ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,916, issued on March 31, was assigned to A. Raymond et cie (Grenoble, France).

"Bi-injection molded housing of a locking cap for a pharmaceutical vial, and locking cap including such a housing" was invented by Sofien Hamadene (Grenoble, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bi-injection molded housing of a locking cap for a pharmaceutical vial includes a first material forming an upper ring, legs having upper ends rigidly connected to the upper ring, and bridges connecting lower ends of the legs in pairs, at least some bridges comprising a flexible tab configured to engage under a flange of the vial. The housing further includes a...