ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,543,888, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Sugar Beets LLC (Agoura Hills, Calif.).

"Decorative holder for foodstuff trays, tins, and pans" was invented by Jane Casey (Agoura Hills, Calif.), Andy Cykman (Agoura Hills, Calif.) and Mark Snyker (Apple Valley, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A decorative holder for foodstuff trays, tins, and pans is provided. The decorative holder includes a receptacle having a partially corrugated bottom wall, a pair of opposing side walls, and a pair of opposing end walls. The side walls and the end walls extend upwardly from an outer periphery of the corrugated bottom wall and terminate in a top edge...