ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,604, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to SONOCO DEVELOPMENT INC. (Hartsville, S.C.).
"Container with removable end" was invented by Lawrence Robert Carpenter (Darlington, S.C.), Tony L. Thomas (Hartsville, S.C.), Paul E. Miller (Cheraw, S.C.) and Kurt A. Ziegenfelder (Florence, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention comprises a container comprising: a base; at least one paper-based sidewall seamed to and extending upwardly from the base, wherein the at least one sidewall comprises a score line near the base that is at least partially circumferential and is configured to be torn through to remove the base from the sidewall; ...