ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,193, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Express Scripts Strategic Development Inc. (St. Louis).
"Decapper" was invented by Joseph A. Siciliano (Zionsville, Ind.) and Darrin J. McMahon (Pittsboro, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for removing a cap or lid from a container are disclosed. The systems include a decapper for removing a cap from a body of a container. The decapper includes a base configured to rest on a support surface and a prime mover supported by the base. A cap remover is supported by the base and is rotatable relative to the base about an axis of rotation. The cap remover is arranged to engage the...