ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,220, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to BWAY Corp. (Oak Brook, Ill.).
"Tamper evident tub" was invented by Frano Luburic (Costa Mesa, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exemplary tamper evident tub is disclosed. In various embodiments, the exemplary tub includes one or more breakable tabs in near proximity to a lid latching assembly. The one or more breakable tabs, in particular embodiments, prevent access to one or more lift tabs and latches, while the tamper evident tub lid is in a closed position. In various embodiments, the one or more lift tabs and latches are operable to allow for the lid to be opened from a closed positi...