Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Containers with multiple sensors
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Application No.: US15850162Application Date: 2017-12-21
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Publication No.: US10472170B2Publication Date: 2019-11-12
- Inventor: Frank Yang , David Wolbert , Guy Cohen , Bryce Wilkins
- Applicant: simplehuman, LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Torrance
- Assignee: simplehuman, LLC
- Current Assignee: simplehuman, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Torrance
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: E05F15/73
- IPC: E05F15/73 ; B65F1/16 ; G10L15/22 ; G10L15/08 ; G10L25/51 ; G01J1/42 ; G01D5/16 ; B65F1/04 ; B65F1/06

Abstract:
A trashcan assembly can include a body portion, a lid portion pivotably coupled with the body portion, and a sensor assembly configured to generate a signal when an object is detected within a sensing region. The sensor assembly can include a plurality of transmitters having a first subset of transmitters and a second subset of transmitters. A transmission axis of at least one transmitter in the first subset of transmitters can be different from a transmission axis of at least one of the transmitters in the second subset of transmitters. An electronic processor can generate an electronic signal to a power-operated drive mechanism for moving the lid portion from a closed position to an open position, such as in response to the sensor assembly detecting the object.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180178978A1 CONTAINERS WITH MULTIPLE SENSORS Public/Granted day:2018-06-28
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