ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,477, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Guala Pack S.P.A. (Castelazzo Bormida, Italy).
"Cap provided with a tamper evident seal" was invented by Riccardo Zammori (Castellazzo Bormida, Italy) and Alberto Buzzi (Castellazzo Bormida, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cap for a spout of a thin-walled flexible package having a tamper evident seal formed by a plurality of main sections is provided. Each main section of the plurality of main sections has a tooth for engaging a respective fixed ridge of the spout. The tooth radially projects inward and consists of a sharp solid element having a tooth height greater than a height of a re...