ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,291, issued on June 23, was assigned to TOP CAP HOLDING GMBH (Kufstein, Austria).
"Can end" was invented by Gregor Anton Piech (Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A can end having a metallic end surface in which an opening is formed that is bounded by a closed margin of the end surface and that can be closed by a closure piece is provided. The can end has a sealing frame and a closure unit that supports the closure piece and that is pivotably attached to the metallic end surface. The sealing frame and the closure unit can be releasably connected in a fluidtight manner to one another via a sealing rib an...