ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,926, issued on June 23.
"Paint carrier tray and caddy" was invented by Rene Contreras Torres (Saginaw, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A paint carrier and caddy, the paint carrier and caddy comprising a carrier tray, wherein the carrier tray is of unitary construction. The unitary tray has an inside bottom surface. There are also contained on the bottom surface, raised partitions, the raised partitions being at least one-half inch in height. There is a kit comprising a paint carrier and caddy and a can with paint contained therein, a paint roller pan, at least one paintbrush, a long-handled paint roller, a short-handled paint ro...