ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,401, issued on Sept. 16.

"Food carrier that projects one or more decorative silhouettes and associated methods of manufacture" was invented by Brian Freeland (Chandler, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Food carriers and methods of manufacture of the same are described, and more particularly to a food carrier that projects one or more decorative silhouettes and associated methods of manufacture. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a bucket formed of a translucent material in which a light source within the bucket illuminates the bucket interiorly and exteriorly. The translucent material of the bucket may permit the light fro...