ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,360, issued on July 8, was assigned to BIG 3 PRECISION PRODUCTS INC. (Centralia, Ill.).
"Modular shipping base" was invented by David Michael Wahl (Beverly Hills, Mich.) and Roger Lee Heinzmann (Walnut Hill, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A re-usable, returnable, stackable, modular shipping base that incorporates replaceable components to make the base relatively quick and cost effective to repair. The shipping base is formed from a number of stamped or cut sheet materials (e.g., sheet metal) that are then folded and attached to one another using a tab system. When a component is damaged, the damaged component may be removed from...