ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,512, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Frugalpac Ltd. (Ipswich, Great Britain).
"Apparatus for manufacturing a container" was invented by Peter Gough (Northampton, Great Britain) and Henry Slack (London).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for manufacturing a bottle comprising an inner pouch and an outer paperboard shell, the shell made from a sheet blank comprising a main body panel, a first neck panel and a second neck panel. An apparatus for use in manufacturing a bottle comprises a former having a cavity for receiving the pouch, the former comprising a main body section, a neck section and a shoulder section; at least t...