ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,132, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Niagara Bottling LLC (Diamond Bar, Calif.).
"Perforated panel for bottle packaging" was invented by Jason Thomas Fuhst (Upland, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A perforated panel assembly is disposed in a shrink-wrapped bottle pack. The panel assembly includes a removable panel and an alternating series of cuts and lands bordering a portion of the removable panel. The alternating series of cuts and lands includes a first side perforation defining a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is positioned on a top panel of the bottle pack and the second portion is positioned on ...