ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,855, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Admail West Inc. (Sacramento, Calif.).

"Envelope with internal pocket" was invented by Kathleen Pescetti (Granite Bay, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pocket is located within an inner envelope, with the pocket strategically located to keep bulky items within the pocket from being located within an automated handling region of an outer envelope that contains the inner envelope. The pocket is spaced far enough from a lower edge of the inner envelope that when the inner envelope is upright within the outer envelope, the pocket is above the automated handling region of the outer envelope a...