US Patent Issued to LiquiForm Group on Nov. 11 for "Finish of a preform and a container formed from the preform" (Michigan, Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,121, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to LiquiForm Group LLC (Saline, Mich.).

"Finish of a preform and a container formed from the preform" was invented by Kirk Edward Maki (Tecumseh, Mich.), Gregory Carpenter (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Jonathan Mcgurk (Toledo, Ohio) and Theodore Tekip (Royal Oak, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A finish of a preform and a container formed from the preform. The finish has a brim defining an opening of the finish. The brim is configured to provide a sealing surface with a forming and filling head for forming the container from the preform and filling the container with a product. A support flange extends...