US Patent Issued to Sony Interactive Entertainment on March 17 for "Molded pulp cushioning material" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,028, issued on March 17, was assigned to Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Tokyo).

"Molded pulp cushioning material" was invented by Takanori Noda (Kanagawa, Japan) and Atsunori Hamamoto (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a molded pulp cushioning material that allows at least a part of an accommodation target object having a first outer surface, two second outer surfaces, and two third outer surfaces to fit in a first direction and that includes a first wall and a second wall. First support protruding portions protruding in the first direction are formed on the first wall. Second support protruding portions are for...