ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,662, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to J.L. Clark LLC (Rockford, Ill.).

"Container having metal lid and bottom connected with plastic connection ring" was invented by Jason W. Ludewig (Rockford, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container including a container lid and a container bottom is provided. The container lid is a composite structure including a lid component and a connection ring connected to the lid component. The connection ring connects to the container bottom. The lid component may be a metal component."

The patent was filed on Jan. 31, 2024, under Application No. 18/428,063.

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