ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,872, issued on Sept. 1.
"Facial tissue box with adjustable height" was invented by Keun-Ho Chang (Daejeon, South Korea) and Kevin Chang (Fullerton, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A facial tissue box is designed to enhance first-sheet withdrawal and enable height reduction when tissue levels are low. The box features horizontal fold lines on the front and rear panels, tear lines on the sides and bottom, and a top surface with a tissue outlet formed by intersecting horizontal and vertical slits. When the designated tear lines are cut and the lower side panels are removed, the front and rear panels fold inward along the fold line...