ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,647, issued on Sept. 16.
"Round trip container" was invented by Jack Switzer (Indianapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for forming a round trip container includes stamping a container body having a receiving cavity and an opening with a proximal end of a resealable closure flap operably coupled with the container body, the resealable closure flap configured to extend over the opening. A first adhesive receiving area is provided on one of the resealable closure flap and the container body that receives adhesive to adhere the resealable closure flap to the container body when the container is placed in a closed "outbound" ...