ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,730, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Tovarna LLC (Arvada, Colo.).
"Paint tray" was invented by John Archard (Arvada, Colo.) and Charles Cooper (Arvada, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid tray is disclosed, the fluid tray comprising a base, a rim, a plurality of sidewalls arranged between an edge of the base and the rim and extending in an upward direction from the base, a reservoir defined by the base and the sidewalls, at least one container securing mechanism integrated or coupled to the rim or at least one sidewall, and at least one drainage spout, and wherein the at least container securing mechanism and the drainage s...