ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,336, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Frontier Cooperative (Norway, Iowa).
"Flexible walled container" was invented by Erik Peterson (Grayslake, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is directed to a flexible, thin walled seamless container. The container includes a rigid bottom component and a rigid top having an opening. The bottom can be formed to have a first shape, such as a rectangle, and the top can be formed to have a second shape different than the first shape, such as a circle. A cap can be connected to the top to block the opening. The cap can include a pour spout or shaker holes."
The patent was filed on Ma...