ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,255, issued on July 29, was assigned to GROTE Industries LLC (Oneida, Wis.).
"Sanitary device for garbage can lids" was invented by Keith R. Boye (Oneida, Wis.), Robert Godfrey (Monona, Wis.), Jared Miller (Deforest, Wis.) and Jeffrey J. Brickl (Prairie Du Sac, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for sanitizing, cleaning, and deodorizing the interior of a garbage can are provided. A device is provided that includes a housing and an adjustable nozzle configured to dispense a cleaning solution into the interior of the garbage can. Additionally, the device includes a power source such as a battery, as well as an elec...