ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,086, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC (Atlanta).
"Waste receptacle" was invented by Brian Wortham Downing (Charlotte, N.C.), Juan Carlos Perez (Huntersville, N.C.), Dylan Arthur Terry (Charlotte, N.C.), Ryan Michael Baker (Charlotte, N.C.) and Christopher John Parke (Huntersville, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waste receptacle includes a housing defining a rim, the rim defining a rim opening configured to receive a liner. The waste receptacle may include a plurality of retention tabs extending from the rim. At least one retention tab of the plurality of retention tabs extends outward relat...