ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,436, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Sabert Corp. (Sayreville, N.J.).
"Hybrid container" was invented by Sarah Catherine Gruen (Fords, N.J.), Kurt Wolf (Chicago), Jason Schuler (Rochester, N.Y.) and Yohanan Siskindovich (Florham Park, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid container has an integrally formed base made from a paper material and an integrally formed lid made from a plastic material. The base defines a volume with a bottom and opposing first sidewalls that form an upper peripheral rim. The base has at least two flaps, one extend from each opposing first sidewall, configured as a loop with a central opening and p...