ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,876, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Curio Products Inc. (Cambridge, Minn.).

"Egg tray" was invented by Jonathon Fosse (Cambridge, Minn.) and Daniel K. Fosse (Cambridge, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An egg tray includes a base that includes a plurality of cells, a plurality of posts between the plurality of cells, and a rim extending around an upper perimeter of the base. The egg tray further includes a lid configured to be releasably engaged on the base by snapping the lid onto the base, so that the lid is snapped onto at least one of the plurality of posts and under the rim of the base."

The patent was filed on July 10,...