US Patent Issued to TOPPAN Packaging Americas Holdings on Sept. 29 for "Resealable lidding for rigid thermoformed tubs" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,081, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to TOPPAN Packaging Americas Holdings Inc. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Resealable lidding for rigid thermoformed tubs" was invented by Scott William Huffer (Hartsville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A resealable package and method for making is provided. The package may comprise a laminate lidding member having an outer structure, an inner structure joined to the outer structure by an adhesive layer, and a pull tab. The laminate includes an outer line of weakness in the outer structure defining a separable opening portion and an inner line of weakness in the inner structure, defining a separable o...