ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,398, issued on Oct. 28.

"Self determined weight container" was invented by Clarissa Alison Cuevas (El Segundo, Calif.) and Carlos Cuevas (El Segundo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the disclosure are directed to self determined weight container. In accordance with one aspect, the disclosure includes a space for holding content; a weighing system for measuring a weight value of the content; a weighing system compartment for housing the weighing system, and a floor panel, wherein the placement of the floor panel determines a first area dimension for the space and a second area dimension for the weighing system compart...