ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,972, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to AIRNOV INC. (Wilmington, Del.).

"Container with cap and locator aid" was invented by Dominique Bois (Montreuil aux Lions, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container, preferably for loosely stored products, including a) a container body including a peripheral body wall; b) a cover including an outer peripheral cover wall and a cover skirt; c) a hinge connecting the container body and the cover, and d) at least one protruding element provided on an peripheral body wall of the container and/or on an outer peripheral cover wall."

The patent was filed on Oct. 23, 2024, under Application No. 18...