US Patent Issued to Nypro on June 16 for "Foilless caps" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,912, issued on June 16, was assigned to Nypro Inc. (Clinton, Mass.).

"Foilless caps" was invented by Jeffrey C. Minnette (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Ryan P. Davidson (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Randall K. Julian (St. Petersburg, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Foilless caps that provide sealing of the container without the use of a foil and are environmentally friendly. The foilless caps may include tamper evident mechanisms to provide evidence of prior or attempted use. The foilless caps may further include tether mechanisms to prevent loss of the cap after opening. The foilless caps may provide sealing and resealing of the container...