ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,019, issued on March 17, was assigned to Yum Connect LLC (Louisville, Ky.).
"Storage bin and lid" was invented by Eric Matthew Walton (Frisco, Texas), Shelby Alexis Stanfield (McKinney, Texas) and Peter Gerald Graham (Lucas, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A storage system is provided that includes a stadium shaped bin having a bottom and an outer wall adjacent and extending from an outer edge of the bottom. The bottom and the outer wall defining an inner storage area. The bin having a plurality of legs located on a lower side of the bottom of the bin. The storage system further includes a lid having a raised top-hat portion ab...