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Is a storage bin patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a storage bin have been patented many times, but "a storage bin" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 3,936 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “storage binboxcontainertote” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 850 best keyword matches we examined, 385 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: MIRAIAL CO LTD (37), FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC (22), AUTOSTORE TECH AS (19), SHINETSU POLYMER CO (13).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): B65D (360), B65G (73), H10P (72), B60R (70).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a storage bin
- Storage bin and lid US-12577019-B2 2026 · YUM CONNECT LLC
A storage system is provided that includes a stadium shaped bin having a bottom and an outer wall adjacent and extending from an outer edge of the bottom. The bottom and the outer wall defining an inner storage area. The bin havin…
View on Google Patents - Binder storage container for secondary battery and binder product for secondary battery US-12626928-B2 2026 · ZEON CORP
Provided are a binder storage container for a secondary battery and a binder product for a secondary battery that enable long-term storage of even a binder composition that can inhibit aggregate formation while also improving adhe…
View on Google Patents - Binder, liquid composition, storage container, electrode production device, electrode production method, electrode, electrochemical element, device, and moving body US-2024297308-A1 2024 · SAGISAKA TOSHIYA
A binder used in a liquid composition containing at least one of a positive electrode active material and a solid electrolyte is provided. The binder includes a structural unit (a) and a structural unit (b) each having specific ch…
View on Google Patents - Storage bin with stable removable lid and retainer US-11542095-B2 2023 · Print Cottage LLC
A trash barrel receptacle or storage bin container includes a detached lid having a predetermined depth, which is held down with an elastic lid retainer. The garbage can or storage bin and lids use no physical locks or canvas stra…
View on Google Patents - Storage bin stacking and labeling clip US-2022363437-A1 2022 · Jasper & Black
A storage bin stacking clip for clipping to a top edge of a first storage bin and for supporting a second storage bin stacked upon the first storage bin. The stacking clip comprises: a bin support base including a base surface and…
View on Google Patents - Actuator for opening and closing lid for bulk storage bin US-9051117-B2 2015 · KIRCHHOFF DAVID ALAN
An actuator opens and closes a lid on a bulk storage container. The actuator may be activated remotely using a remote control. When actuated, the actuator will lift the lid so that it is clear of the structure, and will then rotat…
View on Google Patents - Food storage bin US-9004282-B2 2015 · VAN NESS WILLIAM
A nestable container and lid are provided. A first container may be received by a second container such that the first container nests in the second container. The lid of the first container is also nestable in the open lid of the…
View on Google Patents - Stackable storage bin US-8342329-B2 2013 · AKRO MILS INC
A stackable storage bin includes a body having a rim extending around an open top. A first angled slot is formed in an upper edge of each side wall adjacent a rear end thereof and a vertical second slot is formed in the upper edge…
View on Google Patents - Dual-stack document storage bin for use in a self-service bunch document depositing terminal US-8066273-B2 2011 · CONNELL BRIAN P
A dual-stack document storage bin comprises a substantially U-shaped container including a first bottom wall which interconnects first and second sidewalls to provide (i) the substantially U-shape, and (ii) a first document storag…
View on Google Patents - Storage bin and lid assembly US-7789238-B2 2010 · RUBBERMAID INC
A storage bin assembly has a container base with a front, a back, a bottom, a perimeter side wall extending up from the bottom, and a storage space above the bottom within the side wall. A base lid is positioned over a top of the …
View on Google Patents - Storage bin with moveable lid and attached scoop US-7673769-B2 2010 · RUBBERMAID INC
A storage bin comprises a cover panel and a scoop. The cover panel may be slidably or rotatably moved to expose the interior of the storage bin. The scoop is stored internally in the storage bin and is exposed when the cover panel…
View on Google Patents - Refrigerator ice storage bin with lid US-7437886-B2 2008 · WHIRLPOOL CO
A refrigerator having a freezer compartment having an ice maker disposed within the freezer compartment for forming ice pieces and an ice storage bin removably mounted to freezer compartment door below the ice maker having an open…
View on Google Patents - Interchangeable and nestable storage bin and lid US-2007235963-A1 2007 · KILLINGER TIMOTHY D
A storage container having a bin and a lid is provided. The bin has a base panel, a front panel and a rear panel extending upward from the base panel, and two side panels extending upward from the base panel and spanning between t…
View on Google Patents - Stackable wire frame storage bin US-2005023175-A1 2005
A storage bin comprises a wire frame having a rectangular wire top element and a slightly smaller rectangular wire bottom element which fits snugly into the top element. The top and bottom elements are interconnected by wire side …
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a storage bin been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.