Patents by Inventor Loren Dykstra

Loren Dykstra 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).

  • Biased retainer assembly for waste container
    Patent number: 11453188
    Abstract: A retainer assembly for a waste container opening defining a longitudinal axis passing through a center of the opening includes a framework defining a first framework opening, and a pivotable finger assembly including a retainer portion, the retainer portion pivotably adjacent the first framework opening. The finger assembly includes a biasing element for urging the retainer portion toward the longitudinal axis. The retainer portion is movable against the biasing element away from the longitudinal axis to enable placement of waste materials into the waste container, and movable toward the longitudinal axis after waste materials have been placed into the waste container to impede movement of waste materials through the first framework opening out of the waste container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Sebright Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Loren Dykstra, Patrick Fein
  • BIASED RETAINER ASSEMBLY FOR WASTE CONTAINER
    Publication number: 20200009816
    Abstract: A retainer assembly for a waste container opening defining a longitudinal axis passing through a center of the opening includes a framework defining a first framework opening, and a pivotable finger assembly including a retainer portion, the retainer portion pivotably adjacent the first framework opening. The finger assembly includes a biasing element for urging the retainer portion toward the longitudinal axis. The retainer portion is movable against the biasing element away from the longitudinal axis to enable placement of waste materials into the waste container, and movable toward the longitudinal axis after waste materials have been placed into the waste container to impede movement of waste materials through the first framework opening out of the waste container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Sebright Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Loren Dykstra, Patrick Fein