Granted Patent
S1
US 1,105,424 · App. 29/973,322 · Granted Dec 9, 2025
Sharps/blades disposal container with snap lid
Inventors:
Jerry Burris (Evanston, IL); Brian Johnson (Palatine, IL); Adrian Bytyqi (Champaign, IL); Anisa Choksi (Champaign, IL); Brian Federico (Champaign, IL); Tony Glatz (Champaign, IL); Joanna Wu (Champaign, IL)
Assignee:
Midwest Can Company, LLC
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Claims (1)
The ornamental design for a sharps/blades disposal container with snap lid as shown and described.
Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Jul 31, 2026
From: MIDWEST CAN COMPANY, LLC; NO SPILL, LLC
To: TWIN BROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 075480/0962 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Dec 10, 2024
From: BURRIS, JERRY; JOHNSON, BRIAN
To: MIDWEST CAN COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 069533/0340 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Dec 10, 2024
From: BYTYQI, ADRIAN; CHOKSI, ANISA; FEDERICO, BRIAN; GLATZ, TONY; WU, JOANNA
To: MIDWEST CAN COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 069533/0544 →
Continuity (1)
Division
29846203
· Jul 14, 2022
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