US Patent Issued to ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES on Sept. 23 for "Opening pack" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,019, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Opening pack" was invented by Stephen Bellamah (Richmond, Va.) and Daniel Richter (Richmond, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an example embodiment, a pack for tobacco articles comprises an inner sleeve, and an outer box comprising front and back covers that allow access to the inner sleeve when the outer box is opened. The inner sleeve can include a front connecting panel pivotally connecting a front wall of the inner sleeve to an inner surface of the front cover and a back connecting panel pivotally connecting a back wall of the inner sleeve...