ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,906, issued on March 31, was assigned to DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES INC. (Pelham, Ala.).

"Package with push tab locking mechanism" was invented by Matthew William Greer (Hoover, Ala.), Ryan Christopher Cooper (Bend, Ore.) and David Anthony Rula (Birmingham, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A package including an outer box and inner tray. The inner tray slidable into and out of the outer box. The outer box including a first tab, a second tab, and a lip. The first and second tabs movable toward an interior of the outer box when force is applied. The inner tray including a first flap and a second flap, the first and second flaps mov...