ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,065, issued on June 24, was assigned to Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC (Atlanta).
"Waste receptacles" was invented by Brian Wortham Downing (Charlotte, N.C.) and Ryan M. Baker (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waste receptacle may include a housing, a rectangular rim defining a rim opening, and a plurality of retention tabs extending from the rim. The plurality of retention tabs includes a notched retention tab defining a retention notch between first and second tab portions. The first and second tab portions are configured to respectively retain first and second liners received within the rim opening being diagon...