ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,930, issued on March 31, was assigned to Graphic Packaging International LLC (Atlanta).

"Carrier for containers" was invented by John Murdick Holley Jr. (Lawrenceville, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carrier for holding a plurality of containers includes a container receiving portion having a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior space of the carrier and a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels. The carrier further includes a handle portion having a plurality of panels and a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the p...