ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,926, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Sonoco Development Inc. (Hartsville, S.C.).
"Paper ramp" was invented by Jonathan E. Senn (Nashville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ramp assembly that can be used to unload a wheeled article from a pallet or shipping base. The ramp assembly may comprise two top members affixed to a bottom member, each component made of folded paper based material."
The patent was filed on Aug. 29, 2022, under Application No. 17/897,384.
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