ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,655, issued on Sept. 16.
"Container with a reusable cap" was invented by Bettina Bottger (Estoril, Portugal).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container with a reusable cap, including a glass receptacle (10) with a receptacle opening (11) surrounded by an annular mouth (12) and by a cylindrical neck (13) including a retention configuration; a cap (20) including a closing portion (30) completely covering the receptacle opening (11) and an engagement portion (40) made of a metal sheet; a releasable closure mechanism connecting the engagement portion (40) with the retention configurations and a sealing ring (50), the engagement portion i...