US Patent Issued to GSTC on Nov. 3 for "Sealed shipping box having panels with vacuum retention mechanisms" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,526, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to GSTC LLC (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

"Sealed shipping box having panels with vacuum retention mechanisms" was invented by Gideon P. Searle (Scottsdale, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shipping box includes side panels lined with zipper mechanisms operable to interlock to seal the box and any objects within the box. The side panels are filled with microbeads or other small packaging material and at least one of the side panels includes a valve. The valve, when actuated, allows for withdrawal of air from the side panels using a vacuum pump, causing the microbeads to compactify around the contents o...