ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,620, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Lineworks LLC (Bountiful, Utah).

"Low volume, highly adjustable packaging and storage solutions" was invented by Samuel J. Bawden (Bountiful, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides low volume, highly adjustable packaging that reduces surface area by 25% and overall material by 60% compared with standard boxes. In some embodiments, the presence of a telescoping sleeve, that is slightly wider than and slides over a mating sleeve, allows the length of the packaging to be adjusted. These volume and length reductions save approximately two-thirds of shipping costs. Furth...