US Patent Issued to Sonoco Development on July 22 for "Sustainable point-of-purchase display with re-pulpable components" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,364,344, issued on July 22, was assigned to Sonoco Development Inc. (Hartsville, S.C.).

"Sustainable point-of-purchase display with re-pulpable components" was invented by Kevin Manly Kelley (Hartsville, S.C.) and David E. Rhodes (Hartsville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A point-of-purchase (POP) display for hanging packages includes a backboard having a mounting area with a lower slot extending through the backboard. A hanger assembly includes a display rod with mounting and dispensing ends, and a mounting bracket having a horizontal bracket flange that transitions to a vertical bracket flange at a first flange bend A rod apertur...