US Patent Issued to HELEN OF TROY on March 25 for "Utensil crock" (New York, Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,870, issued on March 25, was assigned to HELEN OF TROY Ltd. (St. Michael, Barbados).

"Utensil crock" was invented by Carly Cheng (New York), Kristopher Blake Wagner (New York) and Martin Mutch (Bend, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A utensil crock includes a receptacle having a base and a sidewall defining an open upper end of the receptacle. A dividing panel IS adapted to be removably positioned within an interior of the receptacle to divide the interior into separate compartments. The dividing panel has a first end portion opposite a second end portion, wherein when positioned in the interior the dividing panel has one of a fi...