Patents by Inventor Troy Prosa

Troy Prosa has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9284116
    Abstract: A waste receptacle has an outer cabinet housing and a waste or trash bag support frame that can be rotated about an upright axis to provide access to a bag held on the support frame. The support frame has a ring, on which a waste bag can be placed, spaced upwardly from the bottom of the support frame so that when the waste bag is full, it can be detached from the ring and dropped down for removal. A swivel assembly has a top portion secured to the bottom pan of the waste bag support frame, a lower portion secured to the bottom wall of the outer cabinet, and a ring of ball bearings which supports the top portion and the lower portion relative to each other such that the top portion and the lower portion can rotate relative to each other within the outer cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Inventor: Troy A. Prosa
  • Publication number: 20140353315
    Abstract: A waste receptacle has a front and a back and includes an outer cabinet having bottom and top walls secured together by a rear cabinet wall positioned at the back of the waste receptacle assembly. A waste bag support frame comprises a bottom pan with a peripheral wall including an upright front wall or part cylinder wall at the front of the waste receptacle assembly opposite the rear cabinet wall of the outer cabinet and extending upwardly to a height below the top wall. The waste bag support frame also comprises a waste bag support ring supportively coupled to the upright front wall and extending rearwardly of the upright front wall, the waste bag support ring configured to support an upper end of a waste bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventor: Troy A. Prosa
  • Patent number: 8132872
    Abstract: A waste receptacle has an outer cabinet housing and a waste or trash bag support frame that can be moved from a position where it is at least partially within the cabinet, to a position where the support frame is extended sufficiently so it can be rotated about an upright axis to provide access to a bag held on the support frame. The support frame has an open ring on which a waste bag can be placed. The ring is spaced upwardly from the bottom of the bag support frame so that when the waste bag is full, it can be detached from the ring and dropped down for removal, rather than being lifted up through a container opening or support. The waste receptacle can have a cover that can be actuated to move from a closed position overlying the bag support frame to an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Inventor: Troy Prosa
  • Publication number: 20100219191
    Abstract: A waste receptacle has an outer cabinet housing and a waste or trash bag support frame that can be moved from a position where it is at least partially within the cabinet, to a position where the support frame is extended sufficiently so it can be rotated about an upright axis to provide access to a bag held on the support frame. The support frame has an open ring on which a waste bag can be placed. The ring is spaced upwardly from the bottom of the bag support frame so that when the waste bag is full, it can be detached from the ring and dropped down for removal, rather than being lifted up through a container opening or support. The waste receptacle can have a cover that can be actuated to move from a closed position overlying the bag support frame to an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventor: Troy A. Prosa
  • Publication number: 20090266819
    Abstract: A waste receptacle has an outer cabinet housing and a waste or trash bag support frame that can be moved from a position where it is at least partially within the cabinet, to a position where the support frame is extended sufficiently so it can be rotated about an upright axis to provide access to a bag held on the support frame. The support frame has an open ring on which a waste bag can be placed. The ring is spaced upwardly from the bottom of the bag support frame so that when the waste bag is full, it can be detached from the ring and dropped down for removal, rather than being lifted up through a container opening or support. The waste receptacle can have a cover that can be actuated to move from a closed position overlying the bag support frame to an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventor: Troy A. Prosa
  • Patent number: D442346
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2001
    Inventor: Troy A. Prosa