ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,132, issued on May 27.
"Collapsible box" was invented by Daniel Moreira (Elizabeth, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible box is provided that facilitates folding of the box into a flattened configuration having a profile the same size as the sides of the box. The box includes two main face panels, two side panels each having a vertical crease, a lower bottom panel having a longitudinal crease and cutouts adjacent to the side panels, bottom flaps attached to the lower edges of the side panels, and an upper bottom panel affixed to the lower edge of a main face panel that folds over the lower bottom panel and bottom flaps t...