ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,297,092, issued on May 13, was assigned to Heineken Supply Chain B.V. (Amsterdam).
"Valve for a beverage container" was invented by Henderikus Hilvert Luth (Paterswolde, Netherlands), Frans Wiebe Rozeboom (Assen, Netherlands), Johan Onnekink (Haren, Netherlands), Alexander Patje (Zuidwolde, Netherlands), Johannes Rogier De Vrind (Haren, Netherlands) and Arie Maarten Paauwe (Amsterdam).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve for a beverage container comprises a mounting element for mounting the valve in a container opening. A valve body is axially moveable inside the valve housing from a first position closing off the beverage outlet openin...