USD478664S1 - Sharps container - Google Patents

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USD478664S1
USD478664S1 US29/161,005 US16100502F USD478664S US D478664 S1 USD478664 S1 US D478664S1 US 16100502 F US16100502 F US 16100502F US D478664 S USD478664 S US D478664S
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Donna L. Moats
John C. Japuntich
Robert J. Panek, Jr.
Kenneth F. Gabrys
James A. Arendt
Ronald T. Klein
Jack Salzman
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FIG. 1 is front view of a sharps container.
FIG. 2 is a right side view of the sharps container illustrated in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a rear view of the sharps container illustrated in FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a top view of the sharps container illustrated in FIG. 1; and,
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the sharps container illustrated in FIG. 1.
The features indicated in the figures in broken lines form no part of the claimed design. The left side view of the sharps container (not shown) is a mirror image of the right side view illustrated in FIG. 2.

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  1. The ornamental design for a sharps container, as shown and described.
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US20060131206A1 (en) * 2004-12-16 2006-06-22 Kenney Philip M Portable medical bag apparatus
US20070080223A1 (en) * 2005-10-07 2007-04-12 Sherwood Services Ag Remote monitoring of medical device
USD545521S1 (en) 2006-06-23 2007-06-26 Cintas Corporation Sanitary waste bin
USD556545S1 (en) 2006-06-23 2007-12-04 Cintas Corporation Mounting bracket
US20070295722A1 (en) * 2006-06-23 2007-12-27 Titas Richard P Sanitary waste bin and system
USD575061S1 (en) 2006-06-23 2008-08-19 Cintas Corporation Carrying tray
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USD1058809S1 (en) * 2023-11-20 2025-01-21 Stericycle, Inc. Sharps container
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USD1061933S1 (en) 2022-08-17 2025-02-11 Stericycle, Inc. Container stand
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USD1061883S1 (en) * 2022-08-17 2025-02-11 Stericycle, Inc. Sharps container
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US5947285A (en) 1996-11-15 1999-09-07 Graphic Controls Corporation Medical waste disposal container
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USD438964S1 (en) 1997-11-07 2001-03-13 Graphic Controls Corporation Cabinet and container for housing medical waste
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USD414864S (en) 1998-05-28 1999-10-05 Graphic Controls Corporation Combined cabinet and container for housing medical waste
USD421122S (en) 1998-05-28 2000-02-22 Graphic Controls Corporation Medical waste container
US5967317A (en) 1998-08-05 1999-10-19 Wright; Alan Syringe orienting disposable container
US6283909B1 (en) 1999-01-22 2001-09-04 Fraser R. Sharp Container for supplying medical products and disposal of medical waste material

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US20060131206A1 (en) * 2004-12-16 2006-06-22 Kenney Philip M Portable medical bag apparatus
US20070080223A1 (en) * 2005-10-07 2007-04-12 Sherwood Services Ag Remote monitoring of medical device
USD545521S1 (en) 2006-06-23 2007-06-26 Cintas Corporation Sanitary waste bin
USD556545S1 (en) 2006-06-23 2007-12-04 Cintas Corporation Mounting bracket
US20070295722A1 (en) * 2006-06-23 2007-12-27 Titas Richard P Sanitary waste bin and system
USD575061S1 (en) 2006-06-23 2008-08-19 Cintas Corporation Carrying tray
USD591859S1 (en) * 2008-08-07 2009-05-05 Becton, Dickinson And Company Medical waste container hinged lid
US8998031B2 (en) 2011-08-26 2015-04-07 Stericycle, Inc. Waste container assembly
US9585719B2 (en) 2011-08-26 2017-03-07 Stericycle, Inc. Waste container assembly
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US10321968B2 (en) 2015-10-23 2019-06-18 Medline Industries, Inc. Sharps container
US12082951B2 (en) 2015-10-23 2024-09-10 Medine Industries, LP Sharps container
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USD1039140S1 (en) 2022-01-07 2024-08-13 Post Medical, Inc. Container cover
USD1061933S1 (en) 2022-08-17 2025-02-11 Stericycle, Inc. Container stand
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USD1083092S1 (en) 2022-08-17 2025-07-08 Stericycle, Inc. Sharps container
USD1107249S1 (en) * 2022-11-28 2025-12-23 Schalcon S.P.A. Contact lens disposal container
USD1060665S1 (en) * 2023-11-20 2025-02-04 Stericycle, Inc. Sharps container
USD1058809S1 (en) * 2023-11-20 2025-01-21 Stericycle, Inc. Sharps container
USD1063071S1 (en) 2023-11-20 2025-02-18 Stericycle, Inc. Container stand
USD1081982S1 (en) 2023-11-20 2025-07-01 Stericycle, Inc. Sharps container
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