ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,640, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to A. J. ANTUNES & Co. (Carol Stream, Ill.).

"Automatic packaging dispensing system" was invented by Steve Gauger (Crystal Lake, Ill.), Margaret Naden (West Dundee, Ill.), David Anchor (Union, Ill.), Chad Elliott (Frankfort, Ill.) and Willilam Harrell (Garden Prairie, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic packaging dispensing system comprises a plurality of different packaging boxes disposed in vertical stacks upon a plurality of packaging box platforms, and a plurality of different wrapping paper packaging sheets disposed within trays housed within a housing. A vacuum pickup device i...