US Patent Issued on Sept. 1 for "Free-standing fried food and condiment holder" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,841, issued on Sept. 1.

"Free-standing fried food and condiment holder" was invented by Scott M. Lindquist (Huntington, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container for holding a number of items in a primary compartment and a number of items in a secondary attached compartment. The secondary compartment extends from the primary compartment so that the items are held in conjunction. The primary compartment includes a stabilizing feature protruding from its base to provide additional stability when the container is free-standing. The container is designed to accommodate snack foods, such as fried potatoes or mozzarella sticks, along...