ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,606, issued on July 14, was assigned to SCHOLLE IPN Corp. (Northlake, Ill.).

"Fitment assembly for a flexible container, flexible container having a fitment assembly and probe used for dispensing from a flexible container" was invented by Steve Ditore (Oswego, Ill.) and Brent Haynam (Creve Coeur, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fitment assembly comprising a cap member, a plug member and a tamper cover. The cap member includes a top deck with a central opening and a dispensing tube depending therefrom. The plug member is releasably coupled to the lower end dispensing tube. The plug member includes a base, plug clips and cap clips...