US Patent Issued to RAPAK on Aug. 4 for "Single-material tube adapter for releasable connection to spout fitment and method of sealing and using same" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,142, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to RAPAK LLC (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.).

"Single-material tube adapter for releasable connection to spout fitment and method of sealing and using same" was invented by Kosmas Kasimatis (Woodridge, Ill.) and Rafael Caponegri (Woodridge, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adapter is configured with two base platforms, initially tethered together, that separately receive a dispensing tube and attached to a standardized spout fitment at opposite ends. In use, the platforms collapse and lock together, while simultaneously creating an outwardly bellowing section in the tube that can double as a sealing...