ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,655, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Nord Engineering S.P.A. (Caraglio, Italy).
"Container for waste collection" was invented by Massimo Armando (Cuneo, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container for waste collection includes: a containment body having a collection compartment and a top opening for delivering waste into the collection compartment; a door movably connected to the containment body for selectively opening or closing the opening; a mask interposed between the collection compartment and the door when the door is in a first operating condition in which it closes the opening, the mask having at least one mouth for ...