ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,526, issued on July 22, was assigned to WestRock Packaging Systems LLC (Atlanta).
"Carton and blank therefor" was invented by Matthew E. Zacherle (Moseley, Gabon), Rahul Bhardwaj (Glen Allen, Va.), Linh L. Kooc (Richmond, Va.) and Bradford J. Walling (Chesterfield, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to a top engaging carrier formed from a paperboard substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, with a polymer film laminated onto the first surface."
The patent was filed on Sept. 16, 2022, under Application No. 17/946,822.
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