US Patent Issued to Graphic Packaging International on Nov. 3 for "End flap engaging assembly, related systems and methods" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,468, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Graphic Packaging International LLC (Atlanta).

"End flap engaging assembly, related systems and methods" was invented by Timothy W. Hendricks (Acworth, Ga.) and Carlos Molina Pena (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of engaging at least one end flap of a carrier includes moving the carrier below an end flap engagement assembly along a product path, activating a drive apparatus to cause an end flap tucking apparatus to move in a machine direction, engaging a first cam follower of the end flap tucking apparatus with a first cam track to cause vertical movement of at least one tucking f...