ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,069, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to PA.COTTE SA (Pully, Switzerland).

"Folding package having a secure flat configuration" was invented by Damien Limousin (Saint Etienne de Montluc, France) and Simon Guilloux (Sainte Luce sur Loire, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a package including a bottom and panels including a lid, the package being foldable between a use configuration defining a stowage volume, and in which the lid is capable of sealing the stowage volume; a flat configuration; the package including, in the flat configuration of the package, anchors between the bottom and at least one of the p...