ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,267, issued on May 26.
"Lid assembly for a container" was invented by Rajwan Mohammad Arif (Casa Grande, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lid assembly for a container includes a housing including a closure, a first vent, and a second vent. The housing defines a receiving area and a gas flow pathway. The gas flow pathway extends between the first vent, allowing gas transfer between the receiving area and the gas flow pathway, and the second vent, allowing gas transfer between the gas flow pathway and an atmosphere. An extensible and collapsible bellows coupled to the housing includes an open distal end open to the receiving area ...