ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,837, issued on June 17, was assigned to Smart Catering GmbH & Co. KG (Erkrath, Germany).
"Food packaging" was invented by Stefan Pieper (Remscheidt, Germany) and Walid Omairat (Erkrath, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Packaging, in particular pre-packaging, for food, comprising a side part. The side part encloses a receiving space for food, and a bottom part. The bottom part is connected to the side part. The connection between the side part and the bottom part includes, at least partially, a releasable connection. The connection between the side part and the bottom part includes, at least partially, a permanent connection. Th...