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US 1,088,389 · App. 29/931,792 · Granted Aug 12, 2025

Sensor trash can

Inventor: Yizhi Chen (Guangzhou, CN)
Assignee: EKO Development LTD
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Patent No.
US 1,088,389
App. No.
29/931,792
Granted
Aug 12, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a sensor trash can as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2024
From: CHEN, YIZHI
To: EKO DEVELOPMENT LTD.
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