ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,923, issued on April 21, was assigned to IOW LLC (Renton, Wash.).
"Packaging material having expandable layers" was invented by Timothy Alan Talda (Renton, Wash.) and John Michael Moran (West Linn, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A packaging material including one or more expandable layers that provide protection to contents of a packaging enclosure formed with the packaging material. The packaging material includes at least a first layer and a second layer bonded to one another. The first layer is pulled or extended in a first direction that is effective to cause the second layer to expand in a second direction. The second laye...