US Patent Issued to TOPPAN Packing Americas Holdings on July 15 for "Flexible packaging structure with integral tamper-evidence features and method for making the same" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,258, issued on July 15, was assigned to TOPPAN Packing Americas Holdings Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Flexible packaging structure with integral tamper-evidence features and method for making the same" was invented by Scott William Huffer (Hartsville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flexible laminate, packaging structure and method comprising an outer structure, an inner structure, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer adhesively joining the outer and inner structures to form a laminate. At least one outer line of weakness is formed in the outer structure, wherein the outer line of weakness terminates in at least one tear receivi...