ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,845, issued on May 12, was assigned to SGD S.A. (Paris la Defense Cedex, France).

"Container made from soda-lime glass with improved chemical resistance for a pharmaceutical or diagnostic substance" was invented by Pierre-Luc Etchepare (Rouen, France), Christophe Depoilly (Aigneville, France) and Jingwei Zhang (Massy, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a container (1) comprising a wall (2) made of glass delimiting a cavity (3) to accommodate a substance, particularly for a pharmaceutical or diagnostic substance, the glass wall (2) having an internal face (4) situated facing the accommodating cavity (3), the...