ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,153, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to simplehuman LLC (Torrance, Calif.).

"Receptacles with interior liner dispensers" was invented by Frank Yang (Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif.) and Adam Wade (Rancho Santo Margarita, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A receptacle assembly may include a body, a lid, and a liner dispenser positioned in an interior space of the body, such as on or near the inside surface of a rear wall of the body. In some embodiments, the liner dispenser has a first opening and a second opening. The interior liner dispenser can be configured to receive a package of liners from the interior space through the first op...