ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,591, issued on May 5, was assigned to BERICAP HOLDING GMBH (Budenheim, Germany).
"Aseptic container closure having a hinge and a mouthpiece" was invented by Philippe Nusbaum (Orthez, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a container closure including a base portion, a pouring region having a peripheral wall that extends about a reference axis of the container closure, and a cap portion which is connected to the base portion by means of a hinge. The cap portion has a base, a peripheral outer wall which extends axially from the base to a peripheral lower edge of the cap portion, and an anchoring wall which extend...