ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,134, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Pratt Corrugated Holdings Inc. (Brookhaven, Ga.).
"Cushioned mailer" was invented by Greg Sollie (Sharpsburg, Ga.) and Christopher M. Stanton (Peachtree City, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cushioned mailer includes a paper outer layer; a paper inner layer defining an inner cavity of the cushioned mailer, the inner cavity configured to receive contents therein, the inner cavity defining an opening at a top end of the cushioned mailer, the opening allowing access to the inner cavity; and an intermediate cushioning layer disposed between the paper outer layer and the paper inner layer, the ...