to a scrap yard where you are shredded and
separated. &#160;The ferrous metals then
become raw material for steel mills. &#160;You
are reborn as steel rods and end up in a new skyscraper in downtown Tokyo.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ARCA HIRES DEFENDANT DUNHAM AS A CONSULTANT</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">54.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
2000, ARCA hired Dunham as a retail marketing consultant for $750 a week, plus
expenses.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">55.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Prior
to his association with ARCA, Dunham had been a concert and theater producer
and promoter, and operated a business based in Austin, Texas, which collected
and resold used household appliances.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">56.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Upon
information and belief, Dunham was exposed to and learned ARCA&#146;s proprietary
process for recycling household appliances through his association with ARCA. &#160;Dunham visited ARCA&#146;s facilities in
Minneapolis, Minnesota and Oakland, California.&#160;
Dunham also underwent personal, guided tours of ARCA&#146;s Compton,
California facility where ARCA provided to Dunham more detailed information of
each recycling process and station.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">57.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
late November 2000, ARCA terminated Dunham&#146;s services.</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DUNHAM&#146;S ASSOCIATION WITH DEFENDANT JACO</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">58.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
or about February 2001, within weeks of his termination from ARCA, Dunham started
working on behalf of Defendant JACO.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">59.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Before
Dunham&#146;s association with JACO, JACO was in the business of collecting used
appliances for resale.&#160; Specifically,
JACO was in the business of repairing and reselling or wholesaling the appliances,
and sending the remaining to scrap yard.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">60.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Upon
information and belief, before February 2001, JACO had no conveyor system for
recycling used appliances, was not evacuating CFCs, or cutting the appliances
into panels.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">61.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Just
a few months thereafter, in or about July 2001, JACO submitted a proposal to
the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) for SMUD&#146;s appliance recycling
program.&#160; JACO represented that SMUD&#146;s
requirement to handle CFC-containing insulating foam led JACO to design its
proposed process.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">62.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
August 2001, JACO was awarded the contract for SMUD&#146;s program.</p>

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<p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DUNHAM AND JACOBSEN&#146;S MISREPRESENTATION TO THE
U.S. PATENT AND</font></u></b><br>
<b><u><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-weight:bold;">TRADEMARK OFFICE</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">63.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
or about February 19, 2002, Dunham and Jacobsen filed a patent application, serial
number 10/080,153, (the &#145;153 application) with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office (&#147;USPTO&#148;) entitled &#147;Refrigerator Recycling Method and System.&#148;</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">64.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Dunham
and Jacobsen represented to the USPTO, under penalty of perjury, that they were
the inventors of the method and system claimed in the patent application.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">65.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Dunham
and Jacobsen acknowledged their duty to disclose to the USPTO information
material to patentability.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">66.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Notwithstanding,
the recycling method and system Dunham and Jacobsen claimed as their invention is
the recycling method and system that ARCA</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">had developed over the course of years, and ARCA and ARCA-CA had used
for years, including during the time in which Defendant Dunham was working for
ARCA.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">67.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
breach of their duty of candor toward the USPTO, Dunham and Jacobsen willfully
and knowingly concealed from the USPTO ARCA and ARCA-CA&#146;s method and system of
recycling refrigerators, despite their actual knowledge of such method and
system.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">68.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
early 2004, Vice President of ARCA, Bruce Wall conversed with Defendant Dunham
during which conversation Dunham claimed &#147;I have patented what you [ARCA] do.&#148;</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">69.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
or about the fall of 2004, Dennis Flack of CSGServices (&#147;CSGS&#148;) in Syracuse,
New York received a phone call from Dunham.&#160;
Dunham was seeking CSGS&#146;s support for an appliance recycling policy that
would require the incineration of polyurethane foam in order to destroy
CFC-11.&#160; During the conversation, Mr.
Flack asked Dunham why he had chosen to seek a patent &#147;on things that we
appliance recyclers have been doing for years?&#148;&#160;
Dunham replied to the effect of &#147;because nobody else did.&#148;</p>

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<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THREAT OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT ACTION AGAINST ARCA
AND ARCA-CA</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">70.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>A
few months after filing the &#145;153 application in February 2002, in July 2002, Defendant
Dunham wrote to ARCA: &#147;There is still a great amount of animosity that needs to
be addressed at some point. &#160;Believe me,
I have other avenues to channel my energies and intend to pursue all of them.&#148;</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">71.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Two
months after on or about September 24, 2002, ARCA received a &#147;cease and desist&#148;
letter from counsel for JACO, advising ARCA that ARCA&#146;s process is &#147;covered by
the claims of [JACO&#146;s] pending application&#148; and its intent to &#147;vigorously
enforce its patent rights upon issuance of a patent on its process.&#148;</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">72.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
May 11, 2004, the &#145;153 application was issued as United States Letters Patent
No. 6,732,416 (the &#145;416 patent). &#160;Dunham
and Jacobsen have assigned the &#145;416 patent to Defendant JACO.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PLAINTIFFS&#146; CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">73.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Upon
information and belief, JACO represented to electric utilities and local
government entities that it had developed a highly sophisticated method of
processing and recycling appliances, when in fact the method was developed by
ARCA over the course of years.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">74.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Upon
information and belief, JACO misrepresented the nature of the subject matter
claimed in the &#145;416 patent to the electric utilities and local government
entities, including, but not limited to, the LADWP and SCE who have maintained
contractual relations with ARCA and ARCA-CA since 1993.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LADWP</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">75.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
or about September 21, 1993, the LADWP awarded a three-year contract to ARCA-CA.
&#160;Under the contract, ARCA-CA provided
necessary services for the LADWP to implement energy efficiency programs.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">76.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
or about February 1999, the LADWP awarded another contract to ARCA-CA.&#160; Under the contract, ARCA-CA provided necessary
services for the LADWP to implement a Low Income Super Efficient Refrigerator
Program.&#160; The contract was effective
until June 30, 2000.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">77.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
or about May 23, 2000, the LADWP extended the contract until June 30, 2001.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">78.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
May 22, 2002, ARCA-CA submitted a bid to the LADWP for its Low Income
Refrigerator Exchange Program and Refrigerator Turn-In and Recycling Program.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">79.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
or about May 2002, JACO also submitted a bid to the LADWP for the same
programs.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">80.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
or about September 16, 2002, JACO learned that ARCA had been awarded the
contract for LADWP&#146;s programs.&#160; JACO also
learned that ARCA had offered three options to manage CFC-11, including
incineration.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">81.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
or about September 24, 2002, JACO provided to the LADWP a copy of their &#147;cease
and desist&#148; letter addressed to ARCA.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">82.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
or about September 25, 2002, JACO requested that the Board of Water and Power
Commissioners (the &#147;Board&#148;) hear JACO&#146;s 40-minute presentation during the November
5, 2002 hearing, in which the Board would approve the agreement between the LADWP
and ARCA-CA for LADWP&#146;s programs.&#160; JACO
was told that members of the public who wish to comment on pending items are
typically given 3-5 minutes to make their statements.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">83.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
September 26, 2002, ARCA-CA signed the contract for LADWP&#146;s programs.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">84.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
September 30, 2002, JACO sent a letter to the LADWP requesting all
communications between ARCA-CA or ARCA and LADWP under the Freedom of
Information Act.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">85.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
October 8, 2002, the LADWP countersigned the contract for LADWP&#146;s
programs.&#160; The agreement would become
effective, subject to approval by the Board during the hearing scheduled for November
5, 2002.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">86.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
November 5, 2002, the Board approved the contract.&#160; JACO failed to appear before the Board to
comment.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SCE</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">87.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
or about August 19, 1993, ARCA-CA and SCE entered into a long-term contractual
relationship for an energy efficiency program.&#160;
SCE renewed the contract at the end of the original term in 1994, and at
the end of the renewed terms until August 2002.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">88.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
May 2002, SCE submitted an implementation plan to the California Public
Utilities Commission indicating that SCE intended to award the next</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Statewide Residential Appliance Recycling Program contract, which would
be administered by SCE, to the current vendor, ARCA-CA.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">89.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
or about January 15, 2002, JACO submitted an unsolicited proposal to the
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for a residential appliance recycling
program in the geographic areas served by Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Company, SCE,
and San Diego Gas &amp; Electric Company.&#160;
JACO represented to the CPUC that it had developed an extremely
sophisticated refrigerator recycling system.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">90.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Upon
information and belief, JACO claimed it owned exclusive rights to a highly
sophisticated method of recycling appliances, which in fact was developed by
ARCA.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">91.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
or about May 24, 2002, JACO sent a letter to Governor Gray Davis requesting an
executive review of SCE&#146;s intent to award the next Statewide Residential
Appliance Recycling Program contract to ARCA-CA.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">92.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
or about May 27, 2002, JACO sent a complaint to the State of California
Legislature pleading that they had been denied an opportunity to participate in
the next Statewide Residential Appliance Recycling Program.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">93.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
or about November 21, 2002, JACO &#147;request[ed] that the CPUC direct SCE to
solicit competitive bids in an expedited manner for appliance collection and
recycling services for the 2003 Statewide Residential Appliance Recycling
Program.&#148;&#160; (Response by JACO
Environmental Regarding SCE 11/15/02 Comments on 2003 IOU Energy Efficiency
Program Plans, page 4).</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">94.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
or about September 30, 2002, JACO sent a letter to John Nall at SCE requesting that
JACO be sent information on bidding for the next Statewide Residential
Appliance Recycling Program.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">95.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>In
or about September 2003, SCE awarded ARCA-CA the contract covering the
geographic areas served by SCE and the San Diego Gas &amp; Electric</p>

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served by the Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Company.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">COUNT I </font></u></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Declaratory Judgment of
Invalidity and Unenforceability of </font></u></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">U.S. Patent No. 6,732,416</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">96.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiffs
restate and reallege the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 through 95, as
set forth fully herein.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">97.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>A
real and justiciable controversy now exists between JACO and Plaintiffs because
JACO has asserted that the &#145;416 patent is infringed by Plaintiffs&#146; appliance
recycling process.&#160; JACO has also
threatened Plaintiffs with imminent legal action based on the alleged
infringement, giving Plaintiffs a reasonable apprehension of impending
litigation.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">98.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
&#145;416 patent is invalid for failure to meet the conditions of patentability
specified in 35 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 1, <i><font style="font-style:italic;">et seq</font></i>.,
including but not limited, to 35 U.S.C. &#167;&#167; 102 and/or 103, for one or more of
the following reasons:</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the
alleged invention claimed in the &#145;416 patent was known or used by others in
this country, or patented or described in a printed publication in this or a
foreign country, before the alleged invention thereof by the applicants for the
&#145;416 patent;</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the
alleged invention claimed in the &#145;416 patent was patented or described in a
printed publication in this or a foreign county, or in public use or on sale in
this country more than one year prior to the date of the application for the &#145;416
patent;</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the
individuals identified as the inventors for the &#145;416 patent did not invent the
subject matter claimed in the &#145;416 patent;</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(d)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>before
the alleged invention claimed in the &#145;416 patent, the alleged invention was
made in this country by another inventor who had not abandoned, suppressed, or
concealed it; and/or</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(e)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>the
differences between the claimed subject matter in the &#145;416 patent and the prior
art are such that the claimed subject matter of the &#145;416 patent as a whole
would have been obvious at the time the alleged invention was made to a person
having ordinary skill in the art to which said subject matter pertains.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Upon
information and belief, Defendants, their patent attorney(s), and/or other
persons involved in the prosecution of the application leading to the issuance
of the &#145;416 patent committed inequitable conduct by concealing and failing to
disclose to the USPTO information known to them to be material to
patentability.&#160; Defendants&#146; inequitable
conduct was carried out with an intent to deceive the USPTO.&#160; As a result, Defendants violated their duty
of good faith and candor to the USPTO in connection with the prosecution of the
&#145;416 patent, which is therefore unenforceable.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Upon
information and belief, Defendants&#146; inequitable conducts include, without
limitation, failure to disclose known and material prior art and
misrepresentation of true inventor(s) of the subject matter of the &#145;416 patent.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">101.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>A
judgment should be made declaring that the &#145;416 patent is invalid and
unenforceable.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">102.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendants&#146;
inequitable conduct in prosecuting the &#145;416 patent makes this an exceptional
case within the meaning of 35 U.S.C. &#167; 285 such that Plaintiffs should be
awarded its attorneys&#146; fees.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">COUNT II </font></u></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Federal Unfair Competition
and False Advertising in Violation of <br>
&#167; 43(a) of the Lanham Act</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">15 U.S.C. 1125(a)</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">103.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiffs
restate and reallege the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 through 102, as
set forth fully herein.</p>

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<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">104.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendants
have engaged in unfair business acts or practices by (a) obtaining the &#145;416
patent through inequitable conduct with the specific intent to eliminate
Plaintiffs and other competitors from the appliance recycling business, (b)
misrepresenting to potential customers as set forth above with false or
misleading descriptions or representations of fact regarding the nature,
characteristics, origin of the subject matter of the &#145;416 patent, and (c) threatening
Plaintiffs with litigation on a patent that Defendants know to be invalid and
unenforceable.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">105.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Upon
information and belief, these misrepresentations actually misled or deceived
potential customers, including those who were already contemplating negotiating
with Plaintiffs, and have the tendency to mislead or deceive a substantial
number of other potential customers for appliance recycling method and system.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">106.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Upon
information and belief, the deception caused by Defendants&#146; misrepresentations is
material.&#160; This deception has already
influenced and is likely to influence the purchasing decisions of potential
customers for appliance recycling method and system.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">107.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendants&#146;
conduct is, and has been, malicious, fraudulent, deliberate, willful,
intentional and/or oppressive, and constitutes unfair and unlawful business
practices within the meaning of &#167; 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. &#167;1125(a)<i><font style="font-style:italic;">.</font></i></p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">108.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendants&#146;
acts of unfair competition have injured and will continue to injure and harm
Plaintiffs, unless Defendants&#146; acts are restrained by this Court.&#160; Unless Defendants are enjoined from engaging
in their wrongful conduct, Plaintiffs will suffer further irreparable injury
and harm, for which they have no adequate remedy at law.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">109.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Upon
information and belief, Defendants acted intentionally in conscious and
deliberate disregard of the rights of Plaintiffs, with malice and oppression,
in that Defendants knew that their aforementioned conduct was</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">unjustified and would result in severe financial and economic injury to
Plaintiffs.&#160; Defendants&#146; acts of unfair
competition have resulted in substantial profits for Defendants in an amount as
yet unascertained.&#160; Defendants&#146; acts of
unfair competition have also resulted in damages to Plaintiffs caused by
diversion of appliance recycling projects to Defendants and other damages
resulting from irreparable harm to Plaintiffs&#146; goodwill.&#160; Plaintiffs are entitled to an award of
damages in an amount not less than three times Defendants&#146; profits or
Plaintiffs&#146; damages, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorneys&#146; fees.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">COUNT III</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Unfair Competition in
Violation of California Business &amp; Professions <br>
Code &#167; 17200, et seq.</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">110.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiffs
restate and reallege the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 through 109, as
set forth fully herein.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">111.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
aforementioned acts of Defendants as alleged herein constitute unfair and
unlawful business practices within the meaning of California Business and
Professions Code &#167;17200, <i><font style="font-style:italic;">et seq.</font></i></p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">112.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Upon
information and belief, Defendants have used these unfair and unlawful business
practices to deceive the consuming public, and therefore constitute unfair and
fraudulent business practices in violation of California Business Professions
Code &#167;17200, <i><font style="font-style:italic;">et seq.</font></i></p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">113.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendants&#146;
acts of unfair competition have and will continue to injure and harm Plaintiffs,
unless Defendants&#146; conduct is restrained by this Court.&#160; Unless Defendants are enjoined from engaging
in their wrongful conduct, Plaintiffs will suffer further irreparable injury
and harm, for which they have no adequate remedy at law.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">114.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiffs
are entitled to injunctive relief prohibiting Defendants from further engaging
in such conduct, as well as restitutionary relief, and whatever other actions
are necessary to prevent the use by Defendants of any unfair or unlawful</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">business practices, and to restore to any person in interest any
property acquired by means of such conduct.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">COUNT IV</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">False and Misleading
Advertising in Violation of California Business &amp;<br>
Professions Code &#167; 17500, et seq.</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">115.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiffs
restate and reallege the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 through 114, as
set forth fully herein.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">116.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendants
have engaged in false and misleading advertising and promotion by presenting to
potential customers as set forth above false descriptions of facts regarding
the nature, characteristics, origin of the subject matter of the &#145;416 patent.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">117.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
information and belief, Defendants&#146; advertising and promotion actually misled
or deceived potential customers, including those who were already contemplating
negotiating with Plaintiffs, and have the tendency to mislead or deceive a
substantial number of other potential customers for appliance recycling method
and system.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">118.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>On
information and belief, the deception caused by Defendants&#146; false advertising
and promotion is material.&#160; This
deception has already influenced and is likely to influence the purchasing
decisions of potential customers for appliance recycling method and systems.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">119.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendants&#146;
acts of false and misleading advertising have injured and will continue to
injure and harm Plaintiffs, unless Defendants&#146; acts are restrained by this
Court.&#160; Unless Defendants are enjoined
from engaging in their wrongful conduct, Plaintiffs will suffer further
irreparable injury and harm, for which they have no adequate remedy at law.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">120.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiffs
are entitled to injunctive relief prohibiting Defendants from further engaging
in such conduct, as well as restitutionary relief, and whatever other actions
are necessary to prevent the use by Defendants of any false and misleading</p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">advertising, and to restore to any person in interest any property
acquired by means of such conduct.</font></p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">COUNT V</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Intentional Interference
With Prospective Economic Advantage </font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">121.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiffs
restate and reallege the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 through 120, as
set forth fully herein.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">122.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>An
economic relationship existed between Plaintiffs and purchasers of their
appliance recycling services, which contained a probable future economic
benefit or advantage to Plaintiffs.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">123.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendants,
and each of them, knew of Plaintiffs&#146; current and prospective business
relations with purchasers of their appliance recycling services, and
intentionally engaged in wrongful conduct designed to interfere with and
disrupt this relationship.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">124.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>As
a result of Defendants&#146; wrongful conduct, Plaintiffs&#146; economic relationship
with their customers was actually interfered with or disrupted causing
substantial injury and harm to Plaintiffs in terms of lost profits, increased
costs and other damages.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">125.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendants
have acted knowingly, willfully, wantonly and recklessly, with the unlawful
purpose of interfering with Plaintiffs&#146; economic relationship with their
customers for Defendants&#146; own profit.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">126.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>An
award of punitive damages of sufficient size to punish Defendants and to set an
example in order to deter others who might be inclined to so act is fully
warranted.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">COUNT VI</font></u></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Negligent Interference
With Prospective Economic Relations</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">127.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiffs
restate and reallege the allegations set forth in paragraphs 1 through 126, as
set forth fully herein.</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">128.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>An
economic relationship existed between Plaintiffs and purchasers of their appliance
recycling services, which contained a probable future economic benefit or
advantage to Plaintiffs.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">129.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendants,
and each of them, knew or should have known of Plaintiffs&#146; current and
prospective business relations with purchasers of their appliance recycling
services.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">130.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendants
failed to use reasonable care by engaging in anticompetitive behavior, and
other unlawful activities, that interfered with and disrupted this
relationship.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">131.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Defendants
knew or should have known that by engaging in such anticompetitive behavior,
and other unlawful activities, that this relationship would be disrupted.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">132.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>As
a result of Defendants&#146; wrongful conduct, Plaintiffs&#146; economic relationship
with their customers was actually interfered with or disrupted causing
substantial injury and harm to Plaintiffs in terms of lost profits, increased
costs and other damages.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREFORE,</font></b> Plaintiffs ARCA and ARCA-CA seek judgment of
this Court as follows:</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR
COUNT ONE</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>A declaratory judgment that the &#145;416 patent is
invalid and unenforceable;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Declaring that it is Plaintiffs&#146; right to
continue to use its method and system of recycling household appliances without
any threat or other interference whatsoever against Plaintiffs by Defendants,
based on or arising out of the ownership of the &#145;416 patent or any interest in
such patent;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Declaring the &#145;416 patent and all other
patents and patent applications owned by Defendants, or any of them, relating
to methods or systems of recycling used household appliances are unenforceable
against Plaintiffs;</p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24</font></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Enjoining Defendants, pending the final
adjudication of this action and permanently thereafter, from prosecuting,
bringing, or threatening to bring any action against any buyers, sellers, or
users of Plaintiffs&#146; method and system of recycling household appliances for
alleged infringement of Defendants&#146; patent rights in the &#145;416 patent; and</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Such other and further relief as this Court
may deem appropriate.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR COUNT TWO</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>For a judgment that Defendants have competed
unfairly with Plaintiffs in violation of 15 U.S.C. &#167;1125(a);</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>That
Defendants be enjoined from continuing to engage in the unfair and unlawful
business practices alleged in this claim;</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>That
an accounting be ordered and judgment be rendered against Defendants for all
profits wrongfully derived by Defendants by reason of their unfair competition;</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Enhanced
damages up to three times the amount of actual damages determined at trial for
Defendants&#146; willful acts and bad faith;</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>An
assessment of interest on damages so computed, including prejudgment and
postjudgment interest;</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiffs&#146;
costs and attorneys&#146; fees in pursuing this action; and</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="left" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">7.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Such
other and further relief as this Court may deem appropriate.</p>

<p align="left" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR COUNTS THREE AND FOUR</font></u></b></p>

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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>For a judgment that Defendants have competed
unfairly with Plaintiffs and engaged in false and misleading advertisement in
violation of California Business and Professions Code &#167;&#167; 17200, <i><font style="font-style:italic;">et seq.</font></i> and 17500, <i><font style="font-style:italic;">et seq.</font></i>;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>That Defendants be enjoined from continuing
to engage in the unfair and unlawful business practices and false and
misleading advertisement alleged in these Claims;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiffs&#146; costs and attorneys&#146; fees in
pursuing this action; and</p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">25</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Such other and further relief as this Court
may deem appropriate.</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-indent:.5in;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR
COUNTS FIVE AND SIX</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>That an accounting be ordered and judgment be
rendered against Defendants for all profits wrongfully derived by Defendants by
reason of its intentional interference with prospective economic relations and negligent
interference with prospective economic relations;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All damages adequate to compensate Plaintiffs
for Defendants&#146; acts of intentional interference with prospective economic
relations and negligent interference with prospective economic relations;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>An assessment of interest on damages so
computed, including prejudgment and postjudgment interest;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Punitive damages of sufficient size to punish
Defendants and to set an example in order to deter others who might be inclined
to so act as Defendants have;</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Plaintiffs&#146; costs and attorneys&#146; fees in
pursuing this action; and</p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Such other and further relief as this Court may
deem appropriate.</p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26</font></p>

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  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated: November 24, 2004</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:41.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">McDermott Will &amp; Emery LLP</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:41.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">MARK P. WINE</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Mark P. Wine</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark P. Wine</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attorneys for Plaintiffs</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.9%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Appliance Recycling Centers of<br>
  America, Inc. and Appliance<br>
  Recycling Centers of America-<br>
  California, Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">27</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DEMAND
FOR JURY TRIAL</font></u></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Demand is hereby made for a trial by jury in
this action.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated: November 24, 2004</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:41.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">McDermott Will &amp; Emery LLP</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="41%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:41.42%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">MARK P. WINE</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Mark P. Wine</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark P. Wine</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="58%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:58.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Attorneys for Plaintiffs</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.92%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="38%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:38.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Appliance Recycling Centers of<br>
  America, Inc. and Appliance<br>
  Recycling Centers of America-<br>
  California, Inc.</font></p>
  </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VERIFICATION</font></u></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I, Edward R.
(Jack) Cameron, declare:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I am the President
and CEO of Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. (&#147;ARCA&#148;) and Appliance
Recycling Centers of America-California, Inc. (&#147;ARCA-CA&#148;), plaintiffs in the
above-entitled action, and am authorized to make this verification for and on
behalf of ARCA and ARCA-CA.&#160; I have read
the foregoing Verified Complaint and know its contents.&#160; The same is true of my own knowledge, except
as to those matters which are therein alleged on information and belief, and as
to these matters, I believe it to be true.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I declare under
penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
is true and correct.&#160; Executed at
Minneapolis, Minnesota, on this 24th day of November, 2004.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dated: November 24,
  2004</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="47%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:47.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Edward R. Cameron</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="47%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:47.5%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 30.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Edward R. (Jack) Cameron</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(12)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">United States Patent Jacobsen et al.</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(10)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Patent No.: US 6,732,416 B1</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(45)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of Patent: May 11, 2004</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(54)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REFRIGERATOR RECYCLING METHOD AND SYSTEM</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(75)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Inventors: <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">Terry Jacobsen</font></b>,
  Snohomish, WA (US); <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">Michael Dunham</font></b>,
  Lake Forest, CA (US)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(73)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Assignee: <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">Jaco Environmental, Inc.</font></b>,
  Snohomish, WA (US)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(*)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
  patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(21)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Appl. No.: <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">10/080.153</font></b></font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(22)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed: <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">Feb. 19, 2002</font></b></font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:95.16%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(51)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Int. Cl.<sup>7</sup></font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:71.66%;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">B23P 19/04</font></b>; B23P 17/04; B23P
  21/00</p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="71%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:71.66%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(52)</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">U.S. Cl.</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">29/403.3; 29/403.1; 29/711</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(58)</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="16%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:16.84%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Field of Search</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">29/403.3, 403.1, 29/403.4, 426.3, 426.5, 426.6, 711;
  62/298, 149, 292</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(56)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">References
  Cited&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS </font></p>
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  <td width="100%" colspan="4" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:100.0%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,074,477 A * 12/1991
  Welter et al.&nbsp;&nbsp; 241/18</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">* cited by examiner</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Primary Examiner</font></i>&#151;John C. Hong</p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(74)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Attorney, Agent, or Firm</font></i>&#151;James
  G. O&#146;Neill; Klein O&#146;Neill &amp; Singh, LLP</p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(57)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ABSTRACT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A system and method for recycling materials from appliances, such as
refrigerators and freezers, including a conveyor system having a number of
stations to remove material from the appliance, and a band saw to cut the
appliance into at least two pieces. The cut pieces of the appliance are taken
apart to separate a metal shell and plastic interior from polyurethane foam.
The polyurethane foam is placed in sealed bags, palletized, shrink-wrapped and
shipped to an incinerator for burning to eliminate outgassing of CFC-11 in the
atmosphere.</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">US 6,732,416 B1</font></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">REFRIGERATOR RECYCLING METHOD AND
SYSTEM</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">BACKGROUND OF THE
INVENTION</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Field of the Invention</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This invention generally relates to recycling systems,
and more particularly, to an improved and more efficient method and system for
separating and recycling the materials in freezers and refrigerators.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Description of the
Prior Art</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; It is well known
that many household appliances, such as freezers and refrigerators, contain
toxic materials that must be separated and removed and recycled or
destroyed.&#160; Various techniques and
processes have heretofore been employed in order to recycle portions of
freezers and refrigerators.&#160; However, none
of the known techniques or processes are successful in recycling or destroying
R-11.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Large quantities
of CFC-11 are stored in rigid cell foams, notably polyurethane foam or R-11
used for insulation of refrigerators, freezers and the like.&#160; The CFC-11 is used as a foam-blowing agent in
the manufacture of polyurethane.&#160; The
CFC-11 slowly outgases from polyurethane, with an estimated half-life of
100-300 years and is a known contributor to ozone depletion.&#160; Heretofore, in an attempt to prevent the
outgassing of CFC-11, the R-11 was pulverized.&#160;
However, since the remaining CFC-11 in the R-11 is so strongly bonded to
the foam, pulverization leaves two waste streams containing CFC-11 and
pulverized foam with CFC-11 still attached.&#160;
If sent to a landfill, this pulverized foam will eventually release the
ozone depleting CFC-11 into the atmosphere as it decomposes.&#160; Therefore, the existing systems do not remove
sufficient amounts of CFC-11 from R-11, nor are they applicable to a
refrigerator and freezer recycling program.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The present
invention provides improvements in destroying CFC-11 contained in R-11 and
recycling and recovering other materials from refrigerators and freezers in an
efficient and cost-effective manner.&#160;
This is accomplished by utilizing a system that achieves a 90% material
recovery rate and packages the R-11 for transport to an incinerator where it is
destroyed.&#160; The refrigerators and/or
freezers to be recycled are placed on a platform and the platform is loaded on
a conveyor or roller transport system.&#160;
The refrigerator or freezer is then moved through a plurality of
stations in the system where various materials therein are removed or
drained.&#160; The refrigerator or freezer is
then placed horizontally on a platform and sent to a large band saw where the
remaining housing is cut into a number of pieces to allow the metal shell and
interior plastic pieces to be stripped away.&#160;
The contaminated polyurethane foam is then removed and packaged for
shipment to an incinerator for proper disposal of the R-11.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Therefore, it can
be seen that the present invention meets an existing need in the art for an
improved and more efficient method and system for eliminating CFC-11 held in
R-11 and more effectively recycling appliances, such as refrigerators and freezers.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Accordingly, it is
a general object of the present invention to provide an improved system for
recycling appliances.&#160; It is a particular
object of the present invention to provide an improved system for more efficiently
recycling the materials in refrigerators or freezers.&#160; It is another particular object of the
present invention to provide an improved method for removing polyurethane foam
from refrigerators and freezers and packaging the foam for shipping to an
incinerator.&#160; It is yet another
particular object of the present invention to provide an improved method for
achieving substantially improved recycling of approximately 90% of the
materials in a refrigerator or freezer.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; These and other
objects and advantages of the present invention are achieved by providing a
method and system for recycling appliances comprising a conveyor system, a
plurality of stations to remove materials from the platform <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">13</font></b>, preferably in a vertical or upright position, and the
holder or platform placed on the conveyor system <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">10</font></b>
for movement in the direction of the arrows <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">14</font></b>.&#160; The conveyor, system <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">10</font></b>
may be of any desired width, such as approximately two feet, to accommodate the
platform <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">13</font></b> and refrigerator loaded
thereon.&#160; The platform <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">13</font></b> is preferably about 2 feet square and may be of any
desired thickness, such as approximately &#189; inch thick plywood or plastic, so as
to be easily carried along the system <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">10</font></b> as the
refrigerator or other appliance thereon is moved through the system to remove
and recover the materials therein.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The platform <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">13</font></b> and refrigerator are placed on the system <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">10</font></b> at a starting point or end <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">16</font></b>
in a first portion or section <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">18</font></b>.&#160; The platform <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">13</font></b>
and refrigerator or other appliance are moved to a first station <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">20</font></b> where refrigerant, such as freon, is evacuated from the
refrigerator in any acceptable or known manner and pumped into tanks for
shipping to a recycling/cleaning facility.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; A compressor in
the refrigerator or other appliance has a hole formed therein, as by drilling.&#160; The hole is of sufficient size to enable the
compressor to be drained, and the platform <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">13</font></b> and
refrigerator are moved to a second station <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">22</font></b> having a
pneumatic tilting platform to tilt the platform <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">13</font></b>
and refrigerator to an angle of approximately 20 degrees.&#160; A tube, or the like, is inserted into the
drilled hole and the oil in the compressor pumped out into a holding tank and
placed in EPA approved drums, preferably 55 gallon, for shipping to an
environmental recycler.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Any capacitors or
other devices containing PCB&#146;s are removed from the refrigerator or appliance
and placed in UN/EPA approved containers for shipment to a waste incinerator.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Interior parts are
removed from the refrigerator and sent to a glass bin at <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">24</font></b>
or a plastic and metal interior flow conveyor portion <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">26</font></b>
for appropriate storage and/or processing.&#160;
The interior, parts removal may be done on the conveyor portion <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">18</font></b>, elevated from the supporting surface <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">12</font></b>, or the platform <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">13</font></b> and
refrigerator thereon may be lowered to ground level for convenience.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; After the interior
parts are removed and the platform and refrigerator are at ground level, the
refrigerator is moved so as to lay or rest horizontally on the platform <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">13</font></b>.&#160; The platform <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">13</font></b> and refrigerator are then moved to device <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">28</font></b>, such as a large band saw, to break or form the
refrigerator into several pieces.&#160; The
large band saw <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">28</font></b> is sized and dimensioned to
enable a large refrigerator or freezer to be easily held therein and be cut
into a plurality of pieces or sections.&#160;
The band saw <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">28</font></b> includes a
specifically designed set of pneumonic clamps for securely holding a
refrigerator, or the like, during cutting.&#160;
This clamping device also tilts the refrigerator to approximately 10&#176;
from horizontal to allow a saw blade in the band saw to more easily cut the
refrigerator into pieces or sections.&#160;
This tilting also preserves blade life.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The band saw 28
preferably cuts the refrigerator into 3 pieces by making 2 cuts spaced 18&#148; to
24&#148; from both the top and bottom of the refrigerator.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; After being cut
into 2 or more pieces or sections, each piece or section is taken apart, by
machine or manually, by stripping away the metal shell and any interior plastic
liner and pulling or scraping the polyurethane foam from the metal and/or
plastic.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The metal is sent
to a further portion or section <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">30</font></b> of the
conveyor to system, where it may be compacted and then collected at <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">32</font></b>, for forwarding to a recycler.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The interior
plastic liner, together with any other plastic taken from the interior is sent
to a plastic chipper <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">34</font></b>, where it is
shredded into manageable size pieces for sorting, storing, packaging and
shipment to a plastic recycler.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The polyurethane
foam is packaged at <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">36</font></b> into sealed
plastic bags to prevent any further release of CFC-11. The sealed bags are then
palletized and shrink wrapped for storage at <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">38</font></b>
and eventual shipment to an approved incinerator <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">40</font></b>
where the entire pallet and its contents are incinerated at 900&#730;
centigrade (Celsius) so that no harmful by-products are produced.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Those skilled in
the art will appreciate that various adaptations and modifications of the
just-described preferred embodiments may be configured without departing from
the scope and spirit of the invention. Therefore, it is to be understood that,
within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced other
than is specifically described herein.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; What is claimed
is:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">1.</font></b> A method of recycling, substantially all materials in an
appliance, comprising the steps of:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; placing the
appliance on a platform in a facility at atmospheric pressure;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; placing the
platform and the appliance on and transporting the platform and the appliance
along a conveyor system through a plurality of spaced stations, where various
materials are removed from the appliance and stored for recycling; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Wherein the
plurality of stations include a station to remove refrigerant, a station to
remove oil, at least one station to remove interior parts, and a station having
a band saw to saw the appliance into a plurality of pieces.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">2.</font></b> The method of claim <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">1</font></b>, including
the further steps of stripping a metal shell and interior plastic from the
plurality of pieces and removing polyurethane foam.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">3.</font></b> The method of claim <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">2</font></b>, including
the further steps of placing the removed polyurethane foam into plastic bags,
sealing the plastic bags against leakage of CFC-11, and incinerating the
plastic bags and the polyurethane foam.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">4.</font></b> The method of claim <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">2</font></b>, including
the further steps of placing the removed polyurethane foam in sealed plastic
bags, placing a plurality of the sealed plastic bags of polyurethane foam on a
pallet, and shrink wrapping the pallet and the plurality of the sealed plastic
bags of polyurethane foam.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">5.</font></b> The method of claim <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">4</font></b>, including
the further steps of transporting a plurality of shrink wrapped pallets and
sealed plastic bags of polyurethane foam to an incinerator and incinerating
each of the shrink wrapped pallets and sealed plastic bags at 900&#730; C.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">6.</font></b> A process to recycle substantially all materials in a
refrigerator or freezer, comprising the steps of:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; placing the
refrigerator or freezer on a platform in an upright or vertical position in a
facility at atmospheric pressure;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; placing the
platform and the refrigerator or freezer on and transporting the platform and
the refrigerator or freezer along a conveyor system to a plurality of stations;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; removing any Freon
from the refrigerator or freezer at a first station;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; drilling a hole in
a compressor in the refrigerator or freezer;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; draining any oil
from the compressor through the drilled hole at a second station by tilting the
platform;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; removing any
capacitors from the refrigerator freezer;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; removing any
interior parts from the refrigerator or freezer;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; laying the
refrigerator or freezer horizontally on the platform;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; using a band saw
to saw the refrigerator or freezer into at least two pieces at a further
station; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; breaking the at
least two pieces apart so as to separate any metal, plastic and polyurethane
foam.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">7.</font></b> The process of claim <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">6</font></b>, including
the further steps of placing the separated polyurethane foam in plastic bags,
sealing the plastic bags to prevent the leakage of CFC-11, and incinerating the
polyurethane foam</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">and the plastic bags.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">8.</font></b> The process of claim <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">6</font></b>, including
the further steps of placing the removed polyurethane foam in sealed plastic
bags, placing a plurality of the sealed plastic bags of polyurethane foam on a
pallet, and shrink-wrapping the pallet and the plurality of the sealed plastic
bags of polyurethane foam.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">9.</font></b> The process of claim <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">8</font></b>, including
the further steps of transporting a plurality of shrink-wrapped pallets and
sealed plastic bags of polyurethane foam to an incinerator and incinerating
each of the shrink wrapped pallets and sealed plastic bags at 900&#730; C.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">10.</font></b> The process of claim <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">9</font></b>,
including the further steps of placing the removed Freon and drained oil into
containers for shipment to recyclers.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">11.</font></b> The process of claim <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">9</font></b>,
including the further steps of transporting the removed capacitors, removed
interior parts, the separated metal and plastic to storage for further
handling.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">12.</font></b> A system to recycle substantially all materials in an
appliance, such as a refrigerator or freezer comprising:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; a facility for
receiving the appliance; the facility being at atmospheric pressure,</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; a platform for
supporting the appliance in an upright or vertical position;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; a conveyor system
for transporting the platform and appliance in the facility;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; a first station in
the facility for removing any Freon from the appliance;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; means in the
facility for draining any oil from the compressor through the drilled hole and
storing the oil for shipment;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; means in the
facility for removing any interior parts from the appliance and transporting to
storage;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; means in the
facility for cutting the appliance into at least two pieces;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; means in the
facility for tearing the at least two pieces apart so as to separate any metal,
plastic and polyurethane foam; and</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; means in the
facility for transporting the separated metal, plastic and polyurethane foam to
separate areas for further handling.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">13. </font></b>The system of claim <b><font style="font-weight:bold;">12</font></b>, further
including means in the facility for placing the separated polyurethane foam in </font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">plastic bags and sealing the plastic bags to prevent leakage of CFC-11
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including shrink wrapping a plurality of the sealed plastic bags on a pallet and
providing an incinerator for incinerating each pallet and plurality of the
sealed plastic bags at 900&#730; C.</font></p>

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means in the facility for cutting the appliance into at least two pieces is a
band saw, sized and dimensioned to receive, hold and saw the appliance into at
the least two pieces.</font></p>

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means in the facility for draining the oil from the compressor includes a
tilting platform that tilts the platform and the appliance thereon.</font></p>

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including means in the facility for placing the separated polyurethane foam in
plastic bags to prevent leakage of CFC-11.</font></p>

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including means in the facility for placing a plurality of the sealed plastic
bags on pallets and shrink-wrapping the pallets and the plurality of the sealed
plastic bags for shipping.</font></p>

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band saw includes a set of pneumatic clamps for securely holding the appliance
at an angle of approximately 10&#730; from horizontal.</font></p>

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