ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,001, issued on Feb. 10.
"Apparatus and method for optimized container construction" was invented by Robert M. Herrin (Orlando, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosed invention relates to a system and method for forming case assemblies, particularly half-slotted containers (HSCs), through an automated process. The system includes an assembly frame supporting multiple subsystems: a knock-down flat (KDF) dispenser, conveyors, an opening and folding assembly, a compression assembly, and an embedding assembly. The KDF dispenser supplies flat-packed container components to the conveyors, which transport them through the stages o...