Apple's pizza container patent application, published US 20120024859

The Verge has a post on Apple's published application US 20120024859, titled "Container," but useful for serving pizzas.
The first published claim:



A molded fiber container suitable for containing a food item, comprising:

a base, the base comprising:

a plurality of ridges integrated with an interior surface of the base, wherein when the food item is placed on at least some of the plurality of ridges, a gap is formed between the food item and the interior surface of the base, the gap assisting in thermally isolating the food item and allowing moisture expelled from the food item to be transported away from the food item;

and

a lid, the lid comprising:
a plurality of openings arranged in accordance with at least some of the plurality of ridges, and
a moisture channeling feature integrally formed in the lid, the moisture channeling feature cooperating with at least some of the plurality of openings and the gap to provide a path by which at least some of the moisture expelled from the food item is transported out of the container and into an external environment.


The Verge did NOT mention the final rejection of 1 December 2016 (37 pages), for among other things, lack of written description and indefiniteness. There are also rejections for obviousness, over various combinations of references.

link to the post of The Verge:

https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/16/15646154/apple-pizza-box-patent-come-on

Although The Verge refers to "a pizza box" , one notes a box is usually not considered round

a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid.
"a cereal box"
synonyms: carton, pack, packet; More
2.
an area or space enclosed within straight lines, in particular.