ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,989, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Packaging machine for packaging products in cartons and method for this" was invented by Jurgen Evers (Spelle, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a packaging machine (100) for packaging products (O) in cartons (K), wherein the packaging machine (100) has the following: a product feed (110) for feeding products (O) to be packaged in cartons (K); a carton magazine (120) in which a plurality of preferably glued carton blanks are arranged collapsed at least substantially flat; and a preferably stationary erecting station (130) f...