ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,592, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to WestRock Shared Services LLC (Atlanta).

"Packaging blanks for containers arrayed for rotary die cutters" was invented by Jonathan Syers (Carol Stream, Ill.) and Timothy A. Tripp (Kansas City, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An array of packaging blanks for containers includes a first set of one or more packaging blanks and a second set of one or more packaging blanks. A strut between the first set the second set is connected to the first set by a first line of weakness configured to be broken to separate the first set from the strut. The strut is connected to the second set by a second line ...