ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,166, issued on May 6, was assigned to LIFETIME PRODUCTS INC. (Clearfield, Utah).
"Molded plastic structures" was invented by Mitch Johnson (South Weber, Utah), Kevin Boydston (Clinton, Utah) and Leo Cai (Xiamen, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A molded plastic structure, such as a panel, may include an upper surface, a lower surface, and a hollow interior portion. The panel may include an outwardly extending lip, blow point receiving portions, and a continuous tack-off. The lip may extend downwardly relative to the lower surface of the panel. The lip may include an outer surface and an inner surface. The blow point receiving por...