ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,170, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to WestRock Shared Services LLC (Atlanta).

"Retail ready packages for multi-sided products" was invented by David G. Couture (Hoschton, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retail ready package (100) for shipping and displaying products, which includes front (18) and rear panels (14) each having at least six sides and being spaced apart from one another along a longitudinal axis of the package when the package is in a shipping condition, wherein the front and rear panels each have a perforation line (90) associated therewith that facilitate a conversion of the package into an open-topped product d...