ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,198, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Fibre Converters Inc. (Constantine, Mich.).
"Bendable laminated fiberboard" was invented by James D. Stuck (Constantine, Mich.), Nate L. Wolverton (Constantine, Mich.) and Eric M. Ferguson (Constantine, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bendable fiberboard panel having a plurality of spaced apart parallel grooves extending partially through the thickness of the panel is prepared using a rotatory tool having a generally circular disc shape with a smooth peripheral edge having a double-double beveled profile. The resulting bendable panel is characterized by having a substantially uniform con...