US Patent Issued to WestRock Shared Services on June 16 for "Stackable carton, blank and method of forming" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,901, issued on June 16, was assigned to WestRock Shared Services LLC (Atlanta).

"Stackable carton, blank and method of forming" was invented by John Valencia (Johns Creek, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Carton (100) includes a bottom wall (104), a plurality of side walls (140, 142, 144, 146) connected to the bottom wall, and a top wall (106) releasably coupled to one of the side walls. The carton also includes a handle (112) formed by at least a portion of the top wall. The carton further includes a planar surface (114) at least partially formed by the handle (112) and the top wall (106)."

The patent was filed on Sept. 17, 2021,...