US Patent Issued to AMCOR RIGID PACKAGING USA on Sept. 29 for "Container grip panel with improved side load" (Michigan, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,066, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to AMCOR RIGID PACKAGING USA LLC (Manchester, Mich.).

"Container grip panel with improved side load" was invented by Michael T. Lane (Brooklyn, Mich.), James Stelzer (South Lyon, Mich.), Omkar Dole (Kalamazoo, Mich.), Dan Witham (Sylvania, Ohio) and Luke A. Mast (Brooklyn, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A polymeric container including a finish defining an opening. A base is configured to support the container upright. A grip area is between the opening and the base. A plurality of grip panels are at the grip area. Each one of the grip panels has a depth, a height, and a width. The depth is...