ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,434, issued on Oct. 20.
"System and method for automatic waste container" was invented by Tristan S Biller (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for a waste container with a lid that opens automatically for a user but senses when a pet such as a dog or cat tries to open it by standing up and leaning against the waste container, whereby the automatic waste container has a series of pressure plate sensors on the front of the waste container as well as on the areas surrounding the sensor such that when the pressure plate sensors are engaged the sensor on the waste container turns off so the dog or cat can't...