US Patent Issued to DISH Network on Sept. 16 for "Devices, systems and processes for facilitating opening of boxes" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,642, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to DISH Network LLC (Englewood, Colo.).

"Devices, systems and processes for facilitating opening of boxes" was invented by Jimmy A. Pollard Jr. (Boiling Springs, S.C.) and Zachary Morrison (Greer, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An opening station for facilitating box opening may include a scanning station, an edge opening station, and a conveyor assembly. The scanning station is configured to measure a length "L", height "H", and/or width "W" of a substantially square box having a top, a bottom, two sides, and two edge portions. The edge opening station is configured to perform perforation ...