ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,590, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to WMF GmbH (Germany).
"Container for receiving, storing and serving food" was invented by Kevin Reinhardt (Waldkirch, Germany) and Julian Maier (Pforzheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a container for receiving, keeping warm and/or serving food, wherein the container comprises a base body that can be closed by means of a lid. According to one aspect, a brake is provided, which brakes a closing movement of the lid. According to another aspect, a connecting module for connecting the lid to the base body is provided, wherein the connecting module is detachably conn...