ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,134, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Ring Container Technologies LLC (Oakland, Tenn.).

"Container system and method" was invented by Matthew James Danhof (Knoxville, Tenn.), Scott James Glassbrook (Howell, Mich.) and Jason Raymond Paris (San Bernardino, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A packaging container is provided. The packaging container includes a body defining a volume. The body including a neck extending from an opening of the body. The neck including a proximal surface and a circumferential projection defining at least one gap. The neck further including at least one axial support disposed in the gap. A closure is eng...