ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,605, issued on June 9.

"Containers for cake pops" was invented by Cyril Cohen (R. Lauderdale, Fla.) and Marc Meyer (Cedar Springs, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Containers for cake pops have an upper and a lower that are mateable to one another to form a closed position in which the upper and lower define a plurality of cake pop-shaped cavities each having a cake receiving portion and a stick receiving portion. Each cake receiving portion of the lower has a base having a first exterior surface defining a first plane lying parallel to a sheet portion of the lower and a second exterior surface contoured inward and having a shape ...