ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,095, issued on March 17.
"Multipurpose container opener" was invented by James Willerton (Endicott, N.Y.) and Terri Willerton (Endicott, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a lid removal or container opener tool. The tool is a standalone device made of a rigid material and has a plurality of container opening slots and edges. More specifically, the tool is a tapered and has a corrugated tapered surface and a smooth tapered surface. The tapered surfaces along with bottom surface of the tool is used for accommodating and securing a lid to open. The tool can be easily grasped in the palm and fingers for...