ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,398, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Great Northern Corp. (Appleton, Wis.).

"Wrapped paperboard packaging" was invented by Brandon L. Begrow (Hortonville, Wis.) and Daniel J. Rivers (Appleton, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of manufacturing a packaging structure. The packaging structure includes a first ply having a first end, a second end, and a first width extending between the first and second ends, a plurality of second plies, and a third ply. The method includes adhering the first ply, the one second ply, the other second ply, and the third ply. The method further includes wrapping the one second ply around the ...