ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,373, issued on March 3, was assigned to Nypro Inc. (Clinton, Mass.).
"Dispenser applicator packaging" was invented by Jeffrey C. Minnette (Clinton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is dispenser applicator packaging. A package includes a tubular structure, a barrier layer fused to an inner surface of the tubular structure, a ratcheting mechanism fused to the barrier layer, an elevator mechanism placed at one end of the tubular structure, an elevator seal fused to the elevator mechanism, and an access seal fused to a useable material at a remaining end of the tubular structure."
The patent was filed on Feb. 25, 20...