ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,049, issued on July 28.
"Fuel can" was invented by Xiaofei Bi (Tangshan, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fuel can includes a can body, the can body contains liquid fuel and a wick with its lower end immersed in the liquid fuel, and a top cover is provided at a top of the can body. The top cover includes a ring-pull cap and a sealing cap, the ring-pull cap consists of an outer ring and a tear-off piece, the outer ring is connected to an upper opening of the can body in a sealing manner, and the sealing cap is buckled at a top end of the outer ring; a tray is provided at an upper end of the can body, and a periphery of the tray ...