ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,717, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to EcoTensil Inc. (San Rafael, Calif.).
"Utensils having inwardly curving and perpendicular scores" was invented by Peggy V. K. Cross (Larkspur, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A planar utensil element fabricated of a foldable material, and having a length greater than a width. The element comprises first and second scores positioned generally symmetrically about a longitudinal midline of the element, and indicative of where the element is to be folded in order to become a usable utensil; and a third score, generally perpendicular to the first and second scores, traversing the width of the e...