ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,225, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Graphic Packaging International LLC (Atlanta).
"Carrier for containers" was invented by Jon Thompson (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carrier, the plurality of panels including a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels at least partially overlapped to form at least one end of the carrier, container retention features in the top panel ...