ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,940, issued on April 22, was assigned to British American Tobacco Ltd. (London).
"Package" was invented by Paul Hodges (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a package for one or more delivery systems. The package includes a container and a lid hingedly connected to the container about a hinge line 5. The package further includes an inner frame comprising a side wall having a portion which extends from the container and which is received in the lid when the lid is closed. The portion of the side wall extending from the container includes at least two regions having different coefficients of friction."...