ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,676, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to ACCO Brands Corp. (Lake Zurich, Ill.).
"Folder folder" was invented by Denise E. Sada (Franklin, Tenn.) and Kevin W. Witter (Fort Collins, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bound component has a front cover attached to a spine attached to a rear cover, a binding mechanism, and a binder extension attached to either cover. The binder extension folds inwardly in its closed position and has pockets. Also disclosed is a bound component having a front cover attached to a spine attached to a rear cover, a binding mechanism and one or more pockets attached to either cover. The pocket may have one or...