IP Library Granted Patent US 11,285,232
Granted Patent B2
US 11,285,232 · App. 16/609,991 · Granted Mar 29, 2022

Waste bin odor control method and system

Inventors: Jean-Gabriel Labrecque (St-Damien-de-Buckland, CA); Yvan Marcoux (St-Joseph-de-Beauce, CA)
A61L9/01B65F1/14A61L2209/15B65F2210/129
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Patent No.
US 11,285,232
App. No.
16/609,991
Granted
Mar 29, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for making a waste bin odor-controlling pad configured to be hung within the waste bin by a connector, comprising providing a mold; providing a connector; positioning a first length of the connector within a mold at a predetermined position within the mold, while keeping a second length of the connector outside the mold; and pouring an active material within the mold; the predetermined position within the mold being selected based on the geometry of the pad to be made.

Claims (18)

1. A method for making a waste bin odor-controlling pad configured to be hung within the waste bin by a connector, comprising:

a) providing a mold;

b) providing a connector;

c) positioning a first length of the connector within the mold at a predetermined position within the mold, while keeping a second length of the connector outside the mold; and

d) pouring an active material within the mold;

said step d) being performed before or after said step c);

the predetermined position within the mold being selected based on at least one of: i) a thickness and ii) a surface area of the pad,

wherein said step c) comprises forming at least one part of a loop of the connector; and positioning the at least one part of the loop within the mold at the predetermined position within the mold, while keeping the second length of the connector outside the mold, securing the at least one part of the loop to an anchor and positioning the anchor at the predetermined position within the mold, said securing the at least one part of the loop to the anchor comprising one of: i) gluing, ii) sewing and iii) clipping the at least one part of the loop to the anchor.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said securing the at least one part of the loop to the anchor comprising defining the at least one part of the loop by stoppers, said step d) of positioning the at least one part of the loop within the mold comprising positioning the anchor at the predetermined position within the mold with the stoppers positioned in a position below the anchor.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, said positioning the anchor at the predetermined position within the mold comprising removably fitting the anchor to a jig, and positioning the jig thus supporting the anchor supporting the at least one part of the loop on a first side thereof relative to the mold in such a way that the anchored at least one part of the loop is positioned at the predetermined position within the mold.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein, said positioning the anchor at the predetermined position within the mold comprising removably fitting the anchor to a jig, and positioning the jig thus supporting the anchor supporting the at least one part of the loop on a first side thereof relative to the mold in such a way that the anchored at least one part of the loop is positioned at the predetermined position within the mold, and wherein the anchor is removably fitted to the jig by at least one of male/female elements.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein, said positioning the anchor at the predetermined position within the mold comprising removably fitting the anchor to a jig, and positioning the jig thus supporting the anchor supporting the at least one part of the loop on a first side thereof relative to the mold in such a way that the anchored at least one part of the loop is positioned at the predetermined position within the mold, and wherein the anchor comprises an opening and the jig comprises a fitting male element.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein, said positioning the anchor at the predetermined position within the mold comprising removably fitting the anchor to a jig, and positioning the jig thus supporting the anchor supporting the at least one part of the loop on a first side thereof relative to the mold in such a way that the anchored at least one part of the loop is positioned at the predetermined position within the mold, and wherein the jig supports the anchor supporting the at least one part of the loop within the active material and guiding the remaining length of connector out of the mold during solidification of the active material.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein, said positioning the anchor at the predetermined position within the mold comprising removably fitting the anchor to a jig, and positioning the jig thus supporting the anchor supporting the at least one part of the loop on a first side thereof relative to the mold in such a way that the anchored at least one part of the loop is positioned at the predetermined position within the mold, the method further comprising pouring the active material within the mold, and retrieving the jig from the mold after solidification of the active material about the anchor supporting the at least one part of a loop.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anchor is removably fitted to a base wall of the mold by at least one of male/female elements.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anchor is removably fitted to a base wall of the mold by at least one of male/female elements, and wherein the wall of the mold supports the anchor supporting the at least one part of the loop within the active material and guiding the remaining length of connector out of the mold during solidification of the active material.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein said positioning the anchor at the predetermined position within the mold comprises fitting the anchor to a cover.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said positioning the anchor at the predetermined position within the mold comprises fitting the anchor to a cover and wherein the cover supports the anchor supporting the at least one part of the loop within the active material during solidification of the active material.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2025
From: IPL PLASTICS INC.; IPL NORTH AMERICA INC.
To: U.S. BANK TRUSTEES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 071933/0623 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2025
From: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC
To: IPL NORTH AMERICA INC.; IPL PLASTICS INC.; MACRO PLASTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071936/0754 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST AT REEL/FRAME 069178/0980 Recorded Jul 2, 2025
From: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: IPL NORTH AMERICA INC.; IPL PLASTICS INC.; MACRO PLASTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 071788/0605 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT (NOTES) Recorded Oct 9, 2024
From: IPL NORTH AMERICA INC.; IPL PLASTICS INC.; MACRO PLASTICS, INC.
To: ANKURA TRUST COMPANY, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069178/0980 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2023
From: IPL INC.
To: IPL NORTH AMERICA INC.
Reel/Frame 065908/0084 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 31, 2019
From: LABRECQUE, JEAN-GABRIEL; MARCOUX, YVAN
To: IPL INC.
Reel/Frame 050883/0412 →