US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on July 29 for "Package with locking mechanism including flexible member having first segment and second segment, and container with flexible tab" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,234, issued on July 29, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Package with locking mechanism including flexible member having first segment and second segment, and container with flexible tab" was invented by William J. Bogdziewicz (Richmond, Va.), Christopher J. Hession (Mechanicsville, Va.) and Bipin Patil (Richmond, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The package includes a base, a primary lid connected to the base, the primary lid and the base defining a primary storage area, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a flexible member including a first segment and a second segment that are conn...