ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,064, issued on Aug. 12.

"Box breakdown tool" was invented by Ahyoung Stobar (Lake Tapps, Wash.) and James Stobar (Lake Tapps, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a hand tool for opening and breaking down containers. In certain examples, the hand tool includes an elongated handle having an end and defining a longitudinal axis. The hand tool also includes a first arm coupled to the handle and extending away from the end along the longitudinal axis. The hand tool also includes a second arm coupled to the handle and extending away from the end along the longitudinal axis, where the first arm and the second arm form a jaw."...