ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,943, issued on April 22, was assigned to EyeVac LLC.
"Vacuum canister system and method" was invented by Terry G. Jones (Austin, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system includes a vacuum canister combinable as a unit with a segregated trash bin. The vacuum canister is connected to a vacuum motor for drawing fines and particulates to the vacuum canister. The segregated trash bin retains refuse separate from the fines and particulates of the vacuum canister. The vacuum canister sealingly contains the fines and particulates from vacuuming. Debris larger than the vacuumed fines and particulates is depositable in the segregated trash...