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US 1,128,225 · App. 29/940,309 · Granted May 26, 2026

Trash can

Inventors: Nickolas Reinhart (Sarasota, FL); Joe Klein (Findlay, OH); Ben Sayalith (Findlay, OH)
Assignee: Nickolas Brands, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 1,128,225
App. No.
29/940,309
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

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

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: NICKOLAS BRANDS, LLC
To: WHITE OAK COMMERCIAL FINANCE, LLC
Reel/Frame 075213/0811 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: NICKOLAS BRANDS, LLC
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 075223/0694 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2026
From: FINDLAY MACHINE & TOOL, LLC
To: NICKOLAS BRANDS, LLC
Reel/Frame 075040/0462 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 11, 2024
From: REINHART, NICKOLAS; KLEIN, JOE; SAYALITH, BEN
To: FINDLAY MACHINE & TOOL, LLC
Reel/Frame 069590/0569 →
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