US Patent Issued to Philip Morris Products on May 13 for "Hinge-lid container for consumer articles and a method to form a hinge-lid container" (Swiss Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,035, issued on May 13, was assigned to Philip Morris Products S.A. (Neuchatel, Switzerland).

"Hinge-lid container for consumer articles and a method to form a hinge-lid container" was invented by Alexander Androsenko (Boudry, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge-lid container for consumer articles is provided, the hinge-lid container defining an inner surface and an outer surface and including: a box configured to house the consumer articles; a lid hinged to the box along a hinge and being moveable between a closed position and an active position about the hinge, the hinge including a weakening line realized on the oute...