ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,230, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to BLB IP Pty Ltd (Brisbane City, Australia).

"Tray with lid" was invented by Georgie Kerr (Marcus Beach, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tray with lid has a bottom tray with a plurality of compartments, each having a bottom surface and upwardly extending sidewalls that extend to a perimeter opening. A top surface joins the compartments and extends to a perimeter edge that forms an outer ledge surrounding the compartments. A top lid has a generally planar body with a top surface and a bottom surface that extend to a perimeter edge adapted to fit over the ledge. The top lid includes a ...