ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,017, issued on Feb. 3.
"Truly tamper-evident container" was invented by Richard John McCormick (Newport Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tamper-evident container includes a tape (46). The tape is designed to break apart when the lid is opened for the first time. In some embodiments, a cap and lid are clear and see-through which allows a customer to see if the tape is torn apart and know whether the product has been tampered with. Some embodiments also include at least one screw thread (84) on a body neck (50) on the top of the container body (10) and on an inner wall (60) of a container cap (12). A removable gummy glue (...