ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,154, issued on May 27, was assigned to ECo.LOGIC BRANDS INC. (Oakland, Calif.).
"Containers for particulate materials" was invented by Julie Corbett (Oakland, Calif.), Robert Watters (Ottawa), Romeo Graham (Ottawa), Michael Sirois (Ottawa) and Glenn May (Livermore, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Containers for holding particulate materials are provided. The containers may be formed from molded pulp. The containers may include molded pulp shaped or threaded features formed integrally on the container that may aid in providing closure to the device. The containers may optionally include a fitment and/or liner, or may be free of ...