ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,132, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to ALBEA SERVICES (Courbevoie, France).

"Head for the manufacture of a flexible tube and tube comprising such a head" was invented by Sylvain Defert (Gennevilliers, France) and Franck Fritsch (Gennevilliers, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A head for the manufacture of a flexible tube for containing a liquid or pasty product, having a reduced height in relation to its diameter and comprising a base configured to be attached to a skirt of said tube and a cover pivotally mounted on the base between an open position and a closed position, the head comprising at least one anti-tamper system havi...