US Patent Issued to Graphic Packaging International on March 17 for "Method and system for attaching articles to a carrier" (Georgia, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,004, issued on March 17, was assigned to Graphic Packaging International LLC (Atlanta).

"Method and system for attaching articles to a carrier" was invented by Colin P. Ford (Woodstock, Ga.), Cory Hawley (Austell, Ga.) and David F. Warner (Waynesville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of at least partially forming packages. The method comprises moving a blank and a plurality of articles in a downstream direction through a clipping station. The blank can comprise at least a first attachment panel, a second attachment panel, and a keel portion extending from the first attachment panel to the second attachment panel. The me...