ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,693, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Container for a spraying device" was invented by Eric O. Nyaribo (Woodbury, Minn.) and Stephen C. P. Joseph (Woodbury, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fluid liners and container assemblies for a spraying apparatus and related methods of use are provided. The disclosed liners include a side wall defining a fluid-containing portion and an open end, a flange extending outwardly from the side wall, and a latching member coupled to the flange, where the latching member includes a retaining feature for releasably coupling the side wall to a lid co...