ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,631, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to AISAPACK HOLDING SA (Vouvry, Switzerland).
"Packaging in which the weld is concealed in the print and manufacturing method" was invented by Jacques Thomasset (Neuvecelle, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a tubular body (2) for a packaging in tube form (1), comprising the following steps: -) definition of the geometrical characteristics of the tubular body (2) to be produced; -) creation of an initial image (6) covering the surface of the tubular body (2) to be produced, said initial image (6) having a right lateral edge and a left lateral...