ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,263,985, issued on April 1, was assigned to GPCP IP HOLDINGS LLC.
"Press-formed disposable container made from a laminated paperboard structure" was invented by Mark B. Littlejohn (Appleton, Wis.) and Michael A. Breining (Neenah, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compostable disposable container made from a paperboard laminate. The paperboard laminate has a first paperboard layer, a second paperboard layer, and a waterproof coating disposed between the first and second paperboard layers. One or more additional surface coatings that are water resistant can be added to outer surfaces of the laminate. The laminate structure is able to b...