US Patent Issued to Graphic Packaging International on Oct. 20 for "Carton with dispenser" (Michigan, Minnesota, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,767,422, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Graphic Packaging International LLC (Atlanta).

"Carton with dispenser" was invented by Thomas Brink (Grand Rapids, Mich.), Scott Thomas Strand (Lindstrom, Minn.) and Matthew R. Kearns (Woodstock, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carton for holding and dispensing at least one article, the carton including a plurality of panels extending at least partially around an interior of the carton and including a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, and at least one back panel, a plurality of end flaps foldably connected to a respective panel of the plurality of panels and forming at least one cl...