US 12,145,795 B2
Method of making a trashcan with an antimicrobial coating
Frank Yang, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US); Di-Fong Chang, Torrance, CA (US); and Hon-Lun Chen, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to simplehuman, LLC, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed by simplehuman, LLC, Torrance, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,302.
Application 18/363,302 is a continuation of application No. 17/560,056, filed on Dec. 22, 2021.
Application 17/560,056 is a continuation of application No. 15/343,899, filed on Nov. 4, 2016, granted, now 11,242,198, issued on Feb. 8, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/253,612, filed on Nov. 10, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0382638 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B65F 1/02 (2006.01); A01N 59/16 (2006.01); B05D 1/28 (2006.01); B32B 1/00 (2006.01); B32B 1/02 (2006.01); B32B 15/08 (2006.01); B65D 25/14 (2006.01); B65F 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC B65F 1/02 (2013.01) [A01N 59/16 (2013.01); B05D 1/28 (2013.01); B32B 1/00 (2013.01); B32B 15/08 (2013.01); B65D 25/14 (2013.01); B65F 1/16 (2013.01); B65F 2250/1143 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of manufacturing a trashcan, comprising:
providing a metal to be shaped into a container that is configured to receive at least a portion of refuse;
applying a slurry comprising a solvent, a substrate material comprising a polymeric material, and an antimicrobial agent comprising a sub-support to the metal using a reverse-rolling device to form a coating deposited directly on the surface of the metal;
forming a smooth and substantially streak-free coated sheet; and
shaping the smooth and substantially streak-free coated sheet to form a trashcan,
wherein at least a portion of the antimicrobial agent is exposed on an outside surface of the coating and is available to directly contact microbes on the surface of the coating after application of the coating to the metal.