Patents by Inventor Leonardo Lira

Leonardo Lira has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Tamper-evident produce container
    Patent number: 11091299
    Abstract: A system and method for storing, shipping, and displaying produce in a box which has a tamper-evident closure. The box may be formed of folded cardboard and a transparent plastic lid which engages top edges of the box. The lid has a plurality of tabs around its periphery that may be bent and inserted into slots or notches formed in the box edges, and then expand to a larger relaxed size. The slots or notches have perforated lines enabling the lid to be ripped upward to open the box, thus indicating that the container has been tampered with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Mission Produce, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Nelson, Leonardo Lira, Adrian Rico
  • Tamper-evident produce container
    Patent number: 10752407
    Abstract: A system and method for storing, shipping, and displaying produce in a box which has a tamper-evident closure. The box may be formed of folded cardboard and a transparent plastic lid which engages top edges of the box. The lid has a plurality of tabs around its periphery that may be bent and inserted into slots or notches formed in the box edges, and then expand to a larger relaxed size. The slots or notches have perforated lines enabling the lid to be ripped upward to open the box, thus indicating that the container has been tampered with.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Mission Produce, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Nelson, Leonardo Lira
  • Produce lid
    Patent number: D959264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Mission Produce, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Nelson, Leonardo Lira