US Patent Issued to Louie Fong on Aug. 25 for "Waste compactor" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,685, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Louie Fong (San Jose, Calif.).

"Waste compactor" was invented by Louie Fong (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A waste compactor includes a rod extending in a vertical direction and supported on a ground surface, and a handle rotatably coupled to the rod and configured to rotate about to a central axis of the rod. The handle is also pivotally coupled to the rod and configured to pivot about a pivot axis between a raised position and a lowered position. The pivot axis extends perpendicularly to the central axis. The waste compactor further includes a plunger coupled to the handle a...