US Patent Issued to ELKHART PLASTICS on Aug. 25 for "Intermediate bulk container (IBC) and associated pallet" (Oregon Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,644, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to ELKHART PLASTICS LLC (Akron, Ohio).

"Intermediate bulk container (IBC) and associated pallet" was invented by Jacob M. Hixson (Portland, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intermediate bulk container system includes a molded bottle and a pallet for supporting the molded bottle. The pallet includes a first, second, third, and fourth vertical opening each extending through upper and lower sides of the pallet. The pallet further includes first, second, third, and fourth anti-teeter bars that is each respectively arranged in the first, second, third, and fourth vertical opening. The pallet also...