Chicagoan says Heinz stole his invention

Aug. 24, 2012

By Jennifer Delgado

Frustrated with the difficulties of juggling fast food and condiment packets while eating in his car, Scott White, 47, says he invented a dual-purpose container that made it easy for drivers to put ketchup on their food.

The Chicago resident filed a patent application in 2005 for his invention, called the CondiCup, before pitching it the following summer to ketchup giant H.J. Heinz Co., which rejected the design, court documents state.

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