ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,291, issued on April 29.

"Trash receptacle garbage bag dispenser" was invented by Deja S. Castro (Menifee, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trash receptacle comprising an independent frame assembly, wherein the independent frame assembly has at least two parallel bars, wherein the bars are structurally configured to receive and dispense bags; and a clip mechanism located at the free non-affixed end of each bar, wherein each clip mechanism is configured to receive a bag so that the bag is pinched by the clip mechanism and the clip functions to prevent the bag from sliding off the bars or from collapsing inward. The trash recepta...