US Patent Issued to AMCOR RIGID PACKAGING USA on Dec. 23 for "Container base with deep inset recesses" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,268, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to AMCOR RIGID PACKAGING USA LLC (Manchester, Mich.).

"Container base with deep inset recesses" was invented by James Stelzer (South Lyon, Mich.), Bradley S. Philip (Tecumseh, Mich.) and Michael T. Lane (Brooklyn, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polymeric container including a finish defining an opening of the container. A body defines an internal volume for storing product therein. A base is at an end of the body opposite to the finish. The base defines a plurality of recesses spaced apart from one another about an axial center of the base."

The patent was filed on Dec. 10, 2020, under Ap...