US Patent Issued to Altria Client Services on Aug. 18 for "Polymer-laminated metal lid" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,084, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, Va.).

"Polymer-laminated metal lid" was invented by Christopher J. Hession (Mechanicsville, Va.), Drew Wilkins (Richmond, Va.) and Todd Mccandless (Richmond, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "At least some example embodiments relate to a container including a body and a lid. The body includes a base, a side wall, and an interior region at least partially defined by the base and the side wall. The lid includes a lid wall and a skirt that extends from a periphery of the lid wall. The skirt engages the body to retain the lid on the body. The skirt cooperates ...