ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,583, issued on May 5.
"Container" was invented by Hoa Ly (Chicago) and Ngan Ly (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container is disclosed. The container has a container body including a sidewall surrounding an interior void with opposite open ends. The sidewall retains a movable panel that moves in opposite longitudinal directions toward the opposite open ends to increase or decrease a storage volume. The movable panel may include a manual sealing and locking mechanism. The container also includes a cover that covers one of the open ends and is openable or removable for access to contents. A one-way valve in the cover, sidewall, ...