ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,192, issued on March 25, was assigned to WestRock Shared Services LLC (Atlanta).
"Packaging and blanks therefor" was invented by Kevin M. Simpkins (Cumming, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blank for a package configured to retain an article therein can be configured to be wrapped around the article to form a circumferential case around the article and have a longitudinal length longer than the article. The blank can be configured to define the circumferential case to include one or more inward protrusions at or near one or more ends of the circumferential case that is configured to extend into the circumferential case above and...