ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,614, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Terry Hermanson (New York).

"Packing material and method of manufacturing the packing material" was invented by Terry Hermanson (New York) and Huang Meng-Suen (Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A packing material including a plurality of discrete cushioning elements and methods for making the same. The discrete cushioning elements may be cellulosic cushioning elements. A flexible linkage may connect the plurality of discrete cushioning elements in the packing material. The packing material may also include a bottom cellulosic sheet connected to a top cellulosic sheet with the plurality o...