Sharps container
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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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Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 3, 2024
Date of Patent: Jul 1, 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: Shannon W Morgan
Assistant Examiner: Michelle Marquart Christeon
Application Number: 29/976,579