US Patent Issued to TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE on Nov. 3 for "Lid assembly for a package, lid-spout group for a package and package having a lid-spout group" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,493, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. (Pully, Switzerland).

"Lid assembly for a package, lid-spout group for a package and package having a lid-spout group" was invented by Paolo Zanon (Modena, Italy), Anna Rosa Vietri (Modena, Italy), Rocco De Paola (Modena, Italy) and Pietro Martini (Modena, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is described a lid assembly comprising a coupling ring, a lid and a hinge element hinging the lid to the coupling ring and being in contact with a contact portion of the lid. The lid comprises a cover wall configured to cover the pouring outlet and a side wall protru...