ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,083, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to APTAR FRANCE SAS (Le Neubourg, France).

"Device for sealing a fluid product vessel" was invented by David Fabien (Saint Renan, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for sealing a vessel, having a stopper for closing the vessel, the stopper including a sealing mechanism for sealing with the vessel; an attachment ring for attaching the stopper to the vessel, the ring has a sleeve provided with a radial flange with a central opening, and first attachment mechanism to be attached to the vessel; a cover having a radial disc and second attachment mechanism; a blocking element having an axial w...