ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,901, issued on April 21, was assigned to Sonoco Development Inc. (Hartsville, S.C.).
"Container with product visualization aperture" was invented by Kenan James Clougherty (Hartsville, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method for providing a product viewing window in a container. The container has at least a body ply and a liner ply, wherein the body ply has at least one aperture therethrough. The liner ply is adhered to the inner surface of the body ply and has a portion extending across the aperture, forming a window into the container. The method involves providing a window-finishing machine t...