ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,521, issued on April 14, was assigned to ZIBRA LLC (Mooresville, N.C.).
"Retail packaging for angular brush" was invented by Michael Milton Sherman (Mooresville, N.C.) and William Lane Ball (Statesville, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Packaging for protecting a brush comprises a box and a brush. The brush has bristles forming a particular shape, and the box defines a nose with a corresponding shape for accommodating the bristles without bending or impacting the bristles, whereby the brush holds its form while packaged. The brush preferably is an angular brush. The box includes a lid by which the brush is secured, with a handle ...