ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,192, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to CREATIVE PLASTIC CONCEPTS LLC (Sycamore, Ohio).

"Base wall support for tote" was invented by Nickolas Reinhart (Sarasota, Fla.) and Jacob H. Whitta (Bluffton, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage tote includes a main body with a base wall and a plurality of side walls. The base wall has a center area, a central ridge, a first side ridge, and a second side ridge. The center area is bounded by the plurality of side walls. The central ridge bisects the base wall. In addition, the central ridge has a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall. The first side ridge and the second side ri...