US Patent Issued to TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE on Dec. 30 for "Opening device for a package, mold for molding an opening device for a package and package having an opening device" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,276, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. (Pully, Switzerland).

"Opening device for a package, mold for molding an opening device for a package and package having an opening device" was invented by Paolo Zanon (Modena, Italy), Anna Rosa Vietri (Modena, Italy), Pietro Martini (Parma, Italy), Massimo Sassi (Parma, Italy) and Francesca Tavoni (Modena, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is described an opening device for a package having a designated pour opening and being filled with a pourable product. The opening device comprises a contact portion and a closing element detachably and/or ruptur...