US Patent Issued to HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE on July 14 for "Closure system and kit" (British, Swiss Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,605, issued on July 14, was assigned to HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. (Little Falls, N.J.).

"Closure system and kit" was invented by Guido Drees (Basel, Switzerland) and Neil Bentley Cammish (Manchester, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closure system is disclosed for closing an opening of a container. The system includes a stopper member made of an elastic material, a plug portion configured to tightly fit into the container opening and a cover portion configured to abut a boundary surface adjacent to the container opening. A cage member of the system is made of a shape-retentive material, and includes a stopper contacting se...