ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,129, issued on May 27.
"Thermoformed closure with overlapping tab" was invented by Robert Joseph Borse (Plainfield, Ill.), Michael Rae Borse (Western Springs, Ill.) and Joseph Jude Borse (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus having a body portion and a tab coupled to the body portion via a hinge, wherein the tab comprises a first side edge and a second side edge, and further wherein the tab has a closed position covering an opening in the body and an open position where the opening is uncovered, wherein in the first condition the tab has a first width, and when the tab is in a second condition, the tab has been widened...