ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,601, issued on Aug. 12.
"Container cap and container combined with same" was invented by Jin Hee Ahn (Yongin-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container cap which is combined with a container containing a beverage or the like, and a container combined with the container cap. The container cap is combined with a container inlet of a container body. A plurality of close contact portions in contact with the container inlet are formed, and the close contact portions form a closed curve enclosing the container inlet so as to block inflow of external air from the outside into the container body."
The patent was filed on Jul...