ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,287, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Graphic Packaging International LLC (Atlanta).
"Carrier for containers" was invented by Brian Smalley (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 that includes a at least two central panels and at least one attachment panel configured to receive a portion of one or more containers of the plurality of containers. The at least two central panels include a first central panel foldably connected to a second central panel. The first central panel has at least one opening and a portion of the second central pane...