US Patent Issued to ZURU EDGE on June 24 for "Gummy confectionery-coated non-edible container" (New Zealander, South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,336,548, issued on June 24, was assigned to ZURU EDGE Ltd. (Kowloon, Hong Kong).

"Gummy confectionery-coated non-edible container" was invented by Chung Hyun Lee (Seoul, South Korea), David Johnston Smith (Auckland, New Zealand), Diwata Katrina Dinglasa Santillan (Auckland, New Zealand), Ethan Luke Harrold (Auckland, New Zealand) and Ethan Hutchinson (Dairy Flat, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A confectionery product comprising of a layer of gummy confectionery, made up of one or more sections, which coat a non-edible object or container. This container is purposed to house a children's toy and support the layer of confection...