US Patent Issued to British American Tobacco on Aug. 4 for "Laminate for a wrapped bundle of tobacco industry products" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,923, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to British American Tobacco Ltd. (London).

"Laminate for a wrapped bundle of tobacco industry products" was invented by Thomas Robert Allen (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laminate for a wrapped bundle of tobacco industry products is disclosed. The laminate comprises an outer layer (3) having a first cut (5) that defines an outer layer region bounded by said first cut, and an inner layer (4) having a second cut (6) that defines an inner layer region bounded by said second cut. The inner layer region lies within the outer layer region. The outer layer region comprises a tab (17) having a rem...