US Patent Issued to BROWN on April 22 for "Tamper evident container" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,912, issued on April 22, was assigned to BROWN LLC (Beaverton, Mich.).

"Tamper evident container" was invented by David Cooper (Beaverton, Mich.) and Mike Mullholand (Beaverton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tamper evident container comprises a base, a lid, a first hinge, a locking mechanism, a second hinge, and a tamper evidence feature. The base retains items for storage. The lid engages with and covers the base. The first hinge rotatably couples the base and the lid. The locking mechanism secures the lid to the base and includes a plug and a receptacle. The locking mechanism is engaged when the plug is within the receptacl...