ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,509, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to DESARROLLOS TAMARIT PLAZA SL (Valencia, Spain).

"Cap for a liquid container" was invented by Ramon Tamarit Rios (Valencia, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a cap for consuming a liquid from a container which comprises at least one orifice for the outlet of liquid from the container and at least one orifice for the inlet of air into the container, said air inlet orifice incorporating a one-way valve that allows air to enter but does not allow liquid to come out through the same."

The patent was filed on Feb. 11, 2022, under Application No. 18/837,316.

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