ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,064, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to ENCORE PACKAGING LLC (Lake Villa, Ill.).
"Device for producing slit sheet packing material" was invented by Timothy H. Nelson (Winnetka, Ill.), Oliver Harris (Grayslake, Ill.) and Duncan Hughes (Green Oaks, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for producing various types of cut, slit, or scored packing material includes a housing having an entry opening for receiving packing material, an internal chamber including a movable carriage having one or more rotary blades, and an exit opening. A controller of the device is operably coupled to a motor for moving the carriage between a first pos...