US Patent Issued to HUHTAMAKI on July 8 for "Container having a stacking feature" (Michigan, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,358, issued on July 8, was assigned to HUHTAMAKI INC. (De Soto, Kan.).

"Container having a stacking feature" was invented by Michael Liming (New Vienna, Ohio) and Don Tomalia (Midland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container having enhanced wall integrity with a rotational element and a stacking feature is provided. The container includes a sidewall having an alignment structure formed along a height of the sidewall and an upper stacking shoulder formed above the alignment structure. The alignment structure is adapted for orienting the container with respect to a second container so that the alignment structures of the contai...