US Patent Issued to Ricoh on March 31 for "Impact cushioning rib structure, molded-pulp cushioning material, packaging material, and packaging system" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,934, issued on March 31, was assigned to Ricoh Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Impact cushioning rib structure, molded-pulp cushioning material, packaging material, and packaging system" was invented by Shinya Suehiro (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An impact-cushioning rib structure for a molded-pulp cushioning material is hollow and includes a top plate, a side wall, and an open bottom. A distance from the bottom to the top plate is a height of the impact-cushioning rib structure. At least one opening is in a range of half or less of the height in the side wall."

The patent was filed on July 17, 2022, under Application No. 17/...