US Patent Issued to NELO on Feb. 3 for "Smart sharp object disposal housing with load-sensing and locking mechanisms" (Nevada Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,370, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to NELO LLC (Sparks, Nev.).

"Smart sharp object disposal housing with load-sensing and locking mechanisms" was invented by Chinelo Pearl Nwaogbo (Sparks, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a sharp object disposal container designed for safe, reliable, and user-friendly disposal of used sharp objects. The container comprises a base, a lid, a plurality of sidewalls defining an interior space, a weighted plate within the base, a touch screen display on one of the sidewalls, and a tray suspended from the underside of the lid. The weighted plate detects the load of dispo...