IP Library Granted Patent US 10,398,243
Granted Patent B2
US 10,398,243 · App. 15/786,555 · Granted Sep 3, 2019

Stackable food holder

Inventor: Nathan Sedgwick (Aliso Viejo, CA)
Assignee: Inno-Pak, LLC
A47G19/30A47G2019/306
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Patent No.
US 10,398,243
App. No.
15/786,555
Granted
Sep 3, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A stackable food holder is disclosed. The food holder includes a first and second inclined sidewall separated by a mostly flat base portion. The inclined sidewalls include a plurality of channels configured to dissipate heat and humidity from the food item.

Claims (13)

1. A stackable food holder for holding a food item in an upright position, the food holder comprising:

a peripheral edge;

a first portion having a mostly triangular-shaped cross section including a first inclined sidewall;

a second portion have a mostly triangular-shaped cross section including a

second inclined sidewall;

a mostly flat base portion joining the first and second portions at the first and second inclined sidewalls, wherein the first and second inclined sidewalls are inclined outwardly from the base portion;

a plurality of channels configured to dissipate heat and humidity from the food item, the plurality of channels recessed from a surface of the first and second inclined sidewalls and the base portion; and

wherein the first and second portions each include a rounded top having an undulating surface formed by the channels, wherein the undulating surface of the first portion includes a first notch configured to mate with an inner portion of a notch of another food holder to create an interference fit between multiple food holders, and wherein the second portion includes a second notch, and further wherein the first notch and the second notch are associated with a single channel of the plurality of channels, the single channel extending from the first notch of the first portion to the base portion to the second notch of the second portion.

2. The food holder of claim 1 , wherein the first and second sidewalls are inclined within the range of: 40 to 80-degrees.

3. The food holder of claim 1 , wherein the flat base portion includes a perforation extending between the first portion and the second portion.

4. The food holder of claim 1 , wherein the channels have a semi-circular cross-sectional shape.

5. The food holder of claim 1 , wherein the channels extend from a crest of the first portion to the base portion to a crest of the second portion.

6. The food holder of claim 1 , wherein the flat base portion includes a perforation.

Assignments (8)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 12, 2025
From: INNO-PAK, LLC; ASEAN, LLC
To: BMO BANK N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 070203/0251 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: INNO-PAK, LLC; ASEAN, LLC
To: CHURCHILL AGENCY SERVICES LLC, AS AGENT
Reel/Frame 070149/0726 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: INNO-PAK, LLC
Reel/Frame 070153/0909 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2025
From: KAYNE SENIOR CREDIT IV LOANCO, LLC
To: INNO-PAK, LLC
Reel/Frame 070153/0965 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2020
From: INNO-PAK, LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 052114/0955 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2020
From: INNO-PAK, LLC
To: KAYNE SENIOR CREDIT IV LOANCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 052112/0817 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2018
From: BEDFORDSHIRE, LLC
To: INNO-PAK LLC
Reel/Frame 045825/0937 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2018
From: SEDGWICK, NATHAN
To: BEDFORDSHIRE, LLC
Reel/Frame 045753/0680 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62547991 · Aug 21, 2017
Related Publication 20190053652A1 · Feb 21, 2019
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