ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,614, issued on July 14, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).
"Rigid biodegradable food container" was invented by Julien Bras (St Martin d'uriage, France), Agathe Mouren (La Seyne sur Mer, France), Julia Chardot (Buc, France) and Karim Missoum (Pusignan, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates generally to the field of biodegradable food containers. In particular, the present invention relates to rigid food containers comprising at least one layer comprising polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and another layer comprising cellulosic fibres. For example, the food container may be a ...