ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,047, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Polarpak Co. (Brampton, Canada).
"Tamper resistant container" was invented by Samir R. Parikh (Brampton, Canada), Tajinder Singh (Brampton, Canada) and Jaskaran Singh Sukhija (Brampton, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum formed, tamper resistant container resists deformation of the sides thereof that might otherwise permit access to contents of the container without removal of the lid. Downward protruding lid features reinforce the wall of the container base, and buttress features included in the rim of the base extend from a base flange diagonally downward and inward to the inner rim...