ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,052, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Graphic Packaging International LLC (Atlanta).
"Sealed package" was invented by Ralf Mack (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shell for holding one or more products. The shell can comprise a base layer and a barrier layer extending along at least a portion of a face of the base layer, a central wall for receiving at least a portion of the one or more products on an upper side of the central wall, and a stiffening structure extending at least partially around the central wall. The stiffening structure can be configured for resisting bending of at least a portion of the shell toward the upper ...