ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,409, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to NICONOVUM AB (Malmo, Sweden).
"Container" was invented by Nelly Fransen (Malmo, Sweden) and Salih Muhammed (Malmo, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container comprising a base defining a primary storage compartment; a lid having a peripheral wall that locates over a first portion of the base to close the primary storage compartment; and a cover having a peripheral lip that locates over a second portion of the base so that the base and the cover together define a secondary storage compartment, is disclosed. The primary storage compartment is closed by the lid and the cover is received on ...