Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Foral

Elizabeth Foral 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: 7174602
    Abstract: A vacuum trash insertion receptacle includes an aesthetically shaped housing providing a trash tube for the insertion and transportation of garbage to a trash receptacle assembly. A control assembly in communication with a gate monitoring assembly, an interactive module assembly, a vacuum assembly, and an indicator assembly, controls the functioning of the vacuum trash insertion receptacle. The gate monitoring assembly provides information on the presence of garbage being inserted. The vacuum assembly provides a vacuum to the trash tube. The interactive module assembly provides audio feedback to a user of the vacuum trash insertion receptacle. The indicator assembly provides information regarding the level of stored trash currently in the trash receptacle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Inventor: Elizabeth Foral