ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,350, issued on April 21, was assigned to Artsana S.p.A. (Grandate, Italy).
"Closure device for a container for liquids" was invented by Francesco Gatti (Villa Guardia, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Closure device for a container for liquids, comprising an elastically deformable membrane, having a main body, which can be placed to close an opening of a container. The membrane comprises a connection portion, an impervious main wall protruding from the connection portion and a free edge which is elastically deformable in the presence of an external suction action. The membrane also has a lower body projecting from the connection...