ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,347, issued on April 21, was assigned to RAM Products LLC (Chicago).
"Bucket and lid systems and apparatuses" was invented by Robin E. Walker (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lid for a bucket comprises a center portion and at least one side portion. In some embodiments, the side portion is removably coupled to the center portion. In some embodiments, the side portion is hingedly connected to the center portion and includes at least one cutout suitable for receiving a bail mount of the bucket. The hinged connection between the center portion and the side portion may be on an axis substantially perpendicular to an axis on whi...