ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,429, issued on April 21, was assigned to TWD Scientific LLC (Pleasant Prairie, Wis.).
"Molded one-piece funnel with support collar" was invented by Scott A. Erickson (Zion, Ill.) and Jinghua H. Schneider (Wadsworth, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A one-piece molded funnel for transferring granular material or liquids into a container. The molded funnel includes a main body having an open interior to receive the material or liquid. A pouring neck extends from the main body and has a first diameter that is smaller than the open interior. A support collar is formed as part of the funnel and is designed to support the funnel on the...