ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,358, issued on March 3, was assigned to BWAY Corp. (Oak Brook, Ill.).
"Container and seal assembly" was invented by Frano Luburic (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and John Homan (Naperville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates generally to containers and container lids. In at least one embodiment, the disclosed containers and container lids include an improved seal structure that forms a liquid-tight seal. For example, in certain embodiments, the improved seal structure is included on a built-in ring around the rim of the container. In some embodiments, the improved seal structure is included on a separate containe...