US Patent Issued to Graphic Packaging International on Jan. 13 for "Trays for food products and related systems and methods" (British Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,398, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Graphic Packaging International LLC (Atlanta).

"Trays for food products and related systems and methods" was invented by Elliot Hithersay (Derbyshire, Great Britain), Jamie Skipper (Leicester, Great Britain) and Christopher Tart (Leicestershire, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tray for holding one or more food products, the tray including a first portion, the first portion including a plurality of panels comprising a central panel and a plurality of lower side panels foldably connected to the central panel. The tray further includes a second portion engaged with the first portion...