US Patent Issued to Graphic Packaging International on May 26 for "Carton with opening features" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,251, issued on May 26, was assigned to Graphic Packaging International LLC (Atlanta).

"Carton with opening features" was invented by Paul Waddington (Castleford, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carton for holding at least one article includes a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton, the plurality of panels including a plurality of side panels, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective side panel of the plurality of side panels, the plurality of end flaps forming a reclosable end of the carton, the plurality of end flaps including at least one top end flap hav...