US Patent Issued to WestRock Shared Services on Aug. 26 for "Produce trays with reinforced tabs" (Georgia, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,960, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to WestRock Shared Services LLC (Atlanta).

"Produce trays with reinforced tabs" was invented by David G. Couture (Hoschton, Ga.) and Michael McLeod (Romeoville, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a blank for forming a container includes a base having a first pair of opposed base edges and a second pair of opposed base edges. The blank includes two first side wall structures, each first side wall structure foldably attached to one of the first base edges and two second side wall structures, each second side wall structure foldably attached...