ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,666, issued on March 4, was assigned to TRAPO AG (Gescher-Hochmoor, Germany).

"Cuboid folding box" was invented by Daniel Lenfers (Billerbeck, Germany) and Martin Klier (Oldenburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A one-piece blank for a cuboid folding box includes five main panel segments arranged in a row and separated from one another on transverse sides via main fold lines, a second secondary panel segment adjoining a second main panel segment on a longitudinal side, including an edge, and adjoining the second main panel segment via a second secondary fold line, and a third secondary panel segment adjoining a third main pan...