ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,397, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Velcro IP Holdings LLC (Manchester, N.H.).
"Lining picking containers" was invented by Jerry G. Hodsdon (Manchester, N.H.), Michael J. Perkins (Bedford, N.H.), Gregory Cole Winters (Leander, Texas), Gregory K. Kopanski (Candia, N.H.) and Joseph Mark Buhl (Menifee, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A picking container liner sleeve in the form of a sheet or tube of resin is placed inside a produce picking container and held in place by releasably engaging cooperative touch fasteners on the rim of the picking container and the upper end of the liner sleeve. The liner sleeve is sized to line th...