ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,743, issued on Nov. 18.
"Tissue box dispensing feature" was invented by Peter E. Sandford (London, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A single piece tissue container free of a plastic film or paper dispensing window comprising a tissue dispensing portion on a top panel of the tissue container, the tissue dispensing portion comprising: (a) an outlet cut line having a wave shape form; (b) two opposite raised crease lines embossed on the top panel spaced on both left and right side of the outlet cut line, the two opposite raised crease lines being joined by curvilinear cut lines at each end of the two opposite raised crease lines; an...