Sharps container
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Description
The broken lines are included for the purpose of showing portions of the sharps container that form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a sharps container as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D1067428
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 17, 2022
Date of Patent: Mar 18, 2025
Assignee: Stericycle, Inc. (Bannockburn, IL)
Inventors: Jeff Bentzler (Playa del Rey, CA), Eric Olson (Los Angeles, CA), Stuart Karten (Los Olivos, CA), Tim Stark (Wind Lake, WI), Mitch Miller (Beloit, WI), Ryan Boe (Milton, WI), Brian Foos (Carol Stream, IL), Jean-Pierre Pepin (Gatinaeu), Robert James Anderson (Munster, IN), Gabriela Perez-Hobrecker (Rochester, MN), Claudia Alcala-Bressler (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer L Rempfer
Assistant Examiner: Michelle Marquart Christeon
Application Number: 29/865,877
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 17, 2022
Date of Patent: Mar 18, 2025
Assignee: Stericycle, Inc. (Bannockburn, IL)
Inventors: Jeff Bentzler (Playa del Rey, CA), Eric Olson (Los Angeles, CA), Stuart Karten (Los Olivos, CA), Tim Stark (Wind Lake, WI), Mitch Miller (Beloit, WI), Ryan Boe (Milton, WI), Brian Foos (Carol Stream, IL), Jean-Pierre Pepin (Gatinaeu), Robert James Anderson (Munster, IN), Gabriela Perez-Hobrecker (Rochester, MN), Claudia Alcala-Bressler (Chicago, IL)
Primary Examiner: Jennifer L Rempfer
Assistant Examiner: Michelle Marquart Christeon
Application Number: 29/865,877
Classifications
Current U.S. Class:
Destruction Or Disposal Unit (D24/131)