US Patent Issued to ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING USA on Sept. 1 for "Can ends having re-closable pour openings" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,847, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING USA CORP. (Chicago).

"Can ends having re-closable pour openings" was invented by Rex Villasin (Itasca, Ill.), Peter Kim (Arlington Heights, Ill.), Alex Teckenbrock (Lombard, Ill.) and Michael R. Gogola (Itasca, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Re-closable mobile packages are disclosed. An example can end includes a center panel having a pour opening. A first track extends from an upper surface of the center panel around a perimeter of the pour opening. A cover is rotatably coupled to the center panel about a rotational axis. The cover includes a second track. The secon...