ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,346, issued on April 21, was assigned to SBH INC. (St. Louis).

"Closure for a beverage can lid" was invented by Steven Schuver (Saint Louis, Mo.) and Adam Freund (Bozeman, Mont.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closure for a beverage can lid has a body having a back end and a front end with the front end having a first ear section having a first rounded section, a first indented portion, and a first lobe section, a second ear section having a second rounded section, a second indented portion, and a second lobe section, a central rounded recess positioned between the first ear section and the second ear section, a first central secti...