ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,716, issued on July 15.
"Reinforced waste collection device" was invented by Fabrice Andre (Cannes, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waste collection device having a main body delimiting an internal collection volume, a movable door covering a side opening, a stiffening device for stiffening the main body that are configured to prevent the main body from twisting when the door is in the open position."
The patent was filed on Feb. 3, 2022, under Application No. 18/263,949.
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