ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,922, issued on March 31, was assigned to GIFLOR S.R.L. (Grumolo Delle Abbadesse, Italy).

"Closing device for containers and assembly comprising a container provided with said closing device" was invented by Mattia Fracasso (Caldogno, Italy) and Paolo Lobba (Marostica, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention refers to a closing device for a container, including a main body suited to be connected to the container and a lid hinged to the main body at the level of a hinge area. The lid includes an inner face facing towards the main body and an outer face opposite the inner face. The main body and the cover are made so...