ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,691, issued on May 20, was assigned to Pressed Paperboard Technologies LLC (Bingham Farms, Mich.).
"Food tray" was invented by Adam J. Breeden (Findlay, Ohio), Michael A. Weithman (Perrysburg, Ohio), Mark A. Poe (Findlay, Ohio) and Jason A. Caudill (Findlay, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A food tray includes a base wall, side walls, an outer rim, and a fillet. The side walls extend upward and outward from an outer region of the base wall along arcs having a first radius. The outer rim extends outward from upper regions of the side walls. The fillet separates the outer rim from the side walls. The fillet has a second radius. The...